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British telecommunications giants join forces to tackle industry emissions
…Openreach, Sky, TalkTalk, techUK, Three, Virgin Media O2, and Zen. They are being supported by the Energy Systems Catapult. DCF’s head Alex Mather said: “We commend the collaborative commitment of…
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
…cross-party Committee of MPs, stating that the country may falter in achieving its 2035 commitment to cease unabated fossil fuel electricity generation. UK’s renewable energy share In the UK, the…
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…
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…
UK Overshoot Day: Three transformational ways businesses can help move the date
…evidence that the UK is a leader. The UK Government likes to claim it is world-leading on climate, as it was the first major economy to set a legally binding…
#SustyTalk: Clearbell’s Rob West on accelerating the retrofit revolution
…fetch a ‘greenium’ – higher sale and/or rental prices. He also weighs in on what the Government could be doing to make retrofit more of an investable proposition and to…
UK policies ‘insufficient’ to deliver decarbonisation for key manufacturing sectors
…UK’s Emissions Trading System, “have been insufficient to drive deep decarbonisation”. The research calls on the UK Government to attract “long-term investment and new technologies” to help deliver deep levels…
Mobilising green finance: edie’s Sustainable Investment Inspiration Sessions
…– across governments, businesses and investors – to mobilise green finance? This online event effectively combines three edie webinars into a single afternoon, with each webinar session taking a particular…
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