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Christmas tree detects Glasgow city centre air pollution

Business Green

Lights on EDF's Christmas tree will change colour depending on the levels of air pollution in the city. EDF Energy erected a Christmas tree on one of Glasgow's main shopping streets this week that will change colour according to the pollution levels in the city.

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State of the nation

Envirotec Magazine

The report evaluates the impact of the national Natural Flood Management Programme which received £15 million of government funding, including benefits to communities and to biodiversity alongside protecting homes and businesses from floods. Across 60 pilot projects the programme created an equivalent of 1.6

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High Seas Treaty: UN member states seal historic deal to protect international waters

Business Green

But a loose patchwork of weakly enforced rules governing international waters have meant the majority of the planet's oceans are highly susceptible to exploitation whether through over-fishing, acidification and pollution, or emerging threats such as deep water mining. per cent of international waters have protected status, with just 0.8

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COP27: A quick guide to common terms

Business Green

Conference of the Parties (COP). COP is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing implementation of the UNFCCC. Energy transition. This refers to the global energy sector's shift from energy consumption and production based on fossil fuels to low carbon sources. Glasgow Climate Pact.

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December 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Year in Review

Clean Energy Trust

Credit: Stripe eadership from corporations to be committed first customers for products that can decarbonize the economy Several announcements around COP 26 highlighted corporates who had made commitments to be early customers for new technology solutions, in order to help create market pull?—?this

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'Denial and delusion': Green groups slam government refusal to rule out new North Sea oil and gas exploration

Business Green

But Ministers insist end to financial support for overseas fossil fuel energy projects, £16bn transition plan for North Sea, and climate compatibility test for new projects can put UK on track to net zero emissions. We will not leave oil and gas workers behind in the United Kingdom's irreversible shift away from fossil fuels. "We

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Connections, coffee, and campaigns: What businesses get from a COP

Business Green

Record numbers of delegates from business and finance attended the COP15 Biodiversity Summit, but these actors are not part of official negotiations – so why do they make the trip? In recent years, UN climate summits have become a key fixture in the annual calendar for the CEOs of many large companies.

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