2030
Being a business leader on sustainability today means committing to science-based targets. But those who really understand the science – and hence the urgency of the next decade for averting climate catastrophe – go further and aim for net-zero carbon by 2030. The UK water industry, including the nine biggest utilities, are taking up this challenge. Their industry roadmap includes heating 150,000 homes by producing biomethane from sewage waste, adding 3GW of new wind and solar to meet 80% of the sector’s electricity needs, converting to 100% electric vehicles, restoring 20,000 hectares of peatland and grassland and planting 11 million trees.
— Wayne Visser
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