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Majority of UK businesses feel energy crisis has delayed decarbonisation plans
…Electric, notes that 49% of businesses believe rising energy costs will deliver delays to planned sustainability and net-zero investments, while 34% believe their organisation is now facing more immediate business…
Government aims to accelerate EV transition as councils push for more climate powers
…Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) is also open to all UK local authorities. In response to the Future of Transport Zero Emission Vehicles consultation, the Government plans to mandate local transport authorities…
Terraformation’s biodiversity-focused forest accelerator gains momentum as the first cohort scales its operations and two more cohorts confirmed
…teams are filing a Project Design Document (PDD) with carbon registries and preparing for forward carbon sales in addition to monitoring carbon data and social impact for their native forest…
Co-op forges partnership for peatland restoration in Scotland, Wales
…value chain by 2040. The Co-op will not count carbon removals resulting from peatland restoration towards its own carbon targets. Instead, they will be an external, additional benefit. Peat products…
COP28: Final deal struck without objections, but no fossil fuel phase-out or phase-down
…priority for this decade. Nations are also “called on” to “accelerate zero– and low-emission technologies, including, inter alia, renewables, nuclear, abatement and removal technologies such as carbon capture and utilisation…
Screwfix halves Scope 1 and 2 emissions in the last four years
…now working to measure and reduce indirect and product-related Scope 3 emissions, as it works towards net-zero carbon. Screwfix’s commercial director Matt Compton said: “Our colleagues tell us that working…
Global energy sector emissions increase despite growth in renewables
According to the latest Statistical Review of World Energy report, energy-based global carbon emissions reached a record high with a 0.8% increase in 2022. The report reveals that the carbon…
‘Arbitrary’ or a major retreat? Green economy leaders react to Labour U-turn on £28bn pledge
After weeks of speculation, the Labour Party confirmed on Thursday evening (8 February) that it will not include a commitment to £28bn of public spending on low-carbon industries and nature…
How can we support local climate leaders in a cost-of-living crisis?
The UK’s Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho posted on X this week that “when any nation has to choose between net-zero and keeping their citizens safe and warm,…
Banks to be assessed against new net-zero standard
…IIGCC produced the standard in partnership with the TPI Centre at the London School of Economics. Under the standard, banks can assess their long-term net-zero commitments and interim targets, as…
Fujitsu pulls net-zero target forward to 2040
…Net-Zero Standard. The firm had previously set a 2050 deadline for net-zero operational emissions. Its new targets are set against a fiscal year 2020 baseline. Looking at the residual emissions…
SPARK: edie’s Net-Zero Action Guide
Businesses have increasingly been vocally emphasising the economic and social benefits of a just, rapid and well-managed net zero transition with both long-term planning and immediate action. This is heartening…
West Midlands councils earmark £1.2bn for skills and net-zero projects
…Midlands have agreed on a new £1.2bn funding package aimed at upskilling workers, improving the transport system and cutting carbon in line with an ambition to reach net-zero by 2041….
Northern regions set out manifesto to turbocharge economy through net-zero focus
…unlock 660,000 green jobs to help the region reach net-zero emissions by 2040. Convened through the Net Zero North West coalition, the North West Business Leadership Team (NWBLT) and academic…
ITV outlines steps to net-zero in new Climate Transition Plan
…opportunities that its net-zero transition can bring. These include increased positive perception amongst audiences, revenue opportunities by aligning with net-zero brands and cost reductions by introducing low-carbon innovations. The plan…
NHS Scotland: Pop-up solar car park and EV charging hub
…provide convenient, sustainable EV charging solutions and reduce carbon emissions When: February 2024 The challenge: NHS faces a pressing challenge in reducing its carbon footprint, particularly in the transport sector,…
Are we on the brink of a nature finance breakthrough?
…established for carbon and climate finance, encompassing carbon markets, both voluntary and mandatory credit systems, as well as offsetting. This involved the development of policies and regulatory structures to facilitate…
Autumn Budget: Chancellor boasts £20bn business boost and outlines grid reform measures to speed renewables
…The EU operationalised its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) earlier this year as part of its plan to foster the growth of low-carbon industries domestically. The aim is to prevent…
Data centre heat recycling and solar energy from space: The nine best green innovations of 2023
…important carbon sinks all over the world, capturing carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. However, they are on the decline, disappearing at a rate of 110 square…
Hampshire to host UK’s largest water-source heating and cooling network
…confirmed for the buildings to tap into Portsmouth Water’s underground Hoads Hill Reservoir to gain access to a new low-carbon water-source heating and cooling network. Buckland Development and Portsmouth Water…
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