Grist

MARCH 3, 2022

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a stark warning that time is running out to adapt to climate change. Climate change is no longer a future prospect; it’s making people sick right now. degrees Celsius (1.96 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) seems to strengthen the case against Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), currently a key ingredient of the UK government’s climate plan. Drax’s biomass supply chain is so highly emissive, that with or without CCS, it makes climate change worse.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has entered the row over the government's failure to review planning approval for a new coal mine in Cumbria, warning Ministers that the project would increase UK emissions and risks creating a "negative impression" of the UK's climate priorities in the run up to the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, a group of 14 heads of government [3], ‘The expected impacts of climate change on the ocean economy’ assesses global to local climate impacts on three of the largest sources of ocean-based revenue and jobs – coral reef tourism, wild capture fisheries and marine aquaculture.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The UK has recognised climate change as the world's biggest threat–collaboration between businesses, government and individuals is crucial to delivering net zero, writes AXA's UK & I chief executive Claudio Gienal. Driving long-term sustainability and tackling climate change has never been more important.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

Drawing upon findings recently published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), the report from the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG) argues that current global emissions targets are inadequate and that net negative – rather than net zero – strategies are required.

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

But one component is highly unique: the company’s decision to include three "global challenges" — ones that require collaboration with "industries, governments and communities" to pull off. Achieve carbon-neutral computing to address climate change. One company can’t solve climate change’.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 12, 2022

UK energy utility Drax has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest carbon capture facility with the goal of removing more CO2 from the atmosphere than it produces, and thereby securing “carbon negative” status. Any UK Government climate plan that relies on BECCS at Drax is extremely high-risk.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Using real world data from 2019, the paper sets out the opportunity for massively improving the climate benefits of recycling food waste to produce renewable energy and green fertiliser for farmers. This showcases the importance of anaerobic digestion (AD) as a vital player in addressing the Climate Emergency.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Proposed Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill would see international aviation, shipping, and consumption fall within the UK's 2050 net zero target, while putting climate assemblies on a formal standing. The government is also unlikely to back the Bill in its current form given parts of the proposed legislation remain controversial.

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Terra Infirma

AUGUST 23, 2021

Almost every point was to lobby somebody else to take action – personal change was dismissed as messing about with metal straws. I tweeted about this (on my political Twitter account) and was quite surprised at the negative reaction to the view that our personal choices have (carbon) consequences. Hold on a sec.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When one thinks about carbon emissions, images of spewing smokestacks or tailpipes likely come to mind. One- seventh of the world’s carbon emissions are associated with building materials like steel, cement and aluminum. Put simply, there is a construction-shaped hole in our global efforts to combat climate change.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

The company would take those almond shells and other types of biomass, convert them into a carbon-rich oil, and inject the oil deep underground. Strange as it may sound, demand for this service — a form of what’s called “ carbon removal ” — was just beginning to grow. That’s where carbon removal comes in.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The government confirmed £77m of new funding is to be made available to support the development of next generation nuclear reactors, alongside £25m for projects to produce hydrogen using sustainable biomass and waste that could deliver negative carbon emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

Good Law Project is supporting the action being brought by the local council and campaign group, Protect Dunsfold, against the Government which gave the project the green light. The Government failed to take this requirement as its starting point, as it should have done, explained a press release from the Good Law Project.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The government is offering up £26m to help increase UK production of biomass energy sources such as grasses, hemp, and seaweed, with the launch today of a funding competition to help develop more environmentally sustainable fuels for heating and powering homes and businesses.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Direct air capture technologies a major winner, as government announces fresh funding boost for UK clean tech developers. The government today announced over £116m of new funding is to be split between three streams designed to help businesses develop new green technologies.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

ESG issues continue to gain prominence, with climate change getting the most attention today. We see customers demanding action on carbon emissions, investment firms structuring new green products and governments developing regulations to support the transition to a sustainable future. Climate Change.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2021

Net zero emission climate targets may have swept the public and private sectors over the past two years, but businesses and governments must now step up their ambition further if they want to avert dangerous levels of climate change. Net zero is going to have to become net negative. by the end of the century.

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2020

A group of leading academics, campaigners, and executives have this week issued a renewed call for governments to accelerate efforts to scale up the deployment of Nature-Based Solutions capable of simultaneously reducing carbon emissions and restoring natural habitats.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Consider this: In April, Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest companies in the world, announced its intent to become a net-zero carbon company by 2050. No doubt Shell is counting on some miracle like carbon capture to preserve its adherence to a century-old business model of selling oil. And who could blame it? What happened?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2022

UN Conference on Trade and Development fears that slowdown in foreign investment could impact flows of climate-related finance. Investment in projects that tackle climate change is expected to decline in 2022 as global foreign direct investment flows drop, according to a report published by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

The government must ensure fairness underpins the transition to net zero, MPs on the BEIS Committee warn. The government has yet to respond as promised to the Assembly's recommendations, which were set out in a report to Parliament last autumn.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2020

Business and governments need to engage closely with communities to persuade households they are part of the solution to climate change, argues Hubbub's Trewin Restorick. Across the country 269 local authorities have declared there is a climate emergency. Plus, where are the opportunities and threats?

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 4, 2021

Every major economy has an industrial zone like the Port of Rotterdam, a place where smokestacks, pipes, and tanks tell one story of climate change. C when places reminiscent of Mordor continuously pump carbon into the atmosphere. Governments say we should. By Gail Whiteman and Fred van Beuningen. Scientists say we must.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

Fresh analysis warns plans for UK's largest BECCS facility in North Yorkshire could prove more expensive for billpayers than Hinkley Point C, but developer Drax rejects calculations and insists carbon capture technology is likely to prove a crucial component of the net zero transition.

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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2021

Survey commissioned by Cut Carbon Not Forests highlights public concern over environmental impact of biomass power in the run up to COP26 Climate Summit. Lord Randall of Uxbridge, former Environmental Advisor to the prime minister, today called for the government to rethink its biomass strategy.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2022

Analysis from government's Innovate UK agency reveals entrepreneurs are flocking to support the net zero transition. The results of the study, which were released yesterday, reveal that start-ups are "passionate about their climate impact", but are also divided over whether it should be deemed a priority over business growth.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 1, 2020

Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology scooping up the resulting CO2. A cluster of powerful European governments says a hydrogen economy has to be fueled by renewables, not natural gas. The EU is aiming to be net-zero carbon across all sectors by 2050. Meanwhile, the U.K.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

’s climate change laws. It plans to add carbon capture and storage to the biomass plants, taking them to a negative-emissions status. ” Drax said its negative-emissions BECCs plants will be privately funded. The project is being developed to be ready to support “carbon capture and hydrogen."

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

To achieve this it will require an annual reduction in carbon intensity of 9.7%, according to the latest “Low Carbon Economy Index (LCEI)” produced by professional services firm PwC. However, the rate of progress has slowed and the gap to meet climate targets is widening. If the UK is able to achieve the required 9.7%

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2021

The government announced the latest wave of funding from its Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme, providing grants worth up to £200,000 to 24 projects from across the UK. The use of biomass feedstocks to generate energy or produce materials is expected to play a major role in the transition to a net zero emission economy.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2020

There is a strong link between economic activity and global carbon dioxide emissions, due to the dominance of fossil fuel sources of energy. This coupling suggests we might be in for an unexpected surprise due to the coronavirus pandemic: a slowdown of carbon dioxide emissions due to reduced energy consumption. Glen Peters/CICERO.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

government’s official climate change advisory body is calling for fast-tracking investment in early-stage hydrogen infrastructure, as well as prioritizing carbon capture and storage and EV charging infrastructure, as immediate responses to the coronavirus outbreak. The steps that the U.K. The steps that the U.K.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Morten Nilsson explains why the BTPS is aiming to be net zero on carbon emissions by 2035, and how it plans to get there. Implications of climate change. Scientists believe that our best hope is to drastically reduce carbon emissions now, limiting the rise in global temperature to 1.5C Food and water shortages.

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Unsustainable

MARCH 10, 2020

Climate change and global warming are issues that define our times. It is incumbent upon all of us to alter our lifestyles to address this threat, and it is the responsibility of every government to do everything they can to reverse this trend, in spite of the temporary but necessary cost to quality of life. 4400 crores* (5.6

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Prime Minister is expected to hit back at the handful of critics of the government's net zero plans on his own benches and argue that rapidly increasing the UK's reliance on domestic renewable power sources will help protect consumers against fluctuations in global gas prices, which have sent bills soaring in recent months.

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