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Port of Aberdeen backs 2040 net-zero goal with £55m
…of providing electricity to ships, reducing their reliance on fossil fuels. Before the shore power infrastructure comes online, the port will work, as a priority, to procure renewable electricity. It…
Report: G20 nations stalling on gas-fired power phase-out
…their electricity from fossil fuels. The share in Saudi Arabia is almost 100%. Mexico’s electricity mix is more than 50% gas and around 6% coal, for example. The US’s mix…
Cargill and Mitsubishi turn to wind-powered giant sails to help decarbonise cargo ships
…have been fitted to the deck of the cargo ship. The wings are expected to generate average fuel and emissions savings of up to 30% on new build vessels, which…
WATCH: Business Declares’ Ben Tolhurst urges UK workers to be climate activists
…We’ve just issued 100 new fossil fuel licences when all of the received wisdom says ‘do not burn any more fossil fuels’. “It is time to be bold. It is…
Thousands of business leaders urge Government for greater climate action
The letter calls on the Government to pledge to invest in renewables, take action to protect and restore nature, and end new fossil fuel developments in the UK. This comes…
UK policymakers face protests ahead of key vote on North Sea oil and gas expansion
…fuel supply and demand which, if taken together, would cut global fossil fuel demand by 25% within a decade and 80% by 2050. Cost conundrum Rishi Sunak’s Government has thrown…
Aviation giants urge UK Government to get clear on hydrogen vision
…technologies. Ministers are betting heavily on efficiency improvements and alternative aviation fuels, such as biofuels and waste-derived fuels, to achieve the Strategy. But the Alliance says hydrogen will also play…
Barclays quietly introduces tougher deforestation rules
…disrupted by several dozen climate activists, criticising the bank’s continued lending to the fossil fuel sector. ShareAction estimates that Barclays provided $46bn to oil and gas expanders between 2016 and…
Public unaware that more than £20bn in UK pensions invested in Shell
…58% have no idea where their money is invested and that more than eight million UK pension holders do not want their savings funneled into fossil fuel firms and projects….
‘Missed the boat’: IMO criticised over revised decarbonisation strategy
…without intervention, these emissions could more than double by 2050. Despite limitations, the new IMO strategy is expected to signal an accelerated transition, prompting the shipping sector and fuel producers…
OBR: UK’s current gas reliance likely to be as costly as net-zero transition
…of receipts from fuel duty as fewer petrol cars are on the road and also a higher carbon tax. The OBR’s current report states that the imposition of a carbon…
Great British Nuclear: Government unveils competition to fund small reactors
…currently available for fossil fuel expansion. Green groups have also called on the Conservatives for more concrete information on the timelines for phasing fossil fuels down, per the Paris Agreement….
ClientEarth to appeal High Court dismissal of climate lawsuit against Shell
…risking stranded assets. Last month, Shell’s new chief executive Wael Sawan updated the company’s strategy, doing away with a target to decrease fossil fuel production by 55% through to 2030….
Biomass Strategy: UK Government affirms role of BECCs in meeting net-zero emissions
…and gaseous fuels”, such as aviation and maritime. The Department for Transport (DfT) will publish a Low Carbon Fuels Strategy later this year outlining the role of biomass in transport….
Next stop, EV: How First Bus is navigating the transition to a zero-emission fleet
…Diesel fuel tanks will be stripped out and rapid chargers put in, along with the associated grid connection infrastructure. The chargers will be capable of fully charging a bus in…
Ikea and Unilever named as best-performing companies on climate advocacy
…barrier to action is the fossil fuel sector. The research shows consistent and persistent efforts to delay ambitious government climate policies by fossil fuel companies and those who support them.”…
Electrification and energy flexibility ‘could save Europe €10.5bn a year by 2030’
That is according to a new study conducted by engineering and industrial parts firm Danfoss The study assessed the potential carbon and cost savings of electrifying as many fossil fuel…
Ikea’s mattress recycling scheme and Scotland’s new battery storage project: The sustainability success stories of the week
…fuel across our bunkered sites represents a critical moment in our multi-fuel decarbonisation strategy.” As well as HVO, DHL Supply Chain is investing in electric vehicles and other alternative fuels….
UN Global Plastic Treaty : Are we edging closer to a cliff edge?
…April. This Treaty can still flounder, killed by multiple choice appeasement. Fossil fuel and chemical industries registered more lobbyists at plastics treaty talks than 70 countries combined at the latest…
Charging ahead: Six top tips for adding electric vehicles to your fleet
…per vehicle per depot based on factors such as routes travelled and energy tariffs. John said: “With our diesel fuel, we get a lot of intelligence from our fuel supplier…
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