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Global Investment Summit: UK touts £29.5bn of international deals with focus on low-carbon industries
…package from Australia-based IFM Investors. The firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department for Business and Trade as it seeks to develop up to 4GW of renewables…
Global Decarbonisation Accelerator: More than 100 nations pledge to triple renewable capacity globally
…has launched the Global Decarbonization Accelerator.” A total of 116 countries have signed up to the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge, which will see them aim to triple global…
DESNZ set to open second headquarters in Aberdeen
…gas and renewables sectors”. Jack added that both of these industries “have a vital role in ensuring our energy security and assisting with our transition to net-zero”. Energy Minister Andrew…
COP28: Final deal struck without objections, but no fossil fuel phase-out or phase-down
…major economies. The EU and Alliance of Small Island States categorically refused to accept anything less than a fossil fuel phase-out. Others, like Saudi Arabia and the Africa Group, said…
From renewable hydrogen to climate adaptation: Seven green innovation trends to watch in 2024
…outdoor shade structures, metal roofs, and refrigerated vehicles. 2) Next-gen solutions to deliver the renewables pledge Image: AirLoom At COP28, which concluded in Dubai last month, 130+ national governments endorsed…
From CEO surveys to a $100bn carbon markets moonshot: The 10 biggest sustainable business announcements from Davos 2024
…rapid restoration at scale thereafter. You can read edie’s full coverage of the ICMM commitments here. 9) Healthcare firms collaborate to source renewables in China The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI)…
Tracking the biggest hurdles to the private sector’s renewable energy transition
…or a lack of grid capacity making it challenging to connect on-site arrays. This challenge was perceived to be worse among British firms than their peers in mainland Europe. Some…
Northern regions set out manifesto to turbocharge economy through net-zero focus
…Northern energy strategy to harness the power of renewables that could heat and power the entire region. This strategy would tap into regional sources such as tidal energy from Merseyside…
Would Labour’s clean energy pledges really cost £100bn more than the Conservatives’?
…bring unabated gas-fired power stations offline by 2030, scaling renewables, energy storage and nuclear instead to maintain energy security. In contrast, the Conservative Party has pledged to make the same…
UK Government accused of ‘going backwards’ on energy security in past two years
…‘partly’ delivered: decarbonising heat, speeding the grid connection and transmission process, and scaling renewables other than offshore wind. edie reached out to DESNZ for a comment. A spokesperson said they…
Report: Supply chain constraints could undermine delivery of UK’s offshore wind ambitions
…issues as constraints,” the report summarises. This is partly because onshore renewables do not require as many components, such as complex foundations, installation vessels and converter stations, like offshore wind…
SLR acquires ITPEnergised
…the transition to a decarbonised world resonates strongly with our team. SLR and ITPEnergised have worked closely together on renewables projects and together we will become one of the largest…
Salesforce: Investing in RECs from developing nations for a Just Transition
…equivalent amount of renewables on an annual basis, but purchasing renewables doesn’t necessarily mean a complete emissions reduction for electricity use. Read more on Salesforce’s approach to renewables here. …
UK’s storage pipeline ‘incompatible with net-zero’, research warns
…power stations to go on standby due to the weather. Against a backdrop of £200bn of renewables projects facing waiting times of 15 years to come online, Balance Power is…
‘A wake-up call for Ministers’: UK’s green economy reacts to new CCC net-zero progress report
…out to growing international competition from the USA and the EU. In the past year, investment in the low carbon economy has fallen and to reverse that trend, the UK…
Great British Nuclear: Government unveils competition to fund small reactors
…storage and onshore renewables. It has since updated the Strategy, including plans to deploy solar more rapidly and setting new energy efficiency targets. Debates around the Strategy’s inclusions for oil…
Fujitsu pulls net-zero target forward to 2040
…targets, as the nation’s electricity mix is dominated by gas and coal. Markets for business renewables procurement are not as mature as in other markets such as Europe and North…
IEA: Net-zero by 2050 means ending fossil fuel expansion now
…COP28 begins on 30 November and will run for two weeks. Ahead of the summit, the G20 have vocally supported the IEA’s 2030 renewables goal but only shown tepid acknowledgment…
Scottish wind turbine recycling and Nissan’s EV pledge: The sustainability success stories of the week
…not go to waste. One example of circular economy processes being adopted in the renewables sector concerns the partnership between developer Thrive Renewables and Scottish start-up ReBlade. The former has…
‘A pathetic attempt to turn climate policy into a culture war’: Green economy reacts to King’s Speech
…policy packages, such as the US Inflation Reduction Act, to enhance their energy security through investment in renewables.” Dr Ashok Sinha, chief executive, Ashden: “It’s essential that the UK maintains…
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