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Investigation reveals almost 130,000 tonnes of carpet incinerated annually

Envirotec Magazine

Members of a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling in the UK – which goes by the name ‘Carpet Recycling UK’ – are causing 128,480 tonnes of carpet to be incinerated every year – emitting dangerous toxic chemicals and significant carbon emissions, costing UK society around £16.5 Available at: [link].

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Study: Forestry finance market could soar to $800bn as net zero goals multiply

Business Green

Corporate demand for carbon removal and offsetting will establish forests as a major new asset class that could generate $800bn annually for investors by mid-century, according to the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

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Legal giant CMS sets out its case for net zero emissions by 2025

Business Green

International law firm CMS has set its sights on becoming a net zero business by 2025, today announcing plans to set science-based emissions reduction targets in line with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C. Company seeking approval from Science Based Targets initiative for 1.5C climate goals covering its business and value chain.

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Scientists Condemn ‘Misinformation’ Used to Attack EU Reforms to Protect Nature

DeSmogBlog

They argue that the laws will cause a drop in EU food production and lead to widespread economic losses. The European Parliament’s committees are expected to vote on pesticide laws (the “SUR regulation”) from July. Nature Under Pressure Agriculture is currently responsible for over 10 percent of EU carbon emissions.

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Germany Set to Start Coal Phaseout Tenders Amid Legal Challenge

GreenTechMedia

In 2018, Germany appointed a commission drawn from industry, government and civil society to find a broadly acceptable way to close the nation’s substantial coal mining and power plant infrastructure. There are also compensation packages for workers in mines and power plants who lose their job as a result of the coal exit laws.

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Half the world's economy now eyeing net zero transition, analysis shows

Business Green

The wave of net zero goals and commitments has rapidly increased since October 2018, when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that in order to have a 50 per cent chance of keeping global warming below 1.5

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Negative emissions under a net zero target: the controversies and pitfalls

Business Green

Josh Burke at LSE's Grantham Research Institute navigates the costs, opportunities, advantages and disadvantages of different carbon capture and negative emissions technologies. As the new 2050 target, now enshrined in law, is to reduce emissions to net zero, it is important to distinguish between gross zero and net zero.