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DS Smith introduces new targets to boost circular economy transition
…the world around us demands that we all do more. “That is why we are taking action today to ensure our commitments deliver at pace in a rapidly changing world,…
‘Keep the promise’: Former heads of state call for $20bn in annual nature funding by 2025
…loss “will only work when complemented by sufficient financing”. “We recommend that donor countries move fast to devise a strategy and roadmap so that delivery of the $20bn annual commitment…
The Africa Climate Summit and Asda’s innovative low-impact salads: The sustainability success stories of the week
…the fact that EV uptake is outpacing charging infrastructure installations. Feeding into a national commitment to quadruple the number of public rapid chargers between 2020 and 2025, the NEC Birmingham…
Sustaining positive change: The importance of thinking long term for both organisations and individuals
…of greenwashing. This has led to a greater consumer demand for businesses to showcase their sustainability efforts to prove their commitments. According to Capgemini’s recent study, conducted alongside BLOOM and…
Report: No nation fully on track to phase out fossil fuels
…“Our global benchmark for renewables, mapped onto the national level, highlights the real opportunities for wind and solar expansion. Yet governments still appear to be hedging their bets and procrastinating…
Climate Crisis: Will we ever get to the heart of the challenge?
…Given the lead time between commitment ad real action, this means we need to make big decisions on how we live, work and operate – and these decisions are all…
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: A multi-million-pound geothermal heating and cooling system
…When: From September 2023 Why: To reduce energy costs, slash energy-related emissions and improve comfort for staff, students and patients The challenge The NHS’s overall climate commitment is to cut…
Nature finance – the key to nature positive business?
…it the key to nature-positive business? At its heart, nature finance is about hard-wiring the restoration of land, water and nature into the monetary transactions of business and government. Organisations…
enfinium: UK’s first ‘Train to Zero’ carbon capture rail link
…captured carbon When: MoU signed March 2023 The challenge The UK Government has earmarked £20bn into carbon capture solutions, but while all locations would benefit from capturing carbon, not all…
Disposable vapes to be banned in England, Scotland, and Wales.
Why has the ban been introduced? This announcement is by the government in response to the smoking and vaping consultation, launched back in October 2023. It aims to bring about…
A big week for B Corps and the UK’s first ‘shared’ solar park: The sustainability success stories of the week
…this week. ENERGY: UK’s first ‘shared’ solar park given the green light in Devon The UK Government recently accepted Chris Skidmore MP’s Net-Zero Review recommendation for the nation to host…
UK and Netherlands announce major new power link to boost energy security
…combined, according to the UK government. Expected to be operational in the early 2030s, it will be four times bigger than the only other interconnector of its kind and carry…
Special audio feature: Listen live from The Big One climate action event in London
This weekend just passed (21-24 April), some 70,000 people representing more than 200 organisations gathered in Whitehall to tell representatives of the UK Government, as they return from the Easter…
Half of UK businesses already impacted by climate change, survey reveals
…change will impact their businesses within the next decade, the consensus (51%) is that it is government’s responsibility to ensure businesses are adapted to meet the challenge. Only 16% think…
Ribena to trial regenerative blackcurrant farming in ‘bold’ new project
…gaps. The report recommends the creation of government grants for regenerative farming coupled with a plan to phase-down finance for fossil-based agrichemicals, plus collaboration between government, farmers and other agricultural…
Port of Aberdeen backs 2040 net-zero goal with £55m
…of the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Commission. The Port of Aberdeen’s chief executive, Bob Sanguinetti, called the transition to net-zero a “transformational change which will deliver significant benefits for…
The climate King: King Charles’ influence over the hearts and minds of business leaders
…the Government – that help investors better understand the direction of travel and assess the transition risk of their investments. While the private sector can go quite far in terms…
Why Jonathon Porritt’s next step is focusing on intergenerational climate work
…to make market conditions as such that the trillions flow out of high-polluting, nature-destroying activities and into low-carbon, regenerative activites. “We all know these governments are where the failure really…
Water ‘batteries’ and AI for algae: Ofwat allocates £40m green innovation funding
…over into other sectors. A digital twin will be used to carry out this project. The UK Government will notably present an updated climate resilience plan later this year. Its…
Ofgem proposes system reforms to connect more low-carbon projects to the grid
…suggests that around 40% of these projects face a connection wait of at least a year. The Government is due to deliver a new strategy to speed up connections, but…
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