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? The settlers of Catan squabble over ore #172

Climate Tech VC

  In the news, clean energy stocks continue to be haunted by rising interest rates with Li-Cycle and Siemens both falling 30%+.   In recent weeks, the US and China have been facing off in a metals tug of war through a series of policy jabs.

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Could a nature protection jobs drive help 'level up' the UK?

Business Green

Overall, the Jobs for a Green Recovery report calculates more than more 16,000 jobs could be created through coastal restoration, tree planting, and enhancing urban green spaces across the 126 constituencies facing the steepest employment challenges in the fallout from the pandemic, including many so-called 'Red Wall' seats.

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A blueprint for nature loss reversal or a roadmap to a cliff edge? The green economy reacts to the Environmental Improvement Plan

Business Green

Greenpeace characterised the report as a 'roadmap to a cliff's edge', while others have pointed out the plan fails to break new ground and is largely a collection of old targets and existing or announced policies. Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all the main reaction to the new plan.

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? Big oil’s big CCS play #158

Climate Tech VC

deal on Thursday, ExxonMobil acquired Denbury , a Texas-based energy company focused on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that controls the largest network of CO2 pipelines in the US. Exxon captures Denbury In a $4.9B

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Nature charities urge Chancellor to ramp up biodiversity spending in Budget

Business Green

With just days to go until the COP26 climate conference, now is the time for the Treasury to support this commitment and provide the investment needed to kickstart nature's recovery and meet our climate goals.".

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Could 'Blue on Blue' rows determine the UK's green future?

Business Green

A series of reports over the weekend has laid bare the mounting tensions at the heart of the government's net zero strategy – businesses and investors will be worried a critical opportunity could be squandered. That's a failure of leadership.".

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'On the winning camp': The business guide to COP26 and why it matters

Business Green

As such, despite a brief flat-lining of global emissions in the wake of the Paris Agreement emissions were rising again when the coronavirus hit and are now climbing again as the global economic recovery gathers pace. The good news is that many nations are strengthening their climate strategies.

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