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‘This is idiocy’: Green economy leaders slam PM’s backtracking on key low-carbon policies
…coming winter, it is particularly disappointing to hear that efforts on energy efficiency will be scaled back… Far from costing the public, minimum energy efficiency standards would have saved renters…
G20 nations agree to treble renewable energy capacity, but water down fossil fuel pledges
…that meeting in July, several nations were reluctant to agree to a more rapid energy transition, citing increased profitability of fossil fuels in the energy price crisis and a heightened…
UK lags behind European peers on energy decarbonisation, research finds
…the overall energy mix, trailing behind Belgium and the Netherlands. A study from last year found that, despite the UK’s increasing adoption of renewable energy, progress towards achieving its net-zero…
LEAK: Brussels finalising ‘wind power package’ to help beleaguered EU industry
…climate and energy goals. “Wind energy is renewable, abundantly available in the EU, and secure. It is pivotal to meet the EU’s decarbonisation objectives and deliver clean, affordable and secure…
Alok Sharma says COP28 agreement on fossil fuel phase-out is ‘vital’
…double the annual rate of energy efficiency improvements – both visions promoted by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as crucial parts of a 1.5C-aligned net-zero transition for the global energy…
Creighton University: Cutting edge solar heating technology
…carbon emissions and lower energy costs When: The project’s implementation is currently underway, with an eye on long-term sustainability targets The Challenge According to the EIA, nearly 100 campus power…
45-minute masterclass: ESOS Phase 3 compliance – Key updates for business
…and Reporting, Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (DESNZ) Gary leads a team responsible for a range of business and industrial energy efficiency policies and programmes, including ESOS, Streamlined Energy…
Berlin’s net-zero neighborhood and the Royal Mint’s renewables hub: The sustainability success stories of the week
…opened a new Local Energy Centre at its coin manufacturing site in Llantrisant, Wales. The centre will generate enough renewable energy to meet around 70% of the site’s energy needs….
Report: Clean energy transition to have less impact on nature and water than intensive agriculture
That is the conclusion of a new analysis from the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC), published to debunk myths relating to the impact of a clean energy system on nature, land…
IEA: Oil and gas majors putting less than 3% of investments into renewables
…is neither socially nor environmentally responsible.” In 2022, fossil fuels accounted for 82% of global energy consumption, according to the Institute for Energy Research. However, while being a major contributor…
Long-duration energy storage ‘could cut £24bn from UK power system costs’
…on the road to net-zero. This is because energy storage is critical in maintaining energy security and keeping power system operating costs down as more intermittent renewable generation comes online….
edie Explains: Energy Data Optimisation
What is energy data optimisation? Why should an organisation optimise its energy data? What kind of data should a business be looking at? What are the key business requirements for…
From London to Paris, powered by the sun
…transportation system. For Wallbox, the EV is a key pillar not only for zero emissions mobility, but for a new energy management paradigm that enables renewable energy production and consumption….
Why businesses should embrace emerging technology as the next step for net-zero
…when cutting emissions. This could include switching to cleaner energy at sites where energy use is high or turning off energy intensive equipment in areas of the office on quieter…
Coca Cola’s ‘Recycle Me’ campaign and Ikea’s eco-awareness initiative: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Energy sector workers not confident that UK’s net-zero goals will be met
The research, conducted by City & Guilds and Engineering UK, involved surveying 1,000 energy sector workers, with 500 in high-carbon energy industries (such as oil and gas) and 500 in…
Nature in boardrooms and British homes with no energy bills:The sustainability success stories of the week
…bold statement to the benefit we can deliver.” THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Bellway and Octopus partner to develop homes with no energy bills UK-based energy supplier Octopus is aiming to work…
UK Government grants £16m for household energy efficiency projects
…£1.5m. This initiative utilises home equity to provide a loan that funds upfront costs for installing energy-saving measures. Green Finance Institute’s programme director for the built environment Emma Harvey-Smith said:…
Inside OVO’s ‘True Net-Zero’ strategy: ‘Moving forwards, not backwards’ from offsetting
…emissions reductions benefits that consumers perceive them to. To conclusion was that REGOs are no longer increasing the amount of green energy on the grid and, as related costs increase,…
Inside JLR’s plans to deliver 120MW of onsite renewables on the road to net-zero
…will be about having better energy resilience and not being so highly dependent on the grid and being able to take more control of our use of renewable energy.” It…
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