Business Green

MARCH 8, 2020

The Treasury should set in stone a new fiscal rule for an annually-increasing carbon price in the UK, argues SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies. Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow I think it's imperative the Treasury installs a new fiscal rule: the need for an annually increasing carbon price.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Without a clear and ambitious government plan zero carbon home heating by 2050 remains a pipe dream, a new analysis from the UK Energy Research Centre warns. But the use of natural gas in homes needs to be nearly completely phased out in order to reach the country's statutory 2050 net zero emissions target.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

"Worldwide there is growing recognition of the moral imperative to ramp-up efforts to tackle the climate crisis," said Matthew Fell, CBI chief UK policy director. Third, the report reiterates previous calls for the government to deliver a series of key policy decisions that have been stuck in the pipeline for months.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ahead of tomorrow's Net Zero Festival, Toby Hill explores how carbon offset standards are evolving in a bid to assure clients and campaigners that promised carbon savings can be delivered. To find out more about the role of carbon offsets in the net zero transition, sign up now for a free pass to tomorrow's Net Zero Festival.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

BusinessGreen rounds up the best of the reaction from the low carbon economy to the government's flagship roadmap for achieving net zero emissions by 2050. CBI chief policy director Matthew Fell said: "The Net Zero Strategy and [Spending] Review fills in some of the blanks on how we realise the UK's decarbonisation ambitions.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2021

Reaching the UK's target of net zero emissions by 2050 will require a complete transformation of the energy system. We have limited time to move from a system where around 80 per cent of our primary energy supply comes from fossil fuels, to one where low-carbon technologies dominate.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios analysis paints a compelling picture of the potential for an energy system replete with hydrogen, CCS and millions of EVs. Across all scenarios , we see a growth in renewable energy generation, including significant expansion in installed offshore wind capacity.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

The Case For Green Certification White Paper Get your copy of Green Business Bureau’s in-depth look at the opportunities, benefits, market trends and business case available to greener businesses. Does your company offer an explicit policy for transgender healthcare coverage? Is Green Certification Right For Your Business?

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Business Green

JULY 9, 2020

The government's commitment to a green recovery is a big step forward, but impatience is growing as green businesses continue to wait for key policies and spending decisions that have been in the pipeline for months. But then once again the accompanying policy measures singularly failed to match the rhetoric.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2020

Meanwhile, public polling suggests bailing out high carbon companies without attaching carbon reduction targets would be an unpopular move. With so many planes grounded, airlines are perhaps the most high profile example of struggling high carbon firms seeking state support to survive. "I

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Today Greta Thunberg offered a characteristically unvarnished assessment of what now is required to get the world on track to averting the worst impacts of the climate crisis, blasting politicians globally for failing to match their recent green rhetoric with meaningful policy action.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The steps that the UK takes to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic can accelerate the transition to a successful and low-carbon economy and improve our climate resilience. The energy sector already invests £14bn a year and is ready to work closely with Government to help power our economic recovery and meet our net zero target.".

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