Press Releases

Unprecedented innovation across planning, policy and technology is required to achieve California’s net-zero goal by 2045, according to a new paper by Edison International. Countdown to 2045: Realizing California’s Pathway to Net Zero makes it clear that the electric grid must expand rapidly and integrate new clean energy technologies, such as offshore wind turbines, clean hydrogen, carbon capture and vehicle-to-grid connectivity, well before the deadline in 22 years.

Today’s young people experience the impact of climate change on their communities every day, both at their doorsteps and in the media they consume. Global headlines have increasingly used the term “eco-anxiety” to describe a generalized fear of environmental doom. Yet few are telling the story of the optimism and action that define how young people want to deal with it.

A new global campaign – Fossil to Clean – launched today by the calls on businesses and governments to move decisively to phase out fossil fuels and ramp up clean energy solutions. While recognizing the great strides taken to scale-up climate solutions over recent years, the campaign points to the continued burning of fossil fuels as the primary driver of climate change and demands immediate action from business and government. Central to the campaign are a set of guiding principles – the Fossil to Clean principles for fossil fuel phase-out - launched to empower businesses to lead the way in the fight to end the global reliance on fossil fuels.

The University of Oxford, in partnership with Unilever, has launched a new report identifying the policy interventions needed to address the carbon emissions of everyday cleaning, laundry and home care products.

Organic Valley launched today Protecting Where Your Food Comes From, a new campaign that highlights the importance of our food system and protecting small organic family farms, which are home to countless plants and animals and help reverse the effects of climate change.

L’Oréal announced a new EUR15 million endowment fund to support vulnerable communities to develop greater resilience in the face of climate disasters. The L’Oréal Climate Emergency Fund will support communities in the most exposed areas by enabling expert partner organizations to help them prepare for and recover from climate disasters.

Climate Week NYC roundtable discussion with

Rebecca Marmot, Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever

The elephant in the room: Addressing scope 3 emissions

8:00am – 9:30am

Tuesday 19 September 2023 280 Park Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017

And launch of a new Oxford University Smith School of Enterprise and Environment report Cleaning up cleaning: Policy and stakeholder interventions to put household formulations on a pathway to net zero.

RSVP: rupert.posner@unilever.com

Apple today announced its first-ever carbon neutral products in the all-new Apple Watch lineup. Innovations in design and clean energy have driven dramatic reductions in product emissions of over 75 percent for each carbon neutral Apple Watch. This milestone marks a major step in the company’s journey toward its ambitious Apple 2030 goal to make every product carbon neutral by the end of the decade, including the entire global supply chain and the lifetime use of every device Apple makes.