Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The profits reported by Shell and BP alone in the first six months of 2022 totalled around £30bn. In electricity, estimates from my own research group suggest that increased profits in the electricity wholesale market in 2022 must be at least £10bn, probably much more. Read the original article.

Energy 72

Energy Energy Packaging Fossil fuels 72

Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

In a 2022 paper published in Nature Scientific Reports , Ciniro Costa, Jr., Sequestration approaches such as agroforestry and low- or no-till agriculture also have significant co-benefits such as soil and water conservation. 2022), with approximately 1.3 Source: Qin and Horvath, 2022. So what holds us back?

Waste 59

Waste Waste Packaging Transportation 59

Grist

APRIL 20, 2022

Kathy Lenniger was running her dogsled team one day along her usual route in Fairbanks, Alaska, when she suddenly splashed into overflow, fresh water spilling on top of the snow. But for the last several years, she said, “if I have some water on my counter now, it rolls in this direction. It’s like, ‘Oh yeah, it’s sinking again.’”

Soil 133

Soil Methane Climate change Government 133

Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

An initial draft agreement includes five long-term goals for 2050, backed by intermediary milestones and 20 targets for 2030, including an overall ambition for nature to contribute "at least [30 per cent]" of efforts to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. There are signs this argument is gaining traction.

Biodiversity 89

Biodiversity Carbon-negative Politics Agriculture 89

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Temporarily putting her small-state philosophy to one side, the former foreign secretary has said she’ll splurge tens of billions to shelter billpayers from sky-high energy prices – providing welcome relief for households but reducing the incentive for people to cut back consumption, thereby making the UK’s energy supply more vulnerable.

Climate change 83

Climate change Fossil fuels Government Policy 83