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COP28: Science-based roadmap to 1.5C promised for food systems at climate summit
…Increases are especially visible at present, with heatwaves gripping large parts of the US, Asia and southern Europe. This was also the case during last summer of record-breaking extreme weather….
PepsiCo and Walmart jointly commit $120m to regenerative agriculture
…farmers’ yields and livelihoods – both in the near-term and the long-term. PepsiCo and Walmart both source potatoes, oats, corn, wheat, soy and rice from North American farms, making these…
‘Flawed’ climate analysis driving investment decisions of banks and pension funds
…3-10%. However, increased and more severe heatwaves, floods, and intensifying storms continue to damage crops, create uninsurable areas, and impair infrastructure, Carbon Tracker notes. The report quotes scientific research which…
Germany launches its own green taxonomy for export credits
…category includes renewable energy, power storage, electricity and heating grids, as well as hydrogen production. “When drafting the sector guidelines for export credit guarantees, it was essentially the EU taxonomy…
Berlin’s net-zero neighborhood and the Royal Mint’s renewables hub: The sustainability success stories of the week
…The centre’s key components are a 2MW solar farm, two onshore wind turbines and a battery energy storage system. The site has also been fitted with a new combined heat…
Solar from space and green hydrogen fertiliser: The best green innovations of July 2023
…tackling these obstacles. First, as more applications are electrified, clean energy technologies come online, and climate change interferes with patterns of demand for heating and cooling, the strains placed on…
Earth Overshoot Day: Everything you need to know about shifting to a circular economy
…level. Ending fossil fuel dependence in daily transport and heating habits. Buying durable and reusable products; not buying more than needed and learning to repair. People in nations with strong…
Report: EU must treble pace of low-carbon energy transition to meet climate pledges
…average over the past five years are needed. This will enable the grid to cope with increasing renewable generation and higher demand for electricity, as sectors like heat and transportation…
UK ranks second in corporate science-based targets as adoption skyrockets
…deadly heatwaves in Europe in 2022 demonstrated, the human and economic costs of climate change are already being felt around the world. Companies must act now.” The recent CCC report…
MPs accuse Ministry of Defence of under-reporting emissions, failing to plan for net-zero
…renewable energy and to install low-carbon technology options for heating and transport, the Committee’s report sets out. All parts of the UK’s military are bound to the national 2050 net-zero…
Infighting over costs delays business energy efficiency tax breaks in Germany
…liberal FDP (Renew Europe). Internal disputes over budgetary questions and rules for heating installations had already marked the first half year of 2023. Poor German economy performance As Germany performed…
FMCG giants accused of greenwashing and urged to improve climate transition plans
…tackle hard-to-abate parts of Unilever’s own operations such as heating and cooling. Additionally, there is a commitment to improve annual climate risk reporting. Unilever’s global head of environment Thomas Lingard…
NatWest unveils free upskilling platform to supercharge building retrofits
…to the built environment. Operational emissions contribute to 19% of the UK’s carbon footprint, originating from the energy required to operate buildings for heating, cooling, and power. Furthermore, 80% of…
JLR to use second-life EV batteries for major energy storage project
…as heat and road transport. By using second-life EV batteries for energy storage, other challenges can be mitigated – the demand for virgin raw materials including critical materials for batteries,…
SSE Renewables launches 150MW battery storage project
…new green job opportunities annually. UK’s energy storage pipeline The Government’s assessment suggests that battery storage systems, which facilitate the integration of additional low-carbon power, heating, and transportation technologies, have…
E.ON issues €1.5bn green bond package for energy transition
…generation; low-carbon hydrogen production, storage and distribution; district heating and cooling systems; onsite clean energy solutions for external organisations, and EV charging infrastructure. Also included in the Framework are projects…
UK unveils £16m to ‘supercharge’ peatland restoration
…England; the Dorset Heaths; the Lincolnshire Fens and upland peatland in the Forest of Bowland in Cumbria. Each project is large-scale and will be delivered collaboratively. Peatlands cover 10% of…
Next stop, EV: How First Bus is navigating the transition to a zero-emission fleet
…also be told to expect less noise from the engine shaking and also less heat from battery systems than from engines. McAllister said the changes are small and that most…
Beyond climate: Charting a course for nature in global finance
…existential devastation to their operations, and accelerating the breakdown of the global economy. From escalating heatwaves in Europe and wildfires across North America and Australia, to catastrophic floods in Africa…
Report: Fossil fuel giants still undermining Paris Agreement despite net-zero pledges
…man-made carbon capture or divestment. Carbon Tracker concluded that none of the firms are aligned with the Paris Agreement – especially its more ambitious trajectory of capping global heating to…
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