Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

Banking giant commits to ending support for coal by 2040 after reaching compromise with shareholders. The board-backed proposal commits the bank to phasing out all project finance, corporate finance, and underwriting of coal-fired power and thermal coal mining by 2030 in the EU and OECD, and by 2040 globally.

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AutoGrid

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The European Imperative Against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, the imperative for both private and public organizations in Europe is clear: establish a reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy supply chain. Norway leads in electrifying transportation, with 80% of its new car sales in the last year being electric vehicles.

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Business Green

JUNE 2, 2021

Data centre firm CyrusOne announces all its facilities are now running on a 100 per cent renewable energy tarrifs. Data centre firm REIT CyrusOne has announced that all its facilities in Europe are now running on 100 per cent renewable energy tariffs.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

Total this week bought an 80 percent share of the 96-megawatt Erebus floating wind project in the Celtic Sea from developer Simply Blue Energy. By 2040, the company aims to derive 15-20 percent of its revenue from its low-carbon business. The Erebus project will be built in water depths of 70 meters.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The European auto industry could slash emissions and drastically reduce its exposure to resource security risks by embracing recycled materials and circular business models. The report predicts 'circularity' in Europe's passenger vehicle sector is set to rise from 40 per cent today to 66 per cent by 2040 if circular principles are adopted.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

In today’s distributed energy system, managing power grid complexity is challenging. But grid operators are often handling these changes with an ageing infrastructure that wasn’t built with a distributed energy system in mind. The energy transition is reshaping utilities’ business model.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The European business community is more engaged than ever in the race to zero, with the number of companies publicly setting goals having grown over the last two years,” said Jean-Marc Ollagnier, CEO of Accenture in Europe. Our findings show that it is possible, but only if European businesses act now,” Ollagnier said.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For a 2050 net-zero future, we’ll need an electricity grid large enough that its untangled cables would be long enough to stretch all the way to the sun.    Last week, we got in tune with power markets to set the stage for a reliable, resilient, and decarbonized grid.   The grid follows a four-step value chain.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Prospects for carbon capture received a boost in September when the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the emerging technology is “ critical ” to a clean-energy transition. That means having carbon pricing comfortably above the cost of capture, usage and/or storage. percent of global power generation capacity.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 14, 2020

Iberdrola, among the world's largest wind power generators, plans to streamroll its way through the coronavirus crisis, with CEO Ignacio Galán announcing plans this month to increase investment in renewables projects and continue adding jobs as soon as the public health crisis is over. The company is hiring dozens of new U.S.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Strong, clear climate policies across power, transport and heavy industry, would help to support businesses to achieve climate goals, argues Volvo Car's. Moreover, if we wan t to remain a profitable business and attractive brand we need to transform into a company that is part of the solution.? ? Anders Kärrberg.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

All the green business news from around the world this week. 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. Study: Global lockdowns likely to curb temperatures by just 0.01C by 2030.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Two engineers were on board to monitor the vehicle's actions at all times, with one behind the wheel and ready to take control if required, and the second supervising the car's control and monitoring systems. The autonomous technology was able to make the car change lanes, merge, and stop and start.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

Carbon capture is becoming big business. So what is the energy sector doing to address this? Despite further investment in renewable energy, fossil fuel usage is still increasing, and it’s expected that fossil fuels will remain the dominant form of energy by the end of this century. We all know why.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The Rewild Fund added that it would help to drive the project forward through both the physical preparation of the chosen site, baseline surveys, and monitoring activity. Amazon is a co-founder of and the first signatory to The Climate Pledge - a commitment to reach net-zero carbon by 2040.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

Price and demand projections have been trimmed and there is a real sense that the clean energy transition that much of the industry has tip-toed around for the past decade could be about to accelerate. However, the contention that the new price projections are more realistic is contestable.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 28, 2024

In this edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook column, Yusuf Latief explores the energy storage financing climate in Europe, looking into the different instruments and models that are available for investors attempting to move into the space. billion) and €300 billion ($324.5 But is it enough? billion) through 2050.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Company profile.

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Business Green

APRIL 18, 2022

The second-largest (and growing) source of climate pollution in Europe. The leading killer of children in both the US and Europe. Despite the (slow) migration to electric-powered cars, consumer trends are making driving even more wasteful and unequal. Question: what do the following statistics have in common?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

After several delays spanning at least a year, the government has finally unveiled vision for a future net zero energy system - here are the eight things you need to know about the long-awaited Energy White Paper. To describe autumn 2020 as a busy period for green economy policy in the UK would be an understatement.

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Business Green

JUNE 2, 2020

Lest we forget, last summer's heatwaves across Europe - made five times more likely to occur as a result of climate change - were estimated to have caused an additional 900 deaths in the UK, according to by Public Health England (PHE).

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Bidgely

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

With Europe becoming the pioneer of energy transition, the European Utility Week (EUW) has evolved from a classic industry trade fair to a hotbed of energy innovation and thought leadership. In fact, 45% of annual battery capacity additions are already behind the meter today. Customers Are Still Missing Out.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

Envirotec writes Many are betting on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as the pathway to meeting ambitious net zero targets in the sector, with 2040 and 2050 being oft-cited deadlines. An analysis by Stratas Advisors has predicted that in Europe the demand for biofuels based on animal fat will grow from 1.4 tonnes from 2021 to 2030.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As the world attempts to achieve ambitious renewable energy mandates, outdated grid architecture stands staunchly in the way, writes Jack Curtis of Neara. For context, this is equivalent to doubling the planet’s current electricity infrastructure footprint.

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Business Green

JANUARY 15, 2023

Powers, vice president for global cleantech and renewables at Schneider Electric, who explores how public-private sector collaboration can help unshackle the surging demand for renewable energy. Most of Europe and roughly half of the United States is deregulated. Interview with John D. I was really impressed.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2020

Companies planning to build new coal-fired power plants will no longer be able to get financing from BNP Paribas, following the banking giant's introduction of a string of new policies aimed at eliminating its exposure to coal-fired electricity projects. BNP Paribas granted €185m to Germany's RWE, €150m to Czechia's ?EZ,

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Specialising in metal futures and options, the LME also operates a global warehouse network of more than 600 storage facilities, and boasts the distinction of being the last physical trading floor in Europe. At the same time, recent geopolitical turmoil has tested the LME's reticence to intervene in markets.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Gulf Coast typically receives much of the attention for the LNG rush , the Pacific Coast of Canada is home to multiple proposed LNG export projects, as energy companies scramble to export fracked gas from northeast British Columbia. Thames is a former executive at Cheniere Energy, a prominent U.S. s climate goals. “We

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Accelerating the build-out of clean energy will reduce costs and make the UK more secure, write Josh Freed and Isabelle Chan of US think tank Third Way, which released a new policy paper on the topic on 29 September. For example, the UK has the Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Department. Why industrial strategy?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

All the top reaction from leading business figures, politicians, campaigners and experts to Kwasi Kwarteng's first major fiscal statement as Chancellor. But the promise of streamlining the planning process may also offer a much-needed boost for major low carbon energy projects such as nuclear power plants and offshore wind farms.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 21, 2020

Sites like the once-forgotten South Brooklyn Marine Terminal and the proposed Arthur Kill Terminal on Staten Island may soon transform into major renewable energy hubs. To start, it would be difficult to meet its climate and energy targets without offshore wind. “I think a high-value component facility is coming to the U.S.

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Clean Energy Trust

MARCH 11, 2020

Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing Top Topics Large oil and gas and utility companies are making net-zero pledges , as they look to get ahead of consumer and regulatory trends.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

These relationship-building activities have helped to forge a powerful alliance in Brussels between select politicians from the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) and those with a commercial interest in slowing moves to more nature-friendly farming: pesticide manufacturers and farming unions linked to industry.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week. The UN has this week published its annual Global E-waste Monitor report , revealing that at least $10bn of gold, platinum, and other precious metals were lost each year as part of the world's growing e-waste mountain. By 2040, we will be carbon neutral.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Only 3 percent of the Wyoming project’s CO2 has been geologically stored in the same formation from which the original gas was extracted, according to estimates from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). C and with the net-zero energy transition. Credit: NET Power , CC BY-SA 4.0

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The pledge also calls on international banks to include nuclear in energy lending policies to help finance project-killing infrastructure expenditures. Italy installed its National Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Power in September. Post-Fukushima, the country pledged to phase out all atomic power.

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