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Science-based nature targets for cities and Race to Zero updates: The 7 biggest stories from 6 December at COP28
Buildings and Transport are two of the main contributing sectors in terms of global emissions. Wednesday 6 December marked the day in the COP calendar that nations would focus on…
UK Government forges ahead with green hydrogen for industry, backs 20% blends in gas grid
…Transport is another focus. DP Ports in Teesside is generating green hydrogen for use by its ground fleet of specialist vehicles. In return for a share of £2bn of funding…
Budget 2024: Chancellor extends North Sea oil and gas windfall tax, confirms ESG rating regulations
…to fuel duty. Green Party MP Caroline Lucas stated that consecutive fuel duty freezes have hampered the low-carbon transition in road transport and have benefitted the wealthy more than the…
Coca Cola’s ‘Recycle Me’ campaign and Ikea’s eco-awareness initiative: The sustainability success stories of the week
…Department for Transport (DfT) – will involve a front-end engineering design, along with a comprehensive feasibility study which looks at the technical, economic and social impacts of the technology. Schneider…
First Mile: Net-Zero Mobility Project of the Year
At a glance: Who: First Mile What: Electric cargo bike delivery scheme When: October 2022 Where: UK Why: Decarbonise transport emissions The challenge City centres are hotspots for air pollution…
Formula E: Net-Zero Strategy of the Year
…UN’s measures, reductions and offsetting guidelines. A key aspect of Formula E’s emissions unsurprisingly come from transport and utilities. Formula E achieves an ultra-low carbon footprint by running the majority…
Higher/Tertiary Education Cost of Net Zero calculator launches
…the average cost per institution of £124.9m. Of the total cost, £29.1bn is within the supply chain, £8.8bn within the built environment and £6.1bn within the category of travel/transport. Supply chain…
Coventry City Council: The 15-year energy partnership to save costs and cut emissions.
…binding net-zero targets, and are looking to Whitehall for reforms to decarbonise their energy, buildings and transport on a budget. The Solution Coventry City Council has joined forces with energy…
Building Towards Zero: Existential Crisis in the Built Environment Sector
…of urban and rural built environments, allowing denser living with increased social and economic opportunities but reduced reliance on transport and energy-intensive living patterns. Many have described the challenge this…
Julie Furnell, Mobilityways: edie’s Net-Zero Hero
…has focused on nurturing a lucrative partnerships network to help grow referral business to accelerate decarbonisation. This includes a portfolio of mobility leaders, technologists and transport operators such as Enterprise,…
Pernod Ricard signs inaugural sustainability-linked loan exceeding €2bn
…company’s pledge to halve, on an intensity basis, Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and upstream transportation by 2030. The new loan has an initial April 2028 maturity…
Carbon academy: eBay UK launches climate training scheme for SMEs
…(power-related) emissions by 90% by 2030, against a 2019 baseline. Within the same timeframe, it is aiming to reduce Scope 3 (indirect) emissions from downstream transportation and distribution by 20%….
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…
The Energy Bill is back in Parliament – here’s what’s new
…would be used to support the Government’s target of hosting 10GW of low-carbon hydrogen production by 2030, plus the delivery of related hydrogen storage and transportation infrastructure. A cost of…
Hospitality firms lay out five-year plan to become net-positive
…of businesses operating in the accommodation and hospitality are experiencing skilled labour shortages, which is far higher than construction (25%) or transport (16%), for example. The SHA believes that net-zero…
British companies not ready for EU’s Scope 3 emissions reporting mandate
…for reporting not only their own emissions but those of partner businesses such as in manufacturing and transport,” said 7bridges’ co-founder and chief executive Philip Ashton. “Critically, businesses need to…
IEA: Solar and storage manufacturing boom to push world toward net-zero
…care and 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, as…
UK Infrastructure Bank commits £62m for energy storage portfolio
…listed as the largest area of investment across technologies. The portfolio will focus on five key areas: clean energy, transport, waste, digital and water, with clean energy set to gain…
‘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…
UK policies ‘insufficient’ to deliver decarbonisation for key manufacturing sectors
…people pay for health care and to reduce emissions, with a focus on energy and transport. Elsewhere, the Fit for 55 package and REPowerEU plan in the European Union are…
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