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World’s coal power capacity rises despite climate warnings

The Guardian: Energy

Increase of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closures The world’s coal power capacity grew for the first time since 2019 last year, despite warnings that coal plants need to close at a rate of at least 6% each year to avoid a climate emergency. Continue reading.

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Smart Energy Finances: SMS smart meters lift dividends and €15.1bn EIB green financing

Smart Energy International

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees Smart Metering Services (SMS) post lifted dividends, citing increased smart meter installations – up to 40,000 per month – and their first grid-scale battery project coming online. SMS strong H1: 40k monthly smart meters and grid-scale battery project.

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

These companies are connected through their various trade group memberships, and have deployed many tools — from networking events to lawsuits — in order to counter Europe’s push to phase-out pesticides and reduce fertilizer use. Read more about the industry’s climate lobbying at DeSmog’s agribusiness database.

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UK launches funding pool for AI decarbonisation projects

Smart Energy International

The programme’s objective is to stimulate further innovation in the UK in the AI sector, to drive growth and achieve net zero ambitions by encouraging collaboration in the field across the technology, energy and industrial sectors. Stream 2, worth up to £1 million ($1.2 Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. Cascade Steel’s electric arc furnace (EAF) is more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly than traditional blast furnaces. RECLAIMED LUMBER. RECYCLED STEEL.

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Bloomberg Intelligence: Inflows of ESG ETFs surge 10-fold in two years

Business Green

The analysis, published late last week, reveals net inflows into ESG ETFs in 2020 powered past the the $31bn of inflows recorded in 2019, reaching a level 10 times bigger than the $9bn seen in 2018. Yet as clean-energy flows take a larger share of the pie, they increase the volatility of overall ESG investing.".

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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

According to the Good Food Institute, in 2021 cultivated meat companies attracted $140m of investment in Europe. However, the report warns the industry is still a long way from being commercially viable, as well as being acceptable to consumers. "As