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Semiconductor firm Applied Materials puts supply chain at center of new commitments

GreenBiz

The new program, SuCCESS2030 (short for Supply Chain Certification for Environmental and Social Responsibility) will extend to all aspects of Applied’s operations, from procurement to packaging. A transition to recycled content packaging, with a target of 80 percent of such materials within three years. Sponsored Article.

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Liz Truss's energy plan freezes bills - but leaves dysfunctional market intact

Business Green

The energy payments package announced by Prime Minister Liz Truss tackles one immediate problem: it heads off soaring household energy bills by capping them at around £2,500 a year until 2024 and offers to hold down prices for businesses. The package is estimated to cost the government around £150bn.

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The Energy Act 2023: What it is, what it means and when it will take effect

Envirotec Magazine

Indeed, in WBD’s recently published 2024 Energy Transition Outlook Survey Report, businesses still identify effective legislation as a key accelerator of the energy transition. Several consultations and decisions on the ISOP already mark significant progress in having the new strategic body operational in 2024.

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The more plastic companies make, the more they pollute

Grist

The Sciences Advances article draws on more than 1,500 “ brand audits ” coordinated between 2018 and 2022 by Break Free From Plastic, a coalition of more than 3,000 environmental organizations. This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The more plastic companies make, the more they pollute on Apr 24, 2024.

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'Crucial': EU unveils green finance rules as decision delayed on gas and nuclear

Business Green

The European Commission's latest package of classifications for sustainable finance activity published today have been labelled a "crucial" step in the EU's ongoing efforts to tackle greenwashing and meet its 2050 net zero goals by leading investment figures. A version of this article originally appeared at Investment Week.

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Cars instead of cables: V2G’s potential to enhance a flexible energy system

Smart Energy International

However, this article focuses on V2G, discussing its current evolutionary position, the major hurdles to its rollout at scale, and its potential to support tomorrow’s energy systems. Likewise, Renault launched its new Renault 5 model bundling it with an optional V2G package in collaboration with Mobilize and the The Mobility House.

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Orbán-backed Think Tank Courts Farmers Linked to Far Right Ahead of EU Poll

DeSmogBlog

The last Commission tabled a package of farming measures including cuts to pesticide use and steps to protect ecosystems on farmland – proposals which more than 6,000 scientists dubbed “cornerstones of food security and human health” in an open letter last year. Orbán has embraced the farmers’ protests.

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