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How can manufacturers invest in innovation for net-zero?
…2035 without the use of offsetting. It is kitted out with an anaerobic digester to transform potato peelings into fertiliser; heat and water recycling systems and energy-efficient equipment. Rooftop solar…
The state of corporate climate finance in 2023: Nine key facts and stats
…of people regard acting to improve energy efficiency and a ‘business-critical’ priority for the 12 months ahead. Businesses will need to carefully consider which energy efficiency solutions are the best…
Great British Nuclear: Government unveils competition to fund small reactors
…When the Energy Security Strategy was published, the focus on nuclear and offshore wind were welcomed. But the Government faced pressure to go further and faster on energy efficiency, energy…
Global climate briefing: Sunak snubs UN meetings as California moves to mandate corporate climate disclosures
…renewable energy generation capacity this decade. This target has been recommended by the International Energy Agency (IEA), and delivery would play a significant role in global efforts to deliver the…
UK Government remains cautious as it consults on future of hydrogen in heating
…account – and considering the ongoing energy price crisis – DESNZ axed plans for a hydrogen levy on domestic energy bills this summer. Energy Efficiency Minister Lord Callanan has subsequently…
Sainsbury’s celebrates completion of Scottish onshore wind farm
…and is now increasingly looking to purchase energy directly from wind sites as it works towards a 2035 net-zero ambition. Longhill Burn is the seventh wind farm from which Sainsbury’s…
Rosebank: UK Government faces legal challenges over oil field approval
…stated that current climate “stress tests” for projects are not robust enough. On a global scale, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) pathway to a net-zero energy system by 2050 includes…
The key green policy gaps for the UK Government to close in 2024
…rescheduled to 2035. Moreover, proposals for introducing new energy efficiency regulations for homes by 2025 were altogether discarded. Further exacerbating concerns, the expansion of oil and gas licensing amplified dissatisfaction…
Green hydrogen innovation competition opens with £500,000 funding pot
…manager Darren Gee. Scotland’s Minister for Energy, Just Transition and Fair Work, Gillian Martin, confirmed that the funding for the competition is coming from the Scottish Government’s Energy Transition Fund….
From CSDDD to decarbonising heavy industry: Recapping a bumper week for green policy in the EU
…also improving public health, the EU has been progressing an Energy Performance of Buildings Directive to mandate energy efficiency improvements and onsite solar. The Directive will require each EU member…
Volvo quits diesel as Germany axes coal power plants: The sustainability success stories of the week
…this week. ENERGY: Germany confirms 15 coal plant closures Coal is the world’s most abundant, and most polluting, fossil fuel. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated that all nations…
NatWest pledges £1bn to support low-carbon manufacturing
…new renewable energy generation projects or capacity additions at existing sites; energy storage facilities; schemes to improve the energy efficiency of buildings; corporate green bonds. sustainability bonds and sustainability-linked loans,…
UK Infrastructure Bank funnels £24m into Cornish Lithium
…other locations with potentially lower energy and material costs, but was swayed by an undisclosed package from the UK Government. Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps said: “Today’s…
Hornsea Four: UK’s second largest offshore wind farm gets greenlight
…climate. We all agree that we must urgently decarbonise our energy system and invest in renewable energy, but we cannot keep selecting areas for new developments that we already know…
EU adopts Net-Zero Industry Act draft report
…published its new State of the Energy Union report, assessing the low-carbon energy transition to date and forecasting future trends. The report concludes that the EU’s annual emissions are likely…
UK ‘missed £1bn opportunity due to weak and volatile carbon prices’
…prices seen this year were between £35 and £40. According to Energy UK, the UK ETS raised around £1bn less between April and October 2023 than if prices had remained…
Net-zero networks: Can mobile operators decouple growth from emissions?
…isn’t reliable enough,” he says. “Improving access to renewables is fundamental for operators to meet their climate targets. It’s not a simple task. Every single country’s energy network and energy…
UK to join Biden’s carbon emissions removal scheme
…energy, end deforestation and promote and develop carbon removal technologies. Shapps met with senior members of the Biden administration, including Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, to discuss partnership opportunities under the…
Patagonia’s campaign for the oceans and Uber’s carbon calculator: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Sailing toward sustainability: SailGP outlines progress on engaging fans, combatting emissions and championing climate action
…to be 100% powered by clean energy on-shore and on-water by 2025, delivering five events powered by 100% clean energy, compared to four in Season 2. SailGP saved a total…
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