EDF + Business

JANUARY 26, 2023

Over 250+ fleets across the United States currently have electric trucks in operation or plan to deploy them in the near future. Businesses big and small are looking to their fleets and suppliers to reduce their emissions, creating an undeniable headwind for the electric truck transition. And Scope 3 emissions are on everyone’s minds.

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Electricity Technology Policy Innovation 52

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 13, 2023

Here, Anila Siraj, managing director of alternative fuels at system software and consultancy firm Kalibrate, highlights what expect in the UK’s fast-changing electric vehicle landscape. Welcome to the first in a series of articles featuring industry insiders highlighting the trends and technologies we can expect to see in 2023.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 15, 2023

I heard that in 2008 when oil prices first topped $100 a barrel. Could we expect this lithium cycle to look like the time oil prices soared from $20 in the early 2000s to nearly $150 in 2008? Thus, lithium demand growth may slow, but it is unlikely to contract as demand for oil did in 2008. This time there is no easy cure.”

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Lithium Demand Batteries North America 60

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Whether switching from gas powered cars to EVs or from oil heating to electric, Canada has the chance to lead the transition to a cleaner and greener world. The biggest question that comes to mind is how to make this transition happen in accordance with the timeline that the Canadian government has set in 2050.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 105

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 5, 2021

In recent years, governments, local authorities and businesses have taken up 100% RE targets. Lessons from the 2008 financial crisis. Let us take a look back into the year 2008: The financial crisis has just unraveled, and governments invest billions to protect banks and kick-start economic activity. The rebound effect.

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Energy Energy Fossil fuels Packaging 82

Clean Energy Canada

MAY 6, 2020

These aren’t inappropriate criteria to use, but considering the billions of dollars that governments spent a decade ago and are poised to spend again post-COVID-19, Canadians would be right to expect more. Following the 2008 financial crisis, countries around the world put together stimulus packages with varying emphasis on clean energy.

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Pollution Packaging Government Investment 81

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Notably, the Civitas report confuses the electrical measurement units MW (megawatt) and MWh (megawatt-hour), according to Evans, therefore massively overestimating the cost of building new onshore wind turbines. He did not quote the criticisms of the report issued by the government or experts.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Policy Education 145

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 4, 2020

The German government also announced a strategy with network operators to help it expand its offshore wind capacity. The most notable change from the country's package from 2008 was the absence of incentives to buy cars from the nation's auto giants — unless, that is, they are electric vehicles. per megawatt-hour.

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Europe Packaging Government Investment 214

Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

New government stats show renewable generation grew by almost five per cent in 2019, while coal, gas and nuclear all experienced declines in output. per cent on a temperature adjusted basis, largely due to shifting patterns in electricity generation as renewable sources displaced fossil fuels.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Bank becomes one of first in UK to publish Climate Transition Plan setting out its strategy for achieving net zero emissions and tackling climate risks NatWest has warned that continuing policy gaps and uncertainties in the government's Net Zero Strategy risk putting its climate targets, as well as the UK's national emissions goals, at risk.

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Business Green

JULY 11, 2022

Government climate advisors publish assessment of third reporting round of Adaptation Reporting Power submissions from critical service providers. For example, a flood might damage an electricity substation which has a knock-on effect on the transport network due to a power outage.

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Climate change Government Transportation Health 68

Business Green

JULY 28, 2020

The Climate Change Bill tabled last week commits future administrations of the self-governing jurisdiction to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Carbon Electric vehicle 80

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 25, 2021

For example, in 2018, the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) adopted a goal of reducing greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions 50% below 2008 levels by 2050. And, unlike electric-powered alternatives, hydrogen has a relatively quick refueling time on the scale needed for global voyages. Government Strategies on Hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Government Transportation Carbon 90

The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

It gave rise to an era of unprecedented groundwater pumping fueled by free and subsidized electricity. Whilst the central governments have taken active steps for preservation and restoration of groundwater, we’re still miles away from achieving the state of normalcy. Findings of the Central Government. . Introduction.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2020

IEA's World Energy Outlook confirms dramatic drop in emissions in 2020, but warns delivery of promised green recovery depends on urgent action from governments. I see solar becoming the new king of the world's electricity markets," said Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA. "If per cent today.

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Fossil fuels Demand Government Policy 91

Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Key architect of the 2008 Climate Change Act returns to frontline politics, as Sir Keir Starmer unveils Labour's new front bench team. As such, Miliband was instrumental in passing the 2008 Climate Change Act, which set UK decarbonisation targets into law and established the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

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Climate change Politics Government Aviation 93

Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The biennial progress report on the government's Climate Change Agreements Scheme measures the emissions reductions achieved by businesses participating in the scheme, which offers tax breaks for businesses that agree to taking steps to enhance their energy efficiency and deliver associated emissions reductions.

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Climate change Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 76

Business Green

APRIL 29, 2020

"Only renewables are holding up during the previously unheard-of slump in electricity use. The report notes that renewables are the only energy source expected to grow against a backdrop of overall reduced electricity demand.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

After months of protracted and often bitter wrangling, Ireland’s coalition government yesterday published emissions budgets for each part of the economy, in a bid to meet its ambitious climate goals. After the painful financial crash of 2008/9, the political atmosphere in Ireland ahead of the lifting of quotas was febrile.

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Agriculture Methane Politics Transportation 88

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

It’s clear that a dedicated infrastructure is currently lacking, production costs outweigh less-clean competitors, and that government policy shows technology agnosticism is a myth. Hydrogen cluster projects with industry, local government and communities can deliver the early steps towards net zero. Accelerating hydrogen activity.

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Hydrogen Energy Energy Policy 130

Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 14, 2022

Canada’s oil and gas patch is partying like it’s 2008, though most Canadian drivers are not enjoying the festive mood. Governments at all levels need to acknowledge this fact and plan for how Canada will be competitive in a fundamentally changed economy. But historically, prices go back up, and the cycle repeats.

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Fossil fuels Government Demand Natural gas 52

Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

The government has also been ordered by the High Court to deliver a revamped version of its Net Zero Strategy by the end of the month, while it has also promised to deliver a "fulsome response" to Conservative MP Chris Skidmore's Net Zero Review in the spring or summer.

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Energy Energy Government Hydrogen 36

Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Governments around the world have a unique opportunity to shift the world onto a sustainable development path over the next 12 months, or else risk locking in a new generation of high carbon infrastructure that would make it near impossible to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. It seeks to show them what they can do.".

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In an apparent nod to libertarians in her party, she criticised “absolutists” who “dream of a marketplace entirely free from government intervention”, saying “those who actually risk their money understand that no such thing is possible, or even desirable.”. But the shift to electric vehicles is happening and with enthusiasm.”.

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Climate change Global warming Policy Government 94

DeSmogBlog

MAY 2, 2023

Pearson, who has written a number of articles criticising climate action, will be assuming a role on the board of trustees alongside former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott , who joined the GWPF in February and also serves as a trade adviser to the UK government.

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Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming Policy 94

Business Green

JULY 20, 2022

Government approves plans for controversial project on energy security and climate grounds. The two-reactor plant, mainly funded by the French company EDF, is expected to cost in the region of £20bn to build and supply roughly seven per cent of the UK's electricity needs once operational.

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Nuclear Power Government Climate change Construction 36

Business Green

JULY 14, 2020

The government must overhaul public procurement, fiscal and monetary policies to ensure a durable economic recovery that is aligned with the UK's climate goals, according to a comprehensive report published by the Aldersgate Group today.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph, she said the report “highlights why the measures this government has brought forward, such as the [2030] net zero target and the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales, are so important”. In 2020 , Tomlinson had fallen to 923rd, with an estimated worth of £130 million.

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Climate change Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Construction 98

Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In a major speech this afternoon, Tony Danker, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, is expected to argue that business and government should be working far more closely together to design a new UK economic strategy for the next decade.

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Politics Climate change Government Construction 82

Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

While there is broad consensus that zero emission deep sea trade vessels must be commercialised by the end of this decade if the sector is to stand any chance of reaching its 2050 climate goal of halving emissions compared to 2008, the low carbon fuels and technology solutions required for shipping decarbonisation remain in their infancy.

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Carbon Logistics Hydrogen Technology 63

Grist

MAY 19, 2020

The study estimates that by the end of the year emissions could decline anywhere between 2 to 13 percent overall, depending on the nature and duration of governments’ lockdown policies.) Previous crises have not dented emissions very much,” he said, referencing the 2008 financial crash that decreased emissions globally by 1.5

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Carbon Transportation Aviation Policy 144

Business Green

MAY 31, 2022

Slow UK growth in output and real wages over the past lost decade-and-a-half has meant these metrics are barely any better than they were prior to the 2008 financial crisis. Yet if real wages had grown at the same rate as they did before 2008, we would be on average almost £200 per week better off.

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Policy Fossil fuels Government Aviation 36

Business Green

MAY 28, 2020

Boris Johnson has given his clearest indication yet that the UK government will push for a green and climate resilient recovery to the looming recession, arguing today that "we owe it to future generations to build back better" after the coronavirus crisis. "The COP26 pic.twitter.com/hnKV3Fz5Z0. — COP26 (@COP26) May 28, 2020.

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Resilience Climate change Government Packaging 101

Clean Energy Canada

MAY 29, 2020

Around the world, governments are listening. On May 26, France announced a €8-billion (C$12-billion) plan to accelerate the transition to electric cars, which will include increasing the electric car amount buyers can receive as a state bonus towards the purchase of an electric car. Other countries.

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Carbon-neutral Hydrogen Electric vehicle Politics 63

Business Green

JUNE 25, 2021

That is the question presented by new research this month which explores how securitising homes with top energy ratings could finance a major green home retrofit programme in the UK and plug a major funding gap created by the underpowered nature of government domestic energy efficiency policies. This in turn would qualify a further 2.6

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

UK tech start-up Gravitricity has unveiled plans to explore the energy storage potential of South Africa's former mine shafts, thanks to a £300,000 funding boost from government agency Innovate UK. The South African electricity market is in crisis," said Melani De Lima, research analyst at RESA.

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Africa Energy Energy Innovation 55

Business Green

JUNE 28, 2020

European Environment Agency notes that growing SUV segment and a slow pick up of electric vehicles has pushed carbon dioxide emissions up. The agency noted that sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose sharply again to roughly 3.5

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