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Can we keep sustainable products affordable in the cost-of-living crisis?
…towards long-term resilience. But even if they’re not able to, the energy price crisis now means that investing in efficiency and renewables makes better business sense than ever. Pflug acknowledges…
Inside Kimberly-Clark’s wind-focused approach to decarbonisation
…Kimberly-Clark with 160,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable energy annually. While wind power offers a sustainable path to decarbonising a company’s energy consumption, it is not without its hurdles. These…
‘British power for British jobs’: Labour Party outlines vision for the green economy
…also create a new publicly-owned energy generation firm, GB Energy. We already knew of this commitment but, today, Starmer confirmed that it would be based in Scotland. It could provide…
Bidirectional EV charging innovations bag UK Government funding
…enable stored energy to be used in buildings and appliances, others let energy consumers discharge energy back to the grid during peak times, earning money for doing so. The UK…
‘A sign of the times’: Fossil fuels hit record low in EU electricity mix
…8% of global energy-related emissions despite efforts to improve energy efficiency and adopt renewables. This makes it the third largest source of energy emissions behind only China and the US….
Licences offered to dozens of North Sea oil and gas projects
…possible.” Energy security puzzle The current Conservative Government has repeatedly argued that producing more oil and gas domestically can aid energy security, despite the fact that both fuels are internationally…
Why businesses should embrace the energy transition
…wider energy system in the UK in achieving net zero. Download our FREE guide ‘Navigating the Net Zero energy transition and what it means for your business’ to find out more: https://www.brytenergy.co.uk/navigating-the-energy-transition/…
Fossil fuel finance and corporate inaction: Why are we still failing on SDG 13?
…Over the past year, half of these cities experienced extreme heat, leading to drought in 35% of them and wildfires in 19%. In a nutshell – the climate crisis continues…
Records broken for UK’s energy flexibility markets
…to stored energy, predominantly in batteries. The ENA does not track the generation source of this stored energy. Most of the remainder is attributable to renewable energy. Flexibility was also…
The Africa Climate Summit and Asda’s innovative low-impact salads: The sustainability success stories of the week
…Camacho, said the country will “respond to the justice element of our energy transition, both for communities and industry”. He described the energy transition as an economic transition by nature….
How corporates can shift electricity use, reduce bills and cut carbon through Demand Side Response
…Side Response, an intelligent way to use energy. By using DSR your business can turn up, down, or shift its energy demand in real-time to reduce energy costs, generate revenues…
African elephant habitats and Octopus Energy’s renewable ‘power-ups’: The sustainability success stories of the week
…this week. ENERGY: Octopus offers free renewable electricity to help avoid curtailment Britain wasted enough wind energy last year to power more than one million homes, according to Carbon Tracker….
Businesses back calls to save $2trn annually through energy demand measures
…the businesses represented account for 3% of global energy demand. “Policy-makers and business leaders need to collaborate to accelerate an energy transition that creates positive outcomes for people, society and…
Is the UK losing out in the global EV race?
…of multi-billion-dollar support available through the Inflation Reduction Act. A lack of long-term energy price crisis interventions Automakers warned in summer 2022 that the energy price crisis was hitting manufacturing…
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…
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…
Google posts strong progress with 24/7 carbon-free energy goal
…South Carolina. The report states: “Achieving 24/7 carbon-free energy is far more complex and technically challenging than annually matching our energy use with renewable energy purchases. No company of our…
Is the cost crisis really hampering green business spending?
…impact of cost crisis on sustainability efforts has been uneven for large businesses and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Honeywell’s ESI revealed that plans to increase energy-related sustainability spending were…
#SustyTalk: Energy Saving Trust’s Stew Horne on fixing British energy efficiency policy
…Horne provides his reflections on whether Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s new 2035 energy efficiency targets and related post-2025 spending are sufficient, following a policy response to the energy price crisis that…
Net-zero schools and ‘unstoppable’ solar energy deployment: The sustainability success stories of the week
…this week. ENERGY: IEA declares global clean energy transition ‘unstoppable’ The week began with a bang for those working in the energy transition as the International Energy Agency (IEA) unveiled…
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