DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Unlike compliance carbon markets used by political entities like the EU, the UK or the state of California, VCMs allow companies and individuals to offset their greenhouse gas emissions on a voluntary basis outside of mandatory schemes. Today’s eco-conscious consumer is no stranger to net zero pledges. The Taskforce.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

Every year since its inception the Climate Change Committee (CCC) offers its verdict on the UK's progress against its climate goals, providing an overview of the country's decarbonisation to date, its latest economic and emissions projections, and the state of the policy landscape.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2023

That is the hypothesis advanced in a new report published today by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. New York City, N.Y.,

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

In my annual review of big themes in sustainability and business — in other words, how companies manage environmental and social issues and opportunities — I’ve always included a changing climate as a big story. With that broad context, let’s look at 8 fascinating developments in sustainability from 2019. But sadly, it’s now the norm.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Meanwhile, as numerous studies have shown, the UK's natural world is in a poor state and is deteriorating on multiple fronts. To its credit, what Defra has delivered this week is one of the most comprehensive and holistic environmental policy documents from any UK government to date.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2020

Whilst in New York this has been further reinforced through my meetings with the permanent representatives of the Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and others who are on the frontline of climate impacts. COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma's first major UN speech - in full. Civil society organisations.

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EDF + Business

JULY 22, 2020

Further, the chorus of diverse voices calling on businesses to help rebuild a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future is growing louder every day. Further, the chorus of diverse voices calling on businesses to help rebuild a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future is growing louder every day. Here’s how.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The UN High Level Expert Group on Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities has today unveiled its recommendations for businesses, financial firms, cities, and regions looking to set robust net zero goals.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

SDG16's vision to "promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels" obviously places much of its onus on national and regional governments. Break down what it means to you. Be transparent.

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Low Impact

JUNE 7, 2020

This is part 2 of an interview with Paul Jennings, who has built his own straw-bale house and lives with his family on a smallholding in Carmarthenshire in Wales. You know I’m working to help build a mutual credit trading network for the UK. But they’re really high quality, it’s sustainable and it builds community.

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2022

As it is required to do every year, the Climate Change Committee today published its latest assessment of the government's progress towards the UK's statutory climate goals. The UK government's spokesperson said:?. "We

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

New report from the Climate Group and Oliver Wyman presents a 'blueprint for a commercially smart climate transition'. More than a fifth of the world's largest companies, boasting combined sales of almost $14tr, are already estimated to have committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

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Low Impact

JUNE 13, 2021

This is part 2 of a conversation with John Thackara. As long as that’s the case, money will gravitate towards the concentrated wealth, because money attracts money, and gives access to the political system, so that you can get your way. Is there a party political solution? There’s a World Economic Forum risk report from 2016.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

Labour, for one, has thrown down the gauntlet, promising to invest £6bn a year in upgrading 19 million UK homes with energy efficiency measures over the next decade, as part of a package it claims could save the average familymore than £1,000 a year this winter alone.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

As such, in 2022 81% of S&P 500 companies reported their own emissions (scope 1), and the emissions of the electricity they bought (scope 2). The aim is to help the entity understand its climatic impact. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today. And to do that, this Green Business Bureau is your guide.

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Low Impact

JULY 18, 2021

Here’s Part one and Part 2. Amazon is an example – bad behaviour towards workers and sustainability, doesn’t pay its taxes – and yet good people say ‘what alternative is there?’ This is the third part of an interview with Jon Halle of Sharenergy, about the prospects for keeping energy production local and mutualised.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 7, 2024

The good news is that even though we’re not moving fast enough, sustainability in business is mainstream — a must-do, not a nice-to-do. The good news is that even though we’re not moving fast enough, sustainability in business is mainstream — a must-do, not a nice-to-do. This was a rough year. I can’t answer that easily.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A new report warns time is running out to 'keep 1.5C alive' and rapid changes are needed across the economy to accelerate decarbonisation efforts – here are five key lessons for businesses striving to engineer tipping points for green goods and services. You hear a lot about 'tipping points' in climate discourse. Time is incredibly short.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2021

On Christmas Eve the UK and EU averted a damaging no-deal scenario, but the resulting trade deal still leaves many outstanding questions about the UK's environmental policy prospects unanswered. The Brexit rollercoaster ride that has defined modern British politics may have entered a lull, but it is far from over.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

2, electric flight ; no. Alternative jet fuels or so-called “Sustainable Aviation Fuels” (SAF) are liquid hydrocarbon fuels that can be used with existing aircraft in place of kerosene produced from fossil fuels. There is a very limited quantity of “sustainable waste” available globally for second generation biofuels.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

UK biomass giant Drax has pulled out of two industry conferences following weeks of negative publicity, DeSmog can reveal. Drax, which generates around six percent of the UK’s electricity through burning wood pellets at its power station in North Yorkshire, is hoping to secure an estimated £31.7 manufacturing plants.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

To describe autumn 2020 as a busy period for green economy policy in the UK would be an understatement. However, today's publication of the Energy White Paper marks a significant milestone in the UK's net zero transition, representing the first detailed policy framework to be delivered in support of Johnson's new 'green revolution'.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 28, 2022

British biomass giant Drax is lobbying the Californian government to play host to its first ever “carbon negative” power plant outside of the UK, despite concerns about the sustainability of the energy source. In a submission on Thursday to California’s Draft 2022 Scoping Plan – the state’s climate strategy – Drax argued the U.S.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Thousands of the world's leading climate scientists, after over three years of work, today delivered yet another landmark report on the state of the climate and ecological emergency the world now faces. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: "I have seen many scientific reports in my time, but nothing like this.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Now almost a year on, it is just 23 days to COP27, the end of the UK's COP Presidency, and the end of my time as COP President. Our global political economy, built on fossil fuels for the last century, is in a state of flux. Good morning everyone. It's a pleasure to be here. The pulse of 1.5 degrees remained alive.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Roundup of reaction from politicians, NGOs, and business figures as the world's top climate scientists serve up latest evidence on scale of potential climate cataclysm ahead. But the report is also at pains to stress that the future extent of the climate crisis will be determined by the choices societies take over the next few years.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2021

Those were the words of then UK deputy prime minister John Prescott in 2000 after a failed round of UN climate negotiations. It's rare to see a UK politician as senior as Prescott at a UN climate summit. And this transition is happening not just in the UK, but globally. "I'm gutted we didn't make it."

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Mearth

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

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Mearth

JANUARY 30, 2021

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Marking the Paris Agreement's fifth birthday, a summit hosted by the UN alongside the UK, France, Chile and Italy saw a raft of pledges from political and business leaders alike - here are the key takeaways. Has it really been five years? That said, Saturday afternoon's series of short speeches did offer some crucial lessons: 1.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

That concentrated wealth enters the political process and corrupts democracy (which means that it’s a problem that can’t be voted away). They like my writing style, but the content needs a bit of translating for a wide audience. My role is in the ‘propaganda department’ – hence the book. I could do with some help.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

Korean shipbuilders have received preliminary orders for up to 15 very large ammonia carriers (VLACs), including from Maersk Tankers (for 4 ships), Naftomar (for 4 ships), and Samsung Heavy Industries (for 2 ships).   From farms to fuel tanks, ammonia is evolving from fertilizer to fuel as a versatile vessel for decarbonization.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

More than 100 members of the UK public have carefully considered how best to reach net zero by 2050 – and the results are fascinating. As an exercise in direct, democratic decision making, Climate Assembly UK would be intriguing enough as a purely anthropological case study. Don't be scared, be bold," he said.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 30, 2020

This is part 2 of a conversation with Julia Steinberger, professor of ecological economics at the University of Leeds and a member of the intergovernmental panel on climate change – the IPCC. So Sweden has a much better performance than the UK. The UK’s performance is terrible. Can we avoid ecological collapse? Part 1 is here.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

Political Shifts: Earth Day Gains Momentum Despite Political Turbulence. Political Shifts: Earth Day Gains Momentum Despite Political Turbulence. How Earth Day Has Transformed Through Changing Trends. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 18, 2022

Political Shifts: Earth Day Gains Momentum Despite Political Turbulence. Political Shifts: Earth Day Gains Momentum Despite Political Turbulence. Earth Day History and Transformation. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide. billion hectares in 2015.

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