The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In the wake of increasing environmental concerns and the urgent need for climate action, carbon offsetting has emerged as a crucial strategy for businesses to mitigate their carbon footprint. The basic principle behind carbon offsetting is to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by balancing emissions with equal reductions elsewhere.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2022

Kelp farming is ready to scale but getting more processing plants, increasing demand and understand the carbon impact need to come first.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2023

Featuring Stacy Kauk, head of sustainability for Shopify, and an advocate for investments in carbon removal technology.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Forests not only sequester carbon but also provide critical ecosystem services, host much of the world’s biodiversity, and provide employment to 25% of the global population. Despite these benefits, forest carbon faces a financing gap that hinders the development of high-quality projects.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 19, 2022

Espejo de Tarapaca, Climate Investor Two and Africa's energy guarantee facility are all making climate-smart investing the obvious choice.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

They need the same level of precision and control with their carbon emissions data as they have with their financial information. Learn how companies are implementing transactional carbon accounting by moving to actual emissions values that are connected to their financial systems.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 16, 2022

But how can – and how should – companies look to invest in forest carbon? More and more companies are pursuing ambitious emissions goals, and science points to nature-based solutions as an immediately deployable part of the world’s net zero pathway.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Investing in the ground beneath our feet could have wide-ranging benefits for the environment, animal and human health – as well as moving closer to Net Zero, according to new research. Soil acts as a carbon ‘sink’, locking in GHGs that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2022

Multi-million-pound investment is urgently needed in technologies including direct air capture (DAC) if the UK is to make ‘green’ airports a reality in the future, research by Cranfield University seems to reveal. DAC works by capturing CO2 in the air and then either sequestrating it or using it to manufacture carbon neutral fuel.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

The introduction of a carbon credit scheme, enabling companies to invest in the restoration of the UK’s degraded saltmarshes and voluntarily offset their greenhouse gas emissions, would be viable, a study led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has found. million tonnes of carbon.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

Without clear evidence on hydrogen’s role in home heating, the development of other low-carbon alternatives could be delayed, according to a new report from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. Table 1:Low Carbon Hydrogen Policy Index scores and rankings. Home hydrogen heating concept.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A European group of global investment managers and pension funds has devised an ambitious plan to cut their portfolios down to net-zero carbon.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2021

Corporate demand for carbon removal options is growing more quickly than supply. Developing a ‘quality’ market will take standards, regulations, investments and transparency.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 4, 2024

The post Canada Growth Fund invests in Entropy and contracts for carbon storage appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Jan. 4 – In one of the first deals of its kind, the government-backed Canada Growth Fund entered into a long-term offtake.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2022

Nili Gilbert discusses Carbon Direct's investing philosophy for decarbonizing the economy and the status of GFANZ.

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FuelCellsWorks

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Considerable private investment is required to scale up the low-carbon hydrogen economy in the United States by 2030, a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday, adding that the $7 billion.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

Energy-from-waste operator enfinium has announced (on 11 April) it is progressing plans to invest around £200 million in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside, North Wales. The project could capture up to 235,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year, said the group.

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BloombergNEF

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Staying on track for net-zero emissions requires at least $4 dollars to be spent on low-carbon energy supply for every dollar that goes to fossil fuels throughout this decade. The post Regional Investment in Low-Carbon Energy Is Short of Net-Zero Path appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Climate tech investments from venture-capital and private equity fell 40% in 2023 as economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflict dent investor confidence, according to PwC’s 2023 State of Climate Tech report, published on 17 October. While that pattern is still true, there is an encouraging shift in the right direction.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 30, 2024

One of its most eye-catching initiatives is a proposal to trap carbon dioxide at a vast oil refinery and petrochemical complex on the south coast and store it under the seabed of the English Channel. Continue reading.

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FuelCellsWorks

APRIL 24, 2024

However, this enthusiasm has faded with market and regulatory uncertainties and very few projects making it to the investment stage. According to the

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2024

Flooring giant 'doubles down' on absolute reduction strategy, with pledge to rule out the use of new carbon offsets

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

Projects include hydrogen-powered cornflake production and low-carbon Scottish whisky distillation. The company plans to use hydrogen to fuel their cereal making process in Manchester, backed by around £3 million of government investment. million government investment in new thermal heating technology. CCUS Innovation 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

“Many carbon credits will be created through the protection of forestry.” ” By Mike Edwards, Chairman of Ora Technology PLC (Ora), a company focused on carbon trading, and attempting to facilitate the process of buying, selling, and retiring carbon credits in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 31, 2022

Is carbon capture and storage a realistic climate solution, or a subsidy harvesting exercise to extend the life of fossil fuel assets? The post Carbon capture remains a risky investment for achieving decarbonisation appeared first on RenewEconomy. We review 13 projects to find out.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

YouGov research commissioned by energy company ScottishPower seems to have found that only one in five (20%) of the nation’s small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have invested in green energy solutions including solar panels, battery storage, heat pumps and electric vehicle charging points.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.

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Canary Media

MARCH 25, 2024

factories making industrial essentials like steel, aluminum, cement, chemicals — and even household staples like ice cream and mac and cheese — are about to get a whole lot cleaner. On Monday, the Biden administration awarded $6 billion for demonstration projects that aim to sharply reduce greenhouse gas…

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 31, 2024

Global investment in clean energy and the larger low-carbon energy transition hit a new record in 2023, reaching $US1.77 The post Global clean energy investment hit $US1.77 trillion, up 17%, with China continuing to lead the way. trillion in 2023, up 17% appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2024

Carbon removal innovator announces completion of successful investment round, featuring backing from Maersk, Equinor, and Aramco

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The post Private equity giants double down on the low-carbon transition and impact investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Feb. 14 – Brookfield Asset Management made waves last June when it closed fundraising for its $15 billion energy transition fund, the.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 5, 2024

Investors are holding back on climate and nature repair investment in Australia as uncertainty continues for the carbon markets and prices fall because of questions about integrity. The post New phase of carbon markets to focus on emission cuts rather than offsets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 6, 2024

ImpactAlpha, March 6 — Amsterdam-based Carbon Equity launched in 2021 to provide access to venture capital and private equity impact investment funds for. The post Carbon Equity raises €100 million for a climate tech fund of funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

4 – French investment manager AXA invested debt and equity from The AXA IM Impact Fund: Climate and Biodiversity. The post AXA invests $11 million in Forest Carbon to restore wetlands in Indonesia appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, Feb. Bonds will.

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BloombergNEF

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Investment in energy supply, including low-carbon sources, increased last year as the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a spike in commodity prices and capital investment in energy assets.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 18, 2023

The post The Brief: ESG Month on Capitol Hill, carbon-removal credits, Armenian entrepreneurs, investing in HBCUs, muni impact in Detroit appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Institutional Impact For ESG Month, let’s have an honest discussion about the limits of shareholder engagement.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 30, 2021

ImpactAlpha, August 30 — “The vast majority of innovation and transformation concerning climate change will happen in private markets,” says Carbon Equity’s Jacqueline. The post Carbon Equity secures €1.2 million to lower minimums for private climate investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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