GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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. . It is a dynamic that has left environmental campaigners increasingly frustrated. .

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

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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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

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. . There are other ways to make hydrogen.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Tech giant Microsoft has this week formally joined the European Corporate Leaders Group (CLG Europe), building on its recent commitment to become a net negative emission company. CLG Europe brings together influential European businesses which share the aim of delivering climate neutrality through "progressive public policy".

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

Detailed and joined-up policies, behaviour change, 'whole system' infrastructure investment, and holistic energy market reform are all critical to achieving net zero emissions, report warns. Both of these scenarios would meet the UK's Sixth Carbon Budget.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance also urges policymakers to standardise carbon credits to allow carbon markets to act as a market proxy in the absence of a global carbon price. gigatonnes in 2025, the group said. gigatonnes in 2025, the group 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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Business Green

APRIL 11, 2021

Deploying carbon capture technologies at Drax's biomass power plant in North Yorkshire could save the UK energy system more than £4.5bn in decarbonisation costs over the coming decade, a new report commissioned by the energy firm today claims.

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Business Green

APRIL 17, 2020

Shell has become the latest oil major to join the net zero club, yesterday pledging to strengthen its previous climate goals in a bid to deliver net zero emissions across its business and value chain by 2050. So just how serious is Shell about decarbonising its business and reaching net zero by 2050? warming pathway.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Governments around the world have today adopted a non-binding 2050 net zero emissions target for international flights, in a "milestone" move that for the first time seeks to put the global aviation sector on a long-term decarbonisation pathway that is in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This means that global oil and gas production must decline 3 percent on average every year until 2050. “I The first has to do with the carbon budget — the amount of carbon that can be emitted before the planet warms more than 1.5 degrees C above preindustrial temperatures. “If If we want a higher chance of staying below 1.5

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Chris Winward, chief commercial officer at the specialist energy from waste funder, said the updated manifesto reviewed the industry’s progress from social, economic and environmental perspectives, and shared insight on the effect of government policy changes and Covid-19. “As However, the sector has overwhelmingly proved its resilience.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

’s power sector will be operating on a negative-emissions basis by 2033 at the latest if the country sticks to its plan to reach net-zero emissions across the economy by 2050, according to system operator National Grid ESO. gigawatts of solar every year from now till 2050, far above its current pace.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

5 th July marked one year since the launch of ConcreteZero , a global, industry-led initiative to achieve net zero concrete by 2050. Concrete production accounts for 8% of global annual carbon emissions – if it were a country, it would rank somewhere between the US and India in terms of its carbon footprint.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

A new report by the think tank claims the UK can achieve its statutory net zero emissions targets for the land-use sector by supporting farmers and land managers to create healthy natural carbon sinks, such as woodlands, peatlands, and soils.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As with previous years, 2022’s conference has focused on implementing climate policies – with decarbonisation a key theme. Scope 3 emissions can account for over 70% of many businesses’ carbon footprint, which means that organisations – and the world – cannot reach net-zero without taking huge strides to reduce their indirect emissions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Ahead of the Prime Minister's promised new green recovery package, a new report from the business advocacy group outlines a raft of near-term policy interventions that could put the UK on track to reaching net zero emissions. The gap between the government's net zero rhetoric and its policy agenda remains.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Goods imported into the UK from countries with a lower or no carbon price will face a levy by 2027. Green , and James Bee On 18 December 2023, the UK government announced a proposal for a new carbon border adjustment mechanism (UK CBAM). The UK has made a number of decarbonisation commitments including reaching net zero by 2050.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 1, 2020

Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology scooping up the resulting CO2. The EU is aiming to be net-zero carbon across all sectors by 2050. Hydrogen is likely to play a substantial role in getting carbon out of those hard-to-reach sectors like heavy industry and freight.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

government’s official climate change advisory body is calling for fast-tracking investment in early-stage hydrogen infrastructure, as well as prioritizing carbon capture and storage and EV charging infrastructure, as immediate responses to the coronavirus outbreak. ’s final energy demand by 2050. The steps that the U.K.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) today unveiled a wide-ranging report on the government's green recovery agenda which argues major reforms to UK taxation and the swift release of long-awaited policy strategies will be central to laying the foundations of a greener, job-rich economy that protects nature.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

What could the UK's energy system look like in 2050, once offshore wind energy is the backbone of the electricity grid, fossil fuel vehicles are increasingly scarce, hydrogen fuel has gone from vision to reality, and energy efficiency is an everyday consideration for families and businesses alike?

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

It is clear that policy decisions in this parliamentary term will determine whether the UK is on a pathway that will credibly allow it to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and reverse the decline of the natural environment. There are two key aspects to that challenge.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2021

Waste and recycling firm plans to invest in carbon capture technology at its waste-to-energy facilities in the UK. Kevin Bradshaw, Viridor's chief executive, said tackling the climate crisis needed "bold action" and that the company was committed to doing everything in its power to achieve its net zero and negative emissions targets.

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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. Effective carbon pricing and climate compatible taxes are also in the works.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

The waste management sector bears an essential role in the EU’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the group explained in a statement in early February. Waste-to-Energy contributes by treating the fraction of municipal waste unfit for recycling, as a part of the Effort Sharing Regulation.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Research body argues government must fix 'uneven' decarbonisation policies that continue to drive customers towards high carbon activities. Stable and enduring policies that cover all key emitting economic sectors and reward investment and innovation in reducing emissions will be needed," he said.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

But Imperial College London analysis warns emerging technologies and negative emission power plants are likely to be needed to unlock full decarbonisation of the grid. New business models, backed by policy and investment, will be needed to bring advanced-but-proven technologies into the mainstream. "New

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

Policy documents released yesterday offer a glimpse into how big a role the government envisages for technologies such as carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), direct air capture (DAC), and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in supporting its Net Zero Strategy.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 13, 2022

T 3 transformation, which encompasses digital transformation, energy transformation and net-zero carbon transformation, is a new model for propelling today’s campuses into the future through systematic reformation and innovation. The world is consuming increasingly more energy, which causes higher carbon emissions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Lack of guidance, standards, and regulations underpinning carbon offsetting risks slowing net zero transition, the Climate Change Committee has today warned. Moreover, it warns that owing to weak standards, regulation and oversight, there is a shortage of high integrity carbon credits.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 28, 2020

Hundreds of Amazon employees have joined in solidarity, forming the advocacy group Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ) to protest the company’s climate policies. AECJ seeks to push Amazon into adopting more eco-conscious practices, but Amazon has threatened the protesters with termination for violating its communications policy.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2020

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). It also urges investors to promote a global standard for nature-based offset market.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

InfluenceMap looked at 216 industry associations that submitted feedback to the European Commission’s public consultations on both the 2030 and 2050 climate targets. A whopping 92 percent of those groups supported a net-zero emissions target for 2050, with very little opposition. For aviation, airline companies take the lead.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

New report from the Coalition for Negative Emissions argues urgent action is needed to expand carbon removals market - and businesses have a critical role to play. Most importantly, delivering net zero emissions through carbon offsets risks distracting from the need to slash emissions at source.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

Aviation giant has partnered with US low-carbon fuel company Alder Fuels and will test its SAF in its planes. Aerospace giant Boeing has announced it is to team up with US low-carbon fuel specialist Alder Fuels in a new partnership with a view to expanding production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) around the world.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Josh Burke at LSE's Grantham Research Institute navigates the costs, opportunities, advantages and disadvantages of different carbon capture and negative emissions technologies. This was made clear in the Committee on Climate Change's landmark advice to government on reaching net zero by 2050, published last May.

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