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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…
Report: Oil and gas giants financially rewarding execs for expanding production
The analysis, conducted by Carbon Tracker, assessed 25 of the world’s largest listed oil and gas firms. All but one – Occidental Petroleum, based in Texas – incentivise executives to…
The case for investing in nature-based solutions in 2024
…be renewed to stem our ocean crisis. These extensive underwater habitats are considered to be ‘Blue carbon’ solutions due to their net accumulation of carbon. Seagrasses are marine plants that…
Germany launches €50bn ‘climate contracts’ for high-carbon sectors
Germany aims to decarbonise its industrial production entirely by 2045, but with the EU’s carbon price currently hovering at around €100 per tonne, investments in clean manufacturing processes are still…
Government shirks request to disclose carbon impact of net-zero policy rollbacks
…publish a revised version of the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan every time there is a change in economic data, policy or a wider factor”. The UK last updated its Carbon…
Bouygues Energies & Services: Award winning renewable energy and clean heat network
…Like many local authorities, Cambridgeshire County Council has a net-zero target but is currently combatting heightened fuel costs as part of inflated market prices. Any bid to reach net-zero would…
Q&A WITH STUART TAYLOR, HEAD OF ENERGY TRANSITION, ON THE CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES WITHIN A CHANGING ENERGY LANDSCAPE
…now, the climate crisis is only becoming more urgent with each day that passes. The transition to a low carbon energy system will be essential to reducing carbon emissions and…
Grid upgrades would knock trillions off of net-zero transition costs, study finds
…But it still needs to add a further 500GW of transmission and interconnector capacity to support its climate targets and energy security goals, according to TransitionZero. TransitionZero’s chief executive and…
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners: Exploring carbon capture for sugar and plastics
At a glance Who: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners What: Research partnerships in carbon capture Where: UK, Europe and California Why: To explore the viability of capturing carbon to be used in…
Bristol City Council: A £1bn City Leap energy plan to help reach net-zero
…has since committed to delivering a net-zero city region by 2030 and doubling wildlife in the same timeframe. Also in this timeframe, it is striving to deliver a net-zero carbon…
UK’s first low-carbon heating apprenticeship secures funding from Westminster
Standards body MSC and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) co-developed the Low-Carbon Heating Technician apprenticeship with input from several of the UK’s largest heat pump installation firms….
Job loss fears as British Steel accelerates low-carbon transition plan
…are presenting a false choice. Other countries have shown that it is possible to transition to zero-carbon steelmaking and protect good steel-making jobs for the future. We can do the…
UK cautioned against betting big on BECCS as Drax faces fresh deforestation accusations
Green Alliance has cautioned British policymakers against over-relying on biomass with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to meet carbon removal goals, in the same week that the BBC accused Drax…
‘Revolutionary’: Green groups welcome EU’s new climate targets, call for more details
…is strategically prioritising and is calling for the bloc’s policymakers to look more seriously at man-made carbon removal technologies at heavy industrial sites. “Carbon markets must change to deliver net-zero…
International alliance forged to unlock finance for sustainable buildings
…the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has this week published new guidance on measuring and reporting embodied carbon emissions from buildings. Operational emissions (from energy used to heat, cool and…
Study: Food giants not investing in decarbonisation to meet their high-level climate targets
…net-zero emissions economy. Among the companies assessed are Bunge, Chipotle, Domino’s, Hershey, General Mills, Kellogg, Kraft Heinz, Kroger, McDonald’s, Papa John’s, Starbucks, Walmart and Wendy’s. The report highlights that 37…
SP Energy Networks: Medieval Glasgow heritage site goes green
…recipients of SP Energy Networks’ Net-Zero Fund, a £5m initiative designed to support vulnerable communities across Central and Southern Scotland on their journey to net-zero emissions, the Trust has received…
Co-op partners with Voltalia for 15-year solar PPA
…plant, aiding in adding renewable generation to the UK and aligning with its goal of achieving net-zero operations by 2035 and absolute net-zero emissions by 2040. As outlined in its…
Are we getting carbon accounting all wrong?
by Emilien Hoet, Managing Director at ClimatePartner UK I’ve become increasingly frustrated at our collective approach to measuring carbon footprints as I see the industry (both in-house professionals and external…
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