GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 02:15. The nuances of all the various adjectives and descriptors that are used to describe climate action — from "science-based" to "net zero" to "carbon negative" — are enough to make heads spin, especially for those who spend their professional lives worrying about how to communicate these concepts.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2021

Advocates of BECCS argue that by sourcing sustainable biomass feedstocks for power plants and then capturing the resulting emissions, the technology can deliver both reliable renewable power and negative emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

“With the UK hosting COP26 in Glasgow in 2020, the country’s actions will be under close scrutiny and there will be nowhere to hide if we fall short of doing our part,” said Kiran Sura of PwC. A coherent policy response that catalyses action to deliver emissions reductions across all sectors is required.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

The year 2020 will be remembered as a year in which humanity weathered a dangerous and fast-spreading disease, costing companies and governments billions in management and recovery. Positive and Negative Impacts of the Pandemic on the Environment. Source:WSP, 2020. Source:Rume, T. and Islam, S., Work-from-home Emissions.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

2020 was the year that…. Mon, 12/28/2020 - 02:11. To recall some of the key developments, as I have done each December for more than a decade, I’ve plumbed the nearly 1,300 stories, columns and analyses we've published on GreenBiz.com since the dawn of 2020 — a.k.a. All links are to stories published on GreenBiz.com during 2020.)

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Fourteen months ago, the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report neglected to include a pandemic among its major warnings for the year ahead. The crisis has exposed not only the lack of foresight but the lack of effectiveness in mainstream business risk management policies. That's a very different question.".

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Business Green

APRIL 29, 2020

Global Energy Review notes that renewables will be the only energy source to expand in 2020 despite a dramatic nosedive in energy demand worldwide caused by Covid-19's shutdown of economic and public life. million barrels a day in 2020, "erasing almost a decade of growth". of warming.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2020

An updated renewable energy from waste manifesto has been released by Privilege Finance, following a series of monumental changes which have impacted the industry in 2020. As well as policy changes, 2020 has also seen new information emerge and increased understanding of the potential for AD. “In million homes,” he said.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It plans to add carbon capture and storage to the biomass plants, taking them to a negative-emissions status. “[Thursday’s] announcement is part of Drax renewing its focus on renewables and pioneering bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technology (BECCS),” the company representative said in an email.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Businesses who fail to act on decarbonisation risk exposing themselves to potential risks from policy-driven increased operating costs, increased energy costs or increased compliance costs. Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012. Shift to low-carbon heat.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 00:15. Seasoned observers fear that growing calls for a bolder and more ambitious global policy framework are continuing to founder on the rocks of vested interests and short-term cost concerns. . Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. Cecilia Keating.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Wed, 07/15/2020 - 01:00. Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2) and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. . Arlene Karidis.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2022

Since early 2020 the number of net zero commitments made by publicly listed firms has risen sharply. Then there's policy shocks. This will encourage better management of natural resources by effectively putting a price on nature and directing financial flows from nature-negative to nature-positive outcomes. Take climate.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2020, including 13.2 million from burning biomass, according to environmental law charity ClientEarth – is sponsoring an event called “How Can the UK Build a Zero Carbon, Lower Cost Energy Future?” Drax – which emitted 19.4 at the Labour conference in Brighton on Monday.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

Whilst Brexit will undoubtedly remain a dominant theme in 2020, the new government will need to press on with delivering progress on the climate change and environmental agenda. However, for policy to be effective in getting to net zero emissions, it is important to be clear what we mean by innovation.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

Before 2020, few of us gave much serious thought to toilet paper. Trees perform a vital task in storing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. When they are cut down, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. It came from the supermarket, went down the toilet, and that was that.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 21, 2020

Apple committed on Tuesday to becoming carbon-neutral by 2030, pushing its ambitions far beyond its own corporate walls — already 100 percent powered by renewables — to include its vast supply chain and the lifecycle of all its products. Apple will increasingly rely on carbon-removal programs. technology giants.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2019

New European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Europe's Green Deal on Wednesday, a package of 50 far-reaching policy ideas that are still missing many key details, calling it a "man on the moon moment" for Europe. A dedicated offshore wind plan, also to come in 2020.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2020

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 00:30. With growing consensus on the gravity of the climate crisis, countries and companies are adopting carbon reduction targets. Pressure to make emissions visible has been around for a while: Consumers want to know how much carbon is embodied in the products they buy. Paolo Natali.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Labour’s energy spokesperson has said he stands “completely” with biomass giant Drax, despite admitting that its use of wood pellets in its North Yorkshire power station is not carbon neutral. The speakers at the panel event, “How Can the UK Build a Zero Carbon, Lower Cost Energy Future?” Completely With Them’.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Government policy should increase its focus on the well-to-wheel (WTW) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and overall energy efficiency performance of new fuels for transport, according to a new study by Zemo Partnership (formerly LowCVP). Further recommendations are included in the study which is available for download here.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Analysis of the government’s latest transparency data shows ministers at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) held 130 one-on-one meetings with energy producers between July 22 2019 and March 18 2021, of which nearly half (63) were with producers of high carbon energy. Drax Access.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Smith’s comments were made in the context of home heating costs within a wider discussion concerning carbon taxes and the affordability crisis. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a three-year “carbon price carve out” for home heating oil in October 2023. percent annually from 2013 to 2020.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

We see customers demanding action on carbon emissions, investment firms structuring new green products and governments developing regulations to support the transition to a sustainable future. Richard Mattison. Mon, 03/08/2021 - 00:15. ESG issues continue to gain prominence, with climate change getting the most attention today.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 11, 2021

The question of Drax’s influence on national climate policy has come under renewed scrutiny after it emerged for a second time in two months that a senior PR executive advised on government climate strategy with an apparent conflict of interest. However, it produces 15 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent a year.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 16, 2021

Offsets offer a carbon polluter (like the operator of a steel plant) an additional option to comply with government rules that limit carbon pollution. Carbon offsets have been enabled under international law in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and were first used internationally in 2001. WHAT ARE OFFSETS? HOW ARE OFFSETS USED?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

And here's Makower's: "Fraudulent misrepresentation of a company's products, policies or performance.". Commitments to net zero are worth zero without the plans, policies and actions to back it up. There's a reason why carbon is all around. How companies can reach net zero carbon and avoid greenwashing.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Carbon capture and sequestration have often been considered technologies of last resort. As emissions keep rising and global carbon budgets decline, it is becoming increasingly apparent that if we are to stave off the worst of climate change we must deploy and scale these desperate remedies as quickly as possible.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The share of non-hydro renewable energy in the fuel mix more than doubled during this period to over 13% in 2019, and this torrid rate of growth is expected to continue, according to IRENA’s Renewable Energy Statistics, 2020. Renewables will become the largest source of electricity generation in 2025.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2020

$1bn 'Ambition Zero Carbon' aims for zero carbon emissions across global operations by 2025, and ensure entire value chain is carbon negative by 2030. The new goals were set out in the firm's ‘Ambition Zero Carbon' strategy published yesterday, which brings forward its plans for decarbonisation in line with a 1.5C

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

Industry group urges Minister to introduce 'wind-style Levy Control Framework' for nascent market at next Spending Review to provide industry with confidence to invest in first generation of carbon capture projects.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

A growing number of oil companies in the past year have announced targets to achieve “net-zero emissions” by mid-century, seemingly signaling a monumental shift in the history of the oil business towards low-carbon solutions. Slowing down the low-carbon transition is profitable for the boards of these Carbon Majors,” the authors wrote.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2021

It's fantastic to see so many farmers making plans to implement net zero measures on their farms, whether it's investing in energy efficiency or carbon storage, especially at a time when business confidence among farmers is so low," said NFU deputy president Stuart Roberts.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

A growing number of oil companies in the past year have announced targets to achieve “net-zero emissions” by mid-century, seemingly signaling a monumental shift in the history of the oil business towards low-carbon solutions. Slowing down the low-carbon transition is profitable for the boards of these Carbon Majors,” the authors wrote.

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Energy Innovation

MAY 25, 2022

The results can help explain how, and how fast, we might reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with implications for policy design and technology adoption. For instance, the experience of climate impacts can motivate individuals to support climate policy and shift social norms. Beckage et al., Source: Moore et al. Public support.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

On the anniversary of its pledge to become a 'carbon negative' company, Microsoft has provided a snapshot of its decarbonisation progress to date, revealing it curbed its absolute emissions by six per cent last year while purchasing 1.3 million metric tonnes of carbon removal credits through its first offset tender process.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Domestic Climate Policy Gets Real. to a carbon free economy by 2050, experts at Bloomberg and Princeton estimate that the US will have to build enough solar and wind farms to fill an area roughly five times the size of South Dakota. In the near-term, the conflict is exerting negative impacts on climate emissions.

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