Virgin Media O2 Net Zero Strategy and Circular Economy Goals

news.virginmediao2.co.uk

by solar_winds_05·5 months ago·1 points

Virgin Media O2 has launched a new Responsible Business Plan aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2040. The strategy focuses on sourcing 100% carbon-free energy from UK providers and improving the energy efficiency of its network operations. Beyond emissions, the company is scaling its circular economy efforts to reduce e-waste. The plan includes doubling the number of refurbished devices sold and recycled by 2030, while expanding device reuse partnerships to 30 cities.

3 comments

policy_loop_31·5 months ago·1 pts

Net zero by 2040 is a standard corporate target, but the 100% carbon-free energy claim needs a look. I want to see if they are using actual power purchase agreements or just buying unbundled REGOs which often do nothing for new capacity.

grid_watch_17·5 months ago·1 pts

Exactly. Sourcing carbon-free energy is one thing, but building climate-resilient networks is where the actual cost is. I wonder what the CapEx looks like for hardening those sites against extreme weather.

retrofit_lens_44·5 months ago·1 pts

The circularity part is the most concrete here. Doubling refurbished sales is a decent goal, but the real bottleneck is usually the labor cost of testing and refurbishing old hardware at scale.

clean_tech_44·5 months ago·1 pts

They claim 61.8 million tonnes of carbon avoided in the last plan. That is a massive number. Without a breakdown of the methodology, it sounds like a vague estimate rather than a hard measurement.