Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released a study the shows the cost of onshore wind power generation has dropped 23 percent since 2010, while solar electricity saw a decrease of 73 percent. While the real costs of fossil fuels are increasing the costs of renewables are declining.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2021

Critics argue that large offshore wind turbines pose a threat to seabirds and marine mammals, while some experts counter that the the way in which offshore wind farms create artifical reefs and de facto no fishing zones can actually serve to enhance marine biodiversity.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In recent months alone, we’ve secured record investment in wind power, published a world-leading Hydrogen strategy, launched a new UK Emissions Trading Scheme, committed to end coal power by 2024, pledged £1bn in funding to support the development of carbon capture and invested £2bn to support the decarbonisation of transport.”.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

The authors calculated the huge additional costs lumped onto society by the transport and electricity sectors' contribution to climate change, air pollution, land degradation, noise, and biodiversity damage, as well as health and social costs, with the estimated total bill coming to £264bn. Co-author of today's study Benjamin K.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change Joel Makower Mon, 07/20/2020 – 02:11 Last week, a group of activists, scientists, academics and others issued a report calling for policies and other initiatives to generate prosperity while addressing inequity and the climate crisis. They called it the Blue New Deal.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

In a hotly-anticipated bonanza of climate and environmental policy announcements that the UK government insists it is not now calling 'Green Day', a revamped Net Zero Strategy is set to be published today with a flurry of climate policy bells and whistles attached. These aren't just rehashed policies, but the wrong priorities.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Lead author of the paper Dr Michael Clark from the Oxford Martin School and Nuffield Department of Population Health said it was therefore crucial to shift the world away from meat and dairy towards plant-based diets, which would also benefit biodiversity and human health. Global wind capacity to reach record 1,000GW by 2025.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 7, 2021

” This one line leaves a lot of questions open about how to expand renewable energy, including how to do so while conserving land and protecting biodiversity. All sectors committed to climate and biodiversity conservation have a role to play. Site Wind Right mapping tool reveals there are 90 million acres in the Central U.S.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As the government gears up to unveil its 10 point green recovery plan this autumn, an alliance of more than 70 civil society groups have set out which net zero policies they think should make the cut. But will the government deliver the scale of investment and detailed policy frameworks required to unlock real progress?

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Lauder office facility, while the Minnesota one will contribute up to 50 percent — the remainder of its power will come from utility-sourced wind power. . In mid-June, the company issued a series of sweeping new racial equity policies , including reaching "U.S. Clancy: I have two more questions.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

The New York installation will provide 100 percent of the electricity required by the office operations, while the Minnesota one will contribute up to 50 percent — the remainder of its power will come from utility-sourced wind power. . Clancy: I have two more questions. One is just a thread I hear often.

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2021

While in the five years since the Agreement, widespread policy changes have been slow, there are glimmers of hope. As the Paris Agreement's ratchet mechanism forces on, we have seen a concerted policy response from China, Japan and South Korea, who have all announced targets in October 2020 of net zero emissions by middle of the century.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

Businesses leaders urge EU committees to champion Nature Restoration Law An alliance of 12 major business networks is this week urging key European Parliament committees to support and strengthen a proposed Nature Restoration Law, which if passed would set out legally binding goals for restoring ecosystems and biodiversity.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2020

I remember we talked about the potential of harnessing wind energy on a large scale - which in the early 1990s seemed like an impossible dream. I couldn't see a reason why wind energy wasn't contributing more. If you could introduce one green policy which would you choose? And what is your biggest career regret?

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2022

But as the country reflects on the wildfires and travel chaos caused by yesterday's stifling heat, the candidates are facing growing calls from colleagues and green groups alike to explain precisely how they envisage the ambitious decarbonisation and biodiversity targets being met. per megawatt hour, just behind offshore wind on £37.35/MWh,

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

A green jobs guarantee that will help put us on track to meet climate targets and reverse biodiversity loss. As government acknowledges, there are currently some missing pieces of the jigsaw when it comes to energy policy. John Alker, Director of Policy and Places at UKGBC, said. "We

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2023

"As the country presides over the G20 presidency this year, India is well positioned to take climate leadership as a prime example on the possibilities of enabling clean power generation by unleashing solar and wind power."

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

Lauder office facility, while the Minnesota one will contribute up to 50 percent — the remainder of its power will come from utility-sourced wind power. In mid-June, the company issued a series of sweeping new racial equity policies , including reaching “U.S. Clancy: I have two more questions.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

The New York installation will provide 100 percent of the electricity required by the office operations, while the Minnesota one will contribute up to 50 percent — the remainder of its power will come from utility-sourced wind power. Clancy: I have two more questions. One is just a thread I hear often.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Thirteen years ago, this ahead-of-its-time cool school eliminated plastic water bottles (though it's had to temporarily suspend the policy due to COVID-19). The school just unveiled a 35-acre athletic center on native meadows whose plants were selected for their ability to attract pollinators and restore biodiversity.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The report sets out around 50 core policy recommendations to government, backed by around 25 principles for governing the net zero transition, and contained within this framework are myriad lessons and learnings for the green economy, and indeed the climate movement as a whole. Don't be scared, be bold," he said.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2022

China's National Energy Administration moves to tighten coal development policies, but wriggle room remains. China's National Energy Administration (NEA) has this week issued a new statement suggesting the government could squeeze the country's coal power plant pipeline. With today's resolution we are officially on track for a cure.".

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Mr. Sustainability

JUNE 27, 2020

Aligning economic stimulus and policy packages with climate goals is crucial for a long-term viable and healthy economy. Renewables include bio-energy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind power. Aligning economic stimulus and policy packages with climate goals is crucial for a long-term viable and healthy economy.”

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In either case, this wasn’t on our bingo card… In the news, the British government passed new reforms to speed up interconnection, Colombia launched a $1B biodiversity fund, the US released $6B in funding for climate resiliency, and the US and China made modest progress on methane reduction at APEC.  Or a red herring?

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