Search Results for "Jacob Rees-Mogg"
Seagrass-planting robots and AI to track pollen: The best green innovations of September 2023
…over a 100-watt halogen bulb in a test chamber containing air and acetaldehyde gas. The shade was heated to 250 degrees Fahrenheit when turned on – warm enough to activate…
Activists urge environmental movement to put drug reform on its agenda to combat climate crisis
…environmental protections. For example, the Upper Guinean forest of West Africa has lost nearly a quarter of its trees in the last 20 years – the same time period in…
UK Government urged to rule out hydrogen heating, especially in rural communities
…the South East of England. “These rural areas have a number of things in common, though to different degrees: relatively higher rates of already electrified heating, less gas distribution network…
AI for good: Google unveils raft of new tech schemes for sustainability
…bid to help cities respond to extreme heat, Google is expanding its Tree Canopy tool to more than 2,000 cities globally, enabling them to understand where to plant more trees…
Is your business considering nature?
…as much as 95%. A quarter of our assessed plant and animal species are threatened by human actions, a million species face extinction and we are cutting down 2,400 trees…
Government shirks request to disclose carbon impact of net-zero policy rollbacks
…installation targets of 600,000 units a year. The EAC agrees. Dunne said: “I hope the Government’s recent increase in the level of grants being offered to replace fossil fuel boilers…
COP28 Action Tracker: Last-minute climate talks in Abu Dhabi as UK offers new fossil fuel licences
…we are going and in exactly which direction. If climate ambition is our north star, we need a clear path charted north, not a few degrees Northwest.” – UN Executive…
‘The terms of the game have changed’: 7 key messages from Chris Skidmore’s net-zero speech to Parliament
…rages on as to whether Just Stop Oil has been affective in raising awareness of the climate crisis. Skidmore, it seems, disagrees with the group’s approach. He said: “If we…
The Global Stocktake: We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make nature the climate-fighting tool it really is
…to correct that course; for countries to agree on how they will apply the stocktake’s findings to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, and to address the impacts…
IEA reports boom in global green energy jobs
…shortages are fast becoming a considerable challenge to ramping up activity. The World Energy Employment report highlights that number of workers pursuing degrees or certifications relevant to energy sector jobs…
National Trust presses UK Government for greater policy ambition on climate adaptation
…Most UK regions experienced drought in the summer of 2022 and, in October 2023, two storms hit the UK. The National Trust has been dealing with fallen trees and fences,…
What’s in the UK’s new battery strategy and advanced manufacturing plan?
…large tax and spending sprees to claim a share of the global market”, her team will not allow the UK to be “drawn in to a distortive subsidy strategy”. “For…
Natural capital: UK’s ecosystems valued at £1.5trn
…“Bringing these spaces closer to where people live and work is a key priority for me personally. The value of trees to people and nature has never been clearer.” The…
Financing a Just Transition
…Highlands where mass tree planting has prompted the introduction of principles for responsible investment in natural capital.” Abundance Investments’ Davis agrees that there is no need to reinvent the wheel….
‘Outrageous’: UK Minister Graham Stuart slammed for taking a break from COP28 at crucial moment
…these doubts. Stuart stated on Tuesday afternoon (12 December) that the UK will “only agree to a statement that agrees to a phase-out of unabated fossil fuels”. Before COP28 began,…
COP28: A significant moment for climate and health
…for a net zero future. As stakeholders navigate how the announcements and final agreement, which for the first time agrees that countries will begin reducing fossil fuel consumption, impact their…
Climate target for 2040 will be EU Commission’s ‘legacy’, activists say
…same climate ambition,” Eurofer adds, noting that decarbonising the EU steel industry alone “would require the equivalent of Germany’s current electricity consumption.” The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) agrees. In…
From renewable hydrogen to climate adaptation: Seven green innovation trends to watch in 2024
…150–190 degrees Celsius, so when a garment is discarded it can go through Resortecs’ Smart Disassembly system, a closed-loop heating system that maximises energy recovery and minimises CO2 emissions. The…
Solar microgrids for Africa and Decathlon’s bike buy-back scheme: The sustainability success stories of the week
…featuring trees, grasses and flowering plants. CITU’s managing director Jonathan Wilson said: “We focus on making sustainable living, and inclusive design completely accessible we will of course do the right…
Growing profits and boosting reputation: Are boards finally starting to become sustainability champions?
…focus drives better business results. The same proportion agrees with the statement that sustainability “is a revenue enabler rather than a cost centre”. This understanding is vital due to a…
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