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Government set to lift fracking ban, confirm gas price freeze plan

Business Green

The plan is to be reviewed next Spring, but the government indicated the price freeze could stay in place for up to two years with the price tag expected to reach up to £150bn. However, any plans to revive fracking in the UK would likely face fierce opposition and would also lead to divisions within the Conservative Party.

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Managing risk, achieving impact: Linking sovereign debt with climate and nature targets

Business Green

Many countries have already made commitments to set aside 30 per cent of their land and waters for conservation by 2030: '30x30'. Difficulties around resource intensive budget tagging and project identification could also be avoided. Reducing risk and raising targets.

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Labour draws green dividing lines with promise of net zero emission power by 2030

Business Green

Labour's Party Conference kicked off yesterday, with the new tag line 'A Fairer, Greener Future' on prominent display, and the opening policy announcement coming in the form of a commitment to deliver a net zero emissions power system by 2030, a full five years earlier than the government's current 2035 target date.

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Reports: Government mulls gas boiler phase out delay amid cost concerns

Business Green

Moreover, figures argued the price tag on low carbon heating systems would only start to fall once installations gather momentum across the country, and that a more stretching timeline for decarbonisation could spur much-needed innovation in the sector.

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How the Integrity Council's new global benchmark could prove a watershed moment for the carbon market

Business Green

However, CORSIA-eligible programs, which issue more than 95 per cent of credits in the market, will have to provide evidence they meet additional high-integrity criteria around effective governance, credit tracking transparency and robust, independent third-party validation and verification.

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Unfriend: Why is Facebook restricting climate-related ad campaigns from green businesses?

Business Green

They should acknowledge that businesses offering market solutions to climate change and base their messaging on simple scientific facts should not be treated as a political party.". "This means advertisers must be authorised in advance and include a disclaimer identifying who has paid for the ad.".

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'A climate-shaped hole at its heart': The green economy reacts to the Spring Statement

Business Green

That should include finally fulfilling the full Conservatives manifesto pledge of £9.2bn towards energy efficiency, with more support grants available and greater backing to help the industry train up and deploy the tens of thousands of jobs this area offers.".