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Old Paris railway site will transform into a carbon-neutral ecosystem neighborhood

AGreenLiving

In addition to the creation of large public parks, the neighborhood will include carbon-neutral architecture and renewable energy systems. Other sustainable features include photovoltaic panels mounted onto the roofs, planting plans that promote biodiversity and the use of natural materials and prefabricated low-carbon concrete floors.

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Europe’s offshore network development plans set out

Smart Energy International

The new plans, part of ENTSO-E’s ‘Ten-Year Network Development Plan’ (TYNDP) for 2024, are aimed at assessing the offshore transmission infrastructures required to provide visibility and guidance on the integration of the planned growing offshore renewable capacity to the European electricity grid. “We

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UK Ministers Met 1-on-1 with Fossil Fuel and Biomass Producers Nine Times as Often as Renewables Since Kwasi Kwarteng Took Energy Portfolio

DeSmogBlog

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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'Project Mootopia': Ben & Jerry's launches emissions-cutting pilots at it dairy farms

Business Green

Brand hopes new project will help meet its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to half industry average by 2024. Forage-based diets that limit cows' methane-rich burps and better soil management to boost grass growth are all part of a new plan by Ben & Jerry's to cut greenhouse gas emissions to half the industry average by 2024.

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Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe

DeSmogBlog

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. Again, the research doesn’t account for the cost of inaction.

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Revealed: Meetings Blitz Between Big Ag and Anti-Green Lawmakers in Europe

DeSmogBlog

The findings come at a crucial time for nature-friendly laws in Europe, which scientists say are critical to securing the bloc’s food supply and tackling both climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse. Tipping Point With European Elections due in June 2024, experts say that decisions made now will set the tone for parties across Europe.

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? Fueling carbon-free transport

Climate Tech VC

Fuels are hydrocarbons, meaning they are long chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms strung together (sometimes along with nitrogen or oxygen). While most fuels are long-chain hydrocarbons, the exact ratio and arrangement of the carbon and hydrogen varies, even within the same types of fuels.