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Energy leaders concerned about pace and progress of clean energy transition
…fuel annually than they would have if the Government had brought forward effective national campaigns on insulation, low-carbon heating and transport and domestic renewables. The analysis from the ECIU follows…
Water ‘batteries’ and AI for algae: Ofwat allocates £40m green innovation funding
…of the company’s wastewater treatment plant retrofitted with technologies including energy efficiency improvements, anaerobic treatment and onsite renewables, alongside nature-based solutions. The result will be carbon-neutral operations. The aim is…
Was the UK’s Food Summit a missed opportunity for climate and nature?
…a strategy was “greater than ever” and that the decision not to produce one was “indefensible”. In lieu of a full strategy, Defra has pledged to assess how the horticulture…
UK to join Biden’s carbon emissions removal scheme
…the UK’s SAF value chain, authored by Philip New, warns that producers are presently seeing the EU and US as more cost-effective markets in which to build plants. Airlines and…
UK Infrastructure Bank commits £62m for energy storage portfolio
…storage systems across 20 UK sites over the next three years. Launched in summer 2021 to replace the role of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in the UK post-Brexit, the…
‘Risk to competitiveness’: CCC urges Government to step up green job growth
…to reduce emissions, with a focus on energy and transport. Elsewhere, the Fit for 55 package and REPowerEU plan in the European Union are spurring market growth. The CCC cites…
Six key opportunities for sustainable business leadership in an era of crisis
…“real risk of overhang and write-down”, he argued, with most businesses looking more deeply at demand reduction in the first instance, primarily through electrification from onsite renewables. Only 1% of…
Mars to trial paper packaging for chocolate bars in UK
…its packaging goals. Last month, Mars confirmed that $500m had been raised for its latest sustainability bond, which will support eligible projects across renewables, carbon sequestration and the circular economy….
Banks to be assessed against new net-zero standard
…of these banks now having net-zero commitments. Separately, another 2023 analysis concluded that just 7% of financing from global banks for energy companies went to renewables between 2016 and 2022….
Report: Energy efficiency revolution would create 12 million new jobs
…“It is crucial that multilateral financial institutions direct financial flows more equitably around the world to support renewables deployment and related physical infrastructure development,” said IRENA director-general Francesco La Camera….
Ofgem given net-zero duty in government U-turn
…further recommendations on the governance changes needed to support the growth of the electricity network.” Morag Watson, director of policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “For too long Ofgem’s remit has…
Study: Brits face extra £9bn energy bills due to Government’s go-slow on heat pumps
…energy analyst Jess Ralston said: “Electric heat pump sales are booming in Europe and the US, who are dubbing them ‘freedom pumps’ in the light of Russia’s interference in the…
How businesses can catalyse the transition to a circular economy
…product innovation to ensure that any introductions don’t increase emissions, even if they could help reduce waste. However, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation notes that moving to renewables across the globe…
Scotland set to ban gas boilers from new buildings next year
…experts and ministers are meeting with European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen in Brussels this week to attempt to meet a compromise. edie’s content partner Euractiv has the full…
ASA calls on Anglian Water to pull ‘misleading’ ad on sustainability initiatives
…Agency. Anglian Water is working toward a published route map, which outlines how onsite renewables, electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen and biogas production will deliver its ambition to reach net-zero by…
What would the UK’s net-zero transition look like under Labour?
…as Rosebank. In any case, Labour is proposing a significant scaling up of renewables and nuclear to maintain energy security, coupled with efforts to reduce energy use in the first…
Economies dependent on fossil fuels more likely to have poor credit ratings
…critical financing, and those reliant on non-renewables. “We hope that investors will use our research as a basis for tying investments and long-term decision making to nature exports. Without understanding…
Church of England excludes all fossil fuel companies from £10.3bn fund
…robust plans to scale down fossil fuels and scale up renewables, or lose the support of the Commissioners. First Church Estates Commissioner Alan Smith said: “The decision to disinvest was…
Why low-carbon cities need high-value skills
…the industry, trade unions and Scottish Government, the scheme will ultimately help 70,000 oil and gas sector workers to find future careers in the renewables energy sector, not only enabling…
New global climate finance pact: What was (and wasn’t) agreed in Paris?
…must-have,” Kenya’s Ruto echoed, calling on all countries to pay an equitable amount. Otherwise, “the conversation over who has not paid [becomes] energy-sapping”, Ruto said. In conversation with EURACTIV, European…
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