Business Green

MARCH 30, 2021

New report says raft of policy changes geared incentivising innovators to create new low carbon products and services for consumers could generate 'big bang' moment for the energy sector akin to finance in the 80s and telecoms in the 90s.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The EPP is vociferously opposing two major pieces of legislation from the EU’s Green Deal, a historic package by the bloc to reduce its emissions in line with global climate targets. It includes key reforms that are currently making their passage through Europe’s lawmaking bodies. The meetings were held during key negotiating moments.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

  KoBold Metals discovered a major copper deposit, which could be the start to solving growing supply and demand imbalances brought on by copper’s fundamental role in the energy transition.  Demand The most critical of energy transition minerals.   Demand is on the rise. Why is this important now? 

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

CEO insists climate crisis demands more ambitious targets, as he earmarks £1bn of investment to help the supermarket help hit net zero 10 years ahead of the government target. Sainsbury's is responsible for around one million tonnes of carbon emissions every year.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

Cheshire site to become dedicated EV manufacturing plant from end of 2022 producing raft of electric van and car models. The company said its ambition was for the factory to be 'carbon neutral' by the middle of the current decade.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

"No economy in the world, much less the soon-to-be fourth largest, has put forth such a comprehensive roadmap to reach carbon neutrality. And we are placing before all, the key elements of India's transition to a low-carbon development pathway.". It integrates effortlessly mitigation, adaptation and transformation.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The winners were chosen for their innovative solutions to the world's most pressing environmental problems and awarded £1m each, alongside a package of professional support to help them scale up and roll out the winning innovations around the world. We need businesses, leaders, innovators, and communities to take action.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

"We remain fully committed to the historic Glasgow Climate Pact agreed at COP26 including a 68 per cent reduction in our emissions by 2030," he said, adding that "cheap, low carbon, reliable energy must sit at the heart of any modern economy".

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EDF + Business

APRIL 18, 2023

Food Processors Beverage Companies Grocery Stores Wholesale Clubs Agricultural Producers Restaurants Packaged Food Companies Meat Producers On average, two-thirds of food sector companies’ emissions are generated by farm-level production, making on-farm sustainability critical for abatement. Key Takeaways IRA adds $4.95

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

When it comes to demand reduction, small behavioural changes can do the trick. ” And although this was a painful lesson; we have now decreased our gas dependency on Russia, from 40% at the beginning of the year to 9% as we approach the end of 2022; it is nevertheless impressive. The second: “Diversification.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We all know that giving waste a second life is more carbon-efficient than incinerating it, but reaching a definition on what makes an item 'recyclable' is one of the most complex challenges policymakers currently face. The proposal states that packaging (all materials) entering the EU market must meet design for recyclability criteria.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Only then can DB be climate-neutral by 2050. South Korea signals plan to strengthen 2030 carbon targets. for progressing toward carbon neutrality," he said, adding that "we will try our best to quickly raise the 2030 national greenhouse gas reduction target before 2025. within our administration's term?for

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2022

Last week the club revealed plastic recycling pods have been installed at the Etihad Stadium in a bid to encourage football fans to make more conscious choices when disposing of packaging waste by offering them discounts on air travel as a reward for "joining the sustainability journey".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The huge support package could cost up to £150bn, or potentially even more depending on the volatile global gas market, and taxpayers are set to foot the bill for at least two years. Beyond the headline support package, major energy market changes are being planned too. — Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) September 8, 2022.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The industry claims it can produce climate-friendly “blue hydrogen” from natural gas using carbon capture, a nascent technology still in early development. In response to interview requests from OpenSecrets, the American Petroleum Institute shared a study it commissioned “on the benefits of low-carbon hydrogen.”

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

This might be the quickest and cheapest way for you to become carbon neutral, without retrofitting your vessels at all. This article explores the current situation in Rotterdam, how many refineries there are, the fuel and hydrogen demand, the basic technological requirements for a synthetic fuel refinery and the costs involved.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Dow is wholeheartedly committed to ending plastic waste in the environment and achieving our target of carbon neutrality by 2050. Flexible packaging, which includes materials such as bags and pouches, is often the most sustainable choice with the lowest environmental impact when considered on a lifecycle basis.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

This article explores the current situation in Rotterdam, how many refineries there are, the fuel and hydrogen demand, the basic technological requirements for a synthetic fuel refinery and the costs involved. The alternative to fossil feedstock, is to replace it with hydrogen and carbon in other sustainable forms.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Report: China carbon emissions fall eight per cent. The new analysis was published by Carbon Brief and is based on official figures and commercial data. It remains unclear if China's emissions have now peaked or whether the latest stimulus package from the government could lead to a rebound in emissions.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Dubbed the 'Growth Plan' , the package of around 30 measures builds on Prime Minister Liz Truss's vision for a low tax and low regulation approach in the hope of driving economic growth and staving off warnings of a looming recession. Energy package costs £60bn for just 6m. — Jess Ralston (@jessralston2) September 23, 2022.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

It will specifically explore systemic solutions to the climate crisis focusing on clean energy, electrified, transportation, the circular economy, carbon removal and sustainable food systems. Protein is being sourced from an increasingly long list of plants, synthesized from carbon dioxide sucked from the air, and extracted from insects.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2022

EDF Renewables Ireland intends to submit a planning application and an Environmental Impact Assessment Report in support of the project, which could consist of up to seven turbines, to Carlow County Council in late 2022 or early 2023 with a view to bringing the project online by 2026. Coal India touts net zero operations goal.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The long-awaited document contained few surprises, but the plans did put President Xi Jinping's pledge to deliver a 'carbon neutral' economy by 2060 on a formal footing. It reflects Beijing's mistrust of the US ability to fulfill its carbon and finance targets. Biden administration hails latest US climate infrastructure plans.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025. She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . percent of its GDP.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

based insurer to achieve carbon neutrality in 2016. . When he offered her a job leading the company’s global sustainable packaging initiative, she jumped at it. One current focus: The organization is seeking ways to scale collective impact to redefine food packaging. Jesse Klein. Jennifer Ballen, 28 . Meg Wilcox.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

Research from WWF, for example, has found 46 per cent of the UK's carbon footprint is generated overseas by goods produced to satisfy UK consumption. The four packages of sanctions have hit hard and limited the Kremlin's political and economic options. We are seeing tangible results.

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure. The US is set to get its first ever carbon equivalent tax - on methane. As Mark Carney noted this morning, this is part of a global trend.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

It’s a necessary component to carbon neutrality by 2050. According to one analysis from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, increased demand has already helped cut offshore wind prices in half since 2016. We want those carbon-free electrons’. We want those carbon-free electrons,” Simmons said. “We

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Many Democratic presidential candidates have pitched renewables credits as part of larger climate policy packages. “Currently solar is already an existential threat to wind power’s gross demand levels here in the United States.” This spring, lawmakers introduced legislation extending the ITC.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

His administration dismantled the Clean Power Plan , Obama's signature energy-sector carbon-reduction policy, and replaced it with a much weaker standard called the Affordable Clean Energy rule. Meanwhile, the federal government’s carbon-reduction policy abdication has been counteracted by state-level action. Current U.S.

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