Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The news follows both the UK government's commitment that its UK Export Finance (UKEF) body would cease support for new coal projects and China's surprise announcement last month that it too would stop financing overseas coal plants - a move that experts predicted would drastically shrink the global pipeline of new coal projects.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

News that start-up behind Northumberland gigafactory project is facing collapse comes as electric black cab maker LEVC announces major layoffs. The factory in Coventry] remains the home of the iconic London black cab and we will announce further news on LEVC's new strategic vision soon.".

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Batteries Automotive Electric vehicle Resilience 69

Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

But trade body SMMT warns supply chain turbulence and economic headwinds still pose major challenges for the UK car sector and its transition to EVs. However, industry insiders remain frustrated at the level of support, after a number of leading auto companies opting to locate new EV production lines in Europe.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2020

Is that good news for companies? For example, at a sustainability reporting conference in Singapore last fall, the CEOs of GRI and SASB "traded barbs over whose was the superior standard," according to one report — a "showdown," as sustainability reporting expert Elaine Cohen called it. GRI and SASB are collaborating. Joel Makower.

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Organic Sustainability North America Medicine 529

Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 20, 2021

And it’s in Canada’s economic interest to be inside the tent with our largest trading partner—not opposing it. We must listen to this new administration when they tell us what they want more of: clean energy and low-carbon goods. The world’s largest economy is positioning itself to compete and lead in a cleaner world.

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Energy Energy Climate change Fossil fuels 98

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 2, 2024

A collection of evidence just published to ClimateFiles.com reveals the extent to which oil companies and their trade associations sought to deny and downplay the relationship between climate change and extreme weather. A new norm” In 1997, fossil fuel interests successfully convinced prominent United States officials to oppose U.S.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

Under the proposed plans, gas bills could rise by between £80 and £170 a year and the cost of running a petrol car by between £30 and £100 annually, insiders told the newspaper. The Chancellor reportedly wants to introduce the new system next year, but insiders believe it is more likely to kick off in 2023.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2020

Close all business and keep people inside homes? This year, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, made thundering news in his annual letter to investors , touting, "The evidence on climate risk is compelling investors to reassess core assumptions about modern finance."

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2021

Greenpeace’s investigative arm, Unearthed , secretly recorded zoom calls with McCoy, in which McCoy unwittingly provided an inside look at the company’s lobbying strategy. The revelations were first reported by Channel 4 News. Did we aggressively fight against some of the science? Yes,” he said. But there’s nothing illegal about that.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. The macroeconomic forecasts, however gloomy, likely seem academic inside boardrooms. None of these things is likely to happen until there’s a new legislature and presidential administration in Washington, D.C., financial system.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

billion energy acquisition of Con Edison business assets, expansion into Europe of an online renewable asset trading platform, a new electric vehicle (EV) initiative from SMS to ease financial constraints for UK businesses and an IIoT acquisition by an energy tech designer. Big #news from @CPowerEnergy : we now manage 6??.3??

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This year's conference comes as geopolitical turmoil, climate change, sweeping reforms to the UK's agricultural subsidy regime, and competition from post-Brexit trading deals all of which present significant challenges to British farmers. He will also attempt to draw a clear dividing line between Labour and the government on trade policy.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. Broadcast media has amplified similar messages on BBC 2’s Newsnight , LBC , TalkTV and GB News. Foster is quoted in 90 percent of this coverage.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 21, 2020

As more people around the world stay inside, more animals are able to thrive in places that are typically crowded by humans. These include microplastics, fishing gear, coastal development, boat strikes, global warming and the illegal trade in eggs, meat and shells. Via CBS News Image via Pixabay. In the southeastern U.S.,

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The existing exemption under the EIB Group’s PATH framework for projects with high innovative content will be extended to include all renewable energy projects and EV charging infrastructure inside the EU. One of PowerShare’s core offerings is its VPP cloud solution, which can help foster more sustainable energy solutions.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We reviewed corporate reports, lobbying records, official position papers, responses to public EU consultations, minutes of meetings with EU officials, media events, and third-party civil society and news reports. As pesticide trade body CropLife Europe says: “let’s focus on transition, not just targets”.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The news comes ahead of the government’s anticipated Heat and Buildings Strategy on how the UK will decarbonise housing, and in the midst of ongoing protests by campaign group Insulate Britain, who are calling for the government to insulate all homes by 2030.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2021

Today, the company launched its ReBird platform , a centralised hub on the company site that gives customers an inside look at its circular initiatives - from upcycling and resale to care and repair. For trading in gear, consumers receive a gift card with 20 per cent of the gear's original value. Circular strategy in motion.

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Michael Grossman

JUNE 9, 2019

A few years later, email made it much more efficient to generate exposure for your brand, but the media still played the role of news filter. Once upon a time, the press, whether that’s trade media, local media or national publications, was the only game in town. While Y2K didn’t cause the disruption everyone feared, Web 2.0

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Grist

JULY 17, 2023

auris has always lived among us , unable to survive inside the human body due to our species’ high internal temperature. For a lot of us, once in a while in the news we’ll hear, “Oh, we’re not going to have our bananas anymore,” or “The frogs are dying,” or “The bats are dying.” Some researchers theorize that C.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 19, 2021

Today, the company launched its ReBird platform , a centralized hub on the company site that gives customers an inside look at its circular initiatives — from upcycling and resale to care and repair. For trading in gear, consumers receive a gift card with 20 percent of the gear’s original value.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

But in happier news, April has also brought with it a clutch of crucial green policy changes which could prove hugely beneficial in driving the net zero transition, even if they have grabbed fewer headlines in the national media.

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

So often in materials, you can’t name your customers, and very rarely can you get your hands on a product that has your technology inside. Credit: MITO Material Solutions After Folsom made a few sets of skis to test them on the slopes, we got the call back with the news we expected. plus a bonus question Haley wishes we had asked her.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The news came alongside confirmation the government would deliver a multi-million pound public information campaign advising people on how to save energy after all. Yesterday the Department for Education announced £500m is to be shared by schools and colleges to support energy saving measures.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

However, such projections are at risk from further shocks to global energy markets and industry insiders fear gas prices could spike again going into next winter. I know that, for many households this news will be deeply concerning. Moreover, bills are still expected to stay at levels that are more than double that seen 18 months ago.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The government is poised to launch a new Boiler Upgrade Grant scheme to encourage people to switch from gas boilers to electric heat pumps, while new rules are set to ban the use of gas boilers in new build homes from 2025.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

At that point, the natural gas driller “committed to strict controls, monitoring and evaluation” amounting to “some of the most restricted conditions on any drilling in the commonwealth,” agency press secretary Jamar Thrasher told the news wire’s Michael Rubinkam. Tom Wolf told the AP he was “satisfied” with the DEP’s move as well.

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Pollution Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 74

AGreenLiving

JULY 12, 2020

Is that good news for companies? For example, at a sustainability reporting conference in Singapore last fall, the CEOs of GRI and SASB “traded barbs over whose was the superior standard,” according to one report — a “showdown,” as sustainability reporting expert Elaine Cohen called it.

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Organic Sustainability North America Medicine 36

Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including global wind capacity forecasts, food system CO2 fears, and an IKEA second-hand store in Sweden. The good news is, there are many achievable ways rapidly to reduce food emissions if they are acted on quickly," he said.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 25, 2020

Close all business and keep people inside homes? This year, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, made thundering news in his annual letter to investors , touting, “The evidence on climate risk is compelling investors to reassess core assumptions about modern finance.”

Carbon-negative 28

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon Logistics 28

AGreenLiving

JUNE 25, 2020

Close all business and keep people inside homes? This year, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, made thundering news in his annual letter to investors , touting, “The evidence on climate risk is compelling investors to reassess core assumptions about modern finance.”

Carbon-negative 28

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon Logistics 28

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. The macroeconomic forecasts, however gloomy, likely seem academic inside boardrooms. None of these things is likely to happen until there’s a new legislature and presidential administration in Washington, D.C., financial system.

Climate change 36

Climate change Organic Sustainability Politics 36

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. The macroeconomic forecasts, however gloomy, likely seem academic inside boardrooms. None of these things is likely to happen until there’s a new legislature and presidential administration in Washington, D.C., financial system.

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Climate change Organic Sustainability Politics 28

Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2021

Less than a fortnight ago many businesses shut up shop for the festive period, still uncertain as to whether or not a Brexit trade deal would be finalised and with a creeping certainty that the system of tiered coronavirus controls would have to be expanded. They are once again required to hope for the best, but plan for the worst.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Critical commentary in the trade press after news of the deal broke five months ago — and mockery from influencers — marked a watershed moment in an industry where such deals had rarely been considered through a climate lens. Another could be on the human capital front, for the same reason. There are other potential regulatory risks.”

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

On current progress, she said: “I think we are further ahead than perhaps some of the headlines would suggest – from watching it from inside.”. And one thing about China: the huge control exerted by the state does at least mean that if they have a target, you can bet that they will deliver on it, she suggested – and this was “the good news”.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Critical commentary in the trade press after news of the deal broke five months ago — and mockery from influencers — marked a watershed moment in an industry where such deals had rarely been considered through a climate lens. Another could be on the human capital front, for the same reason. There are other potential regulatory risks.”

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