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Net zero: Green grid innovation takes centre stage in UK energy sector plans

Business Green

Energy Networks Association and National Grid reveal plans to harness green and flexible energy technologies through latest innovation strategies. The coronavirus crisis reminds us of electricity's indispensable role in our lives," he wrote in a blogpost.

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Global Briefing: Coronavirus crisis will have 'negligible' impact on emissions without green recovery, study warns

Business Green

It estimates that if the recovery emulates the recovery from the 2008 financial crisis then global temperature will rise by more than 1.5C A new report published in the journal Scientific Reports has warned that extreme droughts are set to become much more frequent across central Europe in the coming decades as climate impacts escalate.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

An Awe-Inspiring Place The Arctic, also affectionately called the North Pole and home to Santa Claus, has always been a magical place that captivated our imagination. With the Northern sea routes available all year, costs for transporting goods (especially from Asia to Europe and the U.S.) Good news for boats, bad news for polar bears.

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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Food is basically a combination of energy, water and nutrients. Some plants and micro-organisms can make food ‘out of thin air’ by simply rearranging carbon, water and oxygen molecules using energy from the Sun. The trick is to grow plants inside and replace the Sun by red and blue LED lights, making them shine purple.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.

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How forestry conservation is sustaining both the climate and livelihoods in the Congo

Business Green

The forest is our home; when we leave the forest or if the forest dies, we shall die. The project of Wildlife Works' subsidiary ERA Congo in Mai Ndombe, which covers some 300,000 hectares and is home to about 180,000 people, is a good example. Health is like the sun that illuminates the entire village." - African proverb.