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Net Zero Strategy: Energy Systems Catapult calls for market incentives to be aligned with net zero agenda

Business Green

As part of its preparations for the vital COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, the government must set out how it plans to harness the power of markets to deliver the next phase of decarbonisation of the UK economy and address incentives that currently push consumers towards high carbon choices, experts have warned.

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Queen's Speech: At a glance guide to the government's green legislation plans

Business Green

Planned legislation covering energy, transport, and a clamp down on environmental protests was unveiled in today's Queen Speech. Energy Security Bill.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today. Such businesses better meet the demands of the regulatory environment while coming into alignment with investor, consumer, and employee preferences. And to do that, this Green Business Bureau is your guide. 30 years later came COP 26 (2021) – held in Glasgow.

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Net Zero: Green groups urge UK 'to get its house in order' ahead of COP26

Business Green

Arguing that "the time is now" for the UK to be a global climate leader, it calls for immediate policy action to ensure that by 2030 all homes are highly energy efficient, petrol and diesel car sales are phased out, wind and solar generation triples, and 10 million heat pumps are installed in homes.

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Preparing for COP26

Envirotec Magazine

What are the big priorities for COP? But progress was still lacking on Resilience and Energy Transition. Clearly it will be a major achievement for the UK government if the UK can hold a successful COP, so one can only assume the will is there to try to bring it off. Where are the main challenges? Nature and finance.

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COP26 Climate Summit: From fossil fuels to forests - 10 things we learned in Glasgow

Business Green

BusinessGreen brings you an overview of the key business takeaways from the Glasgow Climate Summit. Forward-thinking businesses and financiers are set to be agents of change as governments look for ways to turn ambition into action - a role that is clearly not lost on the many business leaders represented at the SEC Centre in Glasgow.

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The role of tech in the future of sustainability

Business Green

This is the first time that a COP agreement has been made on coal at this level. One is to accelerate commercial viability of renewable energy projects and technology. Working on hardware solutions that will make coal power obsolete is one way to force coal use down in the long term. Global curbs to methane.