The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Secondly, reduce the amount of water consumed in showers by installing a low-flow showerhead and don’t let the water run while you’re shampooing. If you enjoy flying, book a fuel-efficient airline to reduce your carbon footprint. Fly economy whenever possible rather than business or first class. Travel Sustainably.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

A new white paper published by the Mine Energy Taskforce and Local Energy Hub network has called for greater support for mine energy as a key low carbon heat source in the UK that can contribute to government’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050. Dawdon mine water treatment scheme (image credit: Copyright Coal Authority.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 28, 2020

On the contrary, wind energy is stable and is mostly regulated by the wind energy market economy which is pretty much into the public realm and thus is considered predictable. Powered by green energy, wind farms do not affect the property pricing that much, or have no negative impact at all.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 14, 2021

A recently published book by Still Burning , a network campaigning against coal imports to Europe and neocolonialism, explores the links between our addiction to coal and the deteriorating ecological and social conditions of communities living near mines supplying European power stations and steelworks. Credit: Sally Low.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 14, 2021

A recently published book by Still Burning , a network campaigning against coal imports to Europe and neocolonialism, explores the links between our addiction to coal and the deteriorating ecological and social conditions of communities living near mines supplying European power stations and steelworks. Credit: Sally Low.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 5, 2021

Going even a step further: if climate change proceeds unchecked, its negative impacts will effect the world’s economies at large. The recovery packages stipulated in the course of overcoming the impacts of the corona crisis can be an opportunity to channel needed investments into sustainable, green sectors and build back better.

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 5, 2020

Reevaluating Philanthropy and Impact Investing is an online event that will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM (EDT). Like most aspects of society, impact investing and philanthropy have been profoundly unsettled by the coronavirus pandemic, requiring urgent responses and reevaluations of missions and priorities.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Financial services firm Legal & General Retirement has today pledged to cut the carbon intensity of its £81bn annuity book in half by 2030. An interim goal will see the firm, which is targeting a net zero portfolio by 2050, aim for an 18.5 per cent reduction by 2025.

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R-Squared Energy

APRIL 10, 2021

president’s policies generally have limited impact on the energy markets in the short term. However, over the longer term a president’s policies can make a big impact. ” Quoting from my book Power Plays : “The group’s work culminated in the release of the National Energy Policy (NEP) in May of 2001.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

LLC, minority-owned bank Loop Capital Markets LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering and BofA Securities, Inc. In addition to these joint book runners, the transaction included minority and veteran-owned firms Academy Securities, Inc., AmeriVet Securities, Inc., as co-managers.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Chancellor reportedly set to launch new bank and reform Green Book to allow increased support for low carbon infrastructure. Sunak is also expected to announce multi-billion pound infrastructure investments on Wednesday, as he seeks to stimulate an economy hit hard by the coronavirus crisis.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Building on the foundations of past conferences, especially Paris, to create a zero-carbon economy which will benefit our children and grandchildren. ??. In Glasgow, the world must ramp up momentum towards a zero-carbon economy. And we will do that, working with all parts of the global economy and society.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

"We are delighted to unveil today's list of finalists, all of which really are at the forefront of the UK's burgeoning green economy and its transition to a net zero and sustainable economy," said BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray. BBC Studios - Bridgewater House Relocation GPE - 50 Finsbury Square Grid 2.0 &

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted. In particular, young leaders who refuse to accept the status quo are already driving real change and positive impact in food and ag.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Conservation can improve the financial health of dairy farms, according to a new report from EDF and K·Coe Isom AgKnowledge – How conservation makes dairy farms more resilient, especially in a lean agricultural economy. Farmers benefit from looking across the farm enterprise to better understand the full financial impacts of conservation.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

Specifically it calls for Ministers to commit to decarbonising the economy at a quicker pace over the coming decade, adopt new targets to reduce the UK's global environmental impact, and place a stronger onus on delivering a 'Just Transition' for citizens.

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Andrew Winston

MAY 4, 2022

Our economy relies entirely on inputs from the natural world, from the things we grow and dig up to the harder-to-measure benefits, such as providing a free dumping ground in the sky for pollution. But many more places, like Miami, huge parts of Bangladesh, and all low-lying island nations, will flood permanently.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

Decisions made now could define the future of the economy and the country's decarbonisation trajectory for decades, and the CCC's well-evidenced findings are therefore crucial reading for anyone working on business strategy or economic policy in Britain today. Covid-19 climate impacts have been huge, but may not last.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2021

Solar prices hit record-lows, firmly ousting coal as the cheapest source of electricity. As the third-largest producer of carbon dioxide emissions in the world today with an economy that's poised to see massive growth in the future, what happens to India’s energy mix will have a significant impact on the planet and its inhabitants.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

A growing number of oil companies in the past year have announced targets to achieve “net-zero emissions” by mid-century, seemingly signaling a monumental shift in the history of the oil business towards low-carbon solutions. Slowing down the low-carbon transition is profitable for the boards of these Carbon Majors,” the authors wrote.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

A growing number of oil companies in the past year have announced targets to achieve “net-zero emissions” by mid-century, seemingly signaling a monumental shift in the history of the oil business towards low-carbon solutions. Slowing down the low-carbon transition is profitable for the boards of these Carbon Majors,” the authors wrote.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The business group's recommendations cover all major sectors of the economy, impacting heavy industry, land use, aviation and shipping, buildings, power, transport, and waste. All future trade agreements must promote high standards on the environment and climate change and reduce barriers for trade in low carbon goods, it warns.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 5, 2020

It’s no secret that tourism is often an incredibly important component to a destination’s economy. The project is a collaboration between Danish and Japanese design teams focused on sustainable tourism development and low-impact, regenerative tourism.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is helping to bring transparency to climate risk throughout capital markets, with the aim of making markets more efficient and economies more stable and resilient. Many stakeholders are involved in the initiative, across corporations and financial institutions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2021

More than 70 per cent of the world's economy is now covered by net zero targets. In addition, a pandemic has shaken the world, taking millions of lives, wreaking havoc across the economy, and putting further crucial global climate talks on hold. This can't just be about one or two businesses on the corner of the economy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Civil servants then dutifully run off to try and find anything on the statute book that is genuinely outdated or counter productive, only to return several months later having found next to nothing that can be cut without serious economic, environmental, and/or legal consequences, as well as likely political uproar.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2020

Jamaica is a small economy and whatever the government in Kingston decides, it rarely moves global markets or makes global media. There was a low bar for quality and rigour. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico targeted $2.6tr of new investments, with low emission transport a priority. But it was significant.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

But while the shift towards online retail has attracted concern over the resulting impact on high street and independent retailers, the research argues online retail still only represents a fraction of the overall non-food retail market, and that it does in fact deliver jobs and business benefits. Offline shopping results in between 1.5

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

The Spanish government completed its latest renewable energy auction this month, securing 3GW of new projects, including a record low bid from an onshore wid developer of €20/MWh. But Tesla stressed in a statement that it was poised for continued expansion following a year that was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is helping to bring transparency to climate risk throughout capital markets, with the aim of making markets more efficient and economies more stable and resilient. Many stakeholders are involved in the initiative, across corporations and financial institutions.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2021

Mobilising billions of dollars of low carbon investment is a huge challenge, but it is also a massive opportunity for those financiers willing to innovate in pursuit of net zero emissions. Achieving the goal will require directing immense capital flows into the development of low-carbon infrastructure.

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GreenBiz

MAY 15, 2020

She also recently authored a new book, " The Rocket Years: How Your Twenties Launch the Rest of Your Life." In it, she discusses how all kinds of decisions that we make in our 20s — from career to love to family — have the greatest impact on how our lives play out. There's just so much waste in this industry.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Both governments and businesses require consent, and pressure, from the public to make the essential transformational differences to both the economy as well as individuals' daily lives. People are worried about healthcare, jobs, money and we have a ridiculous proportion of people living in poverty.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2022

Further technological innovation and massive economies of scale must surely follow. Energy Systems Catapult's Living Lab celebrates a major milestone , Teesside confirms plans for yet another low carbon industrial site , and International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan announces a series of measures designed to boost green trade.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

In his speech yesterday, Sunak extolled the virtues of the growing green economy, setting out a vision of a "future economy" dominated by offshore wind power, carbon capture and storage, innovative clean technologies, and "decent well-paid green jobs". If we want a better future economy, we have to make it happen," he said. "We

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2020

Businesses in the sector fear the Budget represents the last chance to confirm plans for the UK's green heat policy regime before uncertainty around the future of the RHI starts to hit order books. Across the board, developers report that the renewable heat sector is consolidating and project pipelines are slowing," she said.

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Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

F) — a level that seemed politically feasible, but still leads to vast damage, including the death of all coral; even more deadly storms and heat; and rising oceans covering low-lying island nations and major coastal areas. Andrew's book, The Big Pivot, was named a Best Business Book of the Year by Strategy+Business Magazine!

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