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‘Green Industrial Revolution’: Liverpool unveils proposals for world’s largest tidal project
…leader in sustainable energy and align with the region’s target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority intends to seek approval at its March…
Global corporate accounting watchdog proposes new ethics code to stamp out greenwashing
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) is developing new global standards for sustainability reporting, with a specific focus on overcoming greenwashing and building stakeholder trust….
45-minute masterclass: ESOS Phase 3 compliance – Key updates for business
…Carbon Reporting (SECR) How ESOS can accelerate progress towards net-zero goals Masterclass chair Sarah George, Senior Reporter, edie Masterclass presenters: Gary Shanahan, Head of Business and Industrial Energy Efficiency, Tax…
UK’s clean energy market to double to £46bn, but policy rollbacks hamper sector confidence
…current political uncertainty – compounded by recent rollbacks to building and transport policies – will hinder the UK’s abilities to meet its legally binding net-zero target for 2050. The REA…
Energy Minister hints that Britain could back COP28 agreement hinging on carbon capture
…do is encourage others to get on a net-zero pathway as we are on. That is the focus.” The UK does currently generate around 1% of annual global emissions but…
Philanthropies, businesses and governments ‘must urgently collaborate’ to close climate financing gaps
…The world needs up to $3.5trn of additional investments each year to reach net-zero and restore nature. Combined funding from business, government and philanthropic sectors is falling short, with 6%…
Businesses launch ‘Renovation Revolution’ campaign to spur decarbonisation of EU buildings
…millions of buildings annually to reach its climate goals. The EU has notably enshrined a net-zero goal into law, aiming to reach that target by 2050. Currently, EU energy-related renovation…
World’s first Just Transition Finance Lab launches in London
…real world by financiers in the public and private sectors. According to Net-Zero Tracker, more than 90% of global GDP is now covered by net-zero targets set by national and/or…
Green hydrogen innovation competition opens with £500,000 funding pot
…the hydrogen and oxygen molecules found in water using electrolysis, in a process served by 100% renewable electricity. The Net-Zero Technology Centre, based in Aberdeen, is looking to support the…
‘Sounding the alarm’: World on course to breach 1.5C threshold in 4 years
…up The report “sounds the alarm” that global efforts to meet the Paris Agreement and deliver net-zero emissions by net-zero are still long-term aspirations, void of immediate action. More than…
UK Government pledges £200m to decarbonise freight industry
…This comes after the Government published its updated zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, in line with the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s recent pushback on net-zero policies. Roads Minister Richard Holden said:…
Global heavy duty vehicle manufacturers falling short on EV transition, research finds
…the transition towards zero-emission HDVs is crucial to align with the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s Net Zero Emissions (NZE) scenario. However, only a fraction of the required number of zero-emission…
Mitie turns 50% of fleet electric
…big leap forward in Mitie’s wider Plan Zero pledge, which sets out a three-pillar decarbonisation plan to reach net-zero across its operations by 2025, centered around power and transport; waste;…
UK firms need policy support to turn decarbonisation plans into action
…net-zero pledge, according to the Government’s advisory body the Climate Change Committee (CCC). the CCC is foreseeing only a small change in the UK’s likely emissions trajectory in the near-term…
TCFD monitoring to be transferred to ISSB in 2024
…having led the way with its domestic mandate in April 2022. The UK is now plotting mandatory net-zero transition planning – an approach which may well also be mirrored elsewhere….
From hydrogen to AI: Which innovations need to be scaled for a net-zero energy system?
The UK’s transition to a net-zero energy system will be less orderly and more expensive unless policymakers and network operators make difficult strategic decisions this year, the Energy Networks Association…
Sainsbury’s sets science-based emissions targets to bolster net-zero plans
…emissions and protect and restore nature to help us build a resilient future for all.” Sainsbury’s is notably working to achieve net-zero direct emissions by 2035 and has set a…
LEGO sets net-zero target and pledges $1.4bn in sustainability investments
…all scopes. These targets will be aligned with the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard. These new targets will feed into a new climate transition plan, to be published within two years. This…
Is nature-positive business a possibility or paradox?
…nature loss and degradation, participants noted that every company had a duty to reduce those main drivers causing nature loss, and net-zero carbon targets can start them out on that…
EU agrees 2040 fossil boiler ban in revamped green buildings law
The end objective is to make Europe’s entire building stock climate neutral by 2050, in line with the EU’s aim of cutting emissions to net-zero by mid-century. “We have achieved…
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