Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Professor Peter Taylor and Alice Garvey from the University of Leeds set out the challenges and policy requirements for decarbonising heavy industry which they included in a recent report commissioned by the CCC. Here, lead authors of the report Professor Peter Taylor and Alice Garvey set out the main findings.

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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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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It plans to add carbon capture and storage to the biomass plants, taking them to a negative-emissions status. “[Thursday’s] announcement is part of Drax renewing its focus on renewables and pioneering bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technology (BECCS),” the company representative said in an email.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2021

BECCS proponents argue the technology can play a critical role in helping the UK reach net-zero, but a group of campaigners and academics are arguing the government should direct subsidies to more proven technologies. It also comes as the government designs its strategy on greenhouse gas removal technologies such as BECCS.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Government policy should increase its focus on the well-to-wheel (WTW) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and overall energy efficiency performance of new fuels for transport, according to a new study by Zemo Partnership (formerly LowCVP).

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Seasoned observers fear that growing calls for a bolder and more ambitious global policy framework are continuing to founder on the rocks of vested interests and short-term cost concerns. . It is a dynamic that has left environmental campaigners increasingly frustrated. .

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

’s power sector will be operating on a negative-emissions basis by 2033 at the latest if the country sticks to its plan to reach net-zero emissions across the economy by 2050, according to system operator National Grid ESO. actually hitting its targeted carbon reductions. is at something of a clean-energy policy crossroads.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. The group has since lobbied to delay government plans to ramp up heat pump installation targets in a consultation that closed in June.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 30, 2021

Net zero” is equally stamped all over international, EU and national climate policies. What it really means is that while some greenhouse gas emissions will be cut, fossil fuels will continue to be burnt but will be ‘balanced’ or ‘offset’ with an ‘equivalent’ amount of so-called ‘carbon removal’. Burn Now, Pay Later’.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

Detailed and joined-up policies, behaviour change, 'whole system' infrastructure investment, and holistic energy market reform are all critical to achieving net zero emissions, report warns. Both of these scenarios would meet the UK's Sixth Carbon Budget.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

You therefore hear people talking about reducing carbon footprints on the environment. It is posited that using this alternative can enable businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. This invariably means that companies will consider the product that does not negatively impact on their bottom line. How is HVO produced?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Research body argues government must fix 'uneven' decarbonisation policies that continue to drive customers towards high carbon activities. Stable and enduring policies that cover all key emitting economic sectors and reward investment and innovation in reducing emissions will be needed," he said.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2022

Government greenhouse gas targets offer heavy emitters "a free pass" that could undermine efforts to cut emissions from industrial sites and accelerate the roll out of carbon capture and hydrogen technologies, according to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) of MPs.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Environmental Audit Committee Chair Philip Dunne talks to BusinessGreen about the need for 'a tax system fit for net zero Britain' and the right time to judge whether the government has delivered on its green recovery promises.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Ahead of the Prime Minister's promised new green recovery package, a new report from the business advocacy group outlines a raft of near-term policy interventions that could put the UK on track to reaching net zero emissions. The gap between the government's net zero rhetoric and its policy agenda remains.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

But Imperial College London analysis warns emerging technologies and negative emission power plants are likely to be needed to unlock full decarbonisation of the grid. per cent as more plants shuttered last year in preparation for the government's proposed 2024 coal power phase-out deadline. per cent.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Analysis of the government’s latest transparency data shows ministers at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) held 130 one-on-one meetings with energy producers between July 22 2019 and March 18 2021, of which nearly half (63) were with producers of high carbon energy. Drax Access.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

Whilst Brexit will undoubtedly remain a dominant theme in 2020, the new government will need to press on with delivering progress on the climate change and environmental agenda. However, for policy to be effective in getting to net zero emissions, it is important to be clear what we mean by innovation.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Study by Vivid Economics estimates scaling up carbon capture, hydrogen, and BECCS could deliver £3bn economic boost to the region. The Zero Carbo Humber Partnership, which includes Drax alongside 12 other partners, is one of several projects across the UK which have submitted bids for government funding.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

What could the UK's energy system look like in 2050, once offshore wind energy is the backbone of the electricity grid, fossil fuel vehicles are increasingly scarce, hydrogen fuel has gone from vision to reality, and energy efficiency is an everyday consideration for families and businesses alike?

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

The authors of the report also showed that carbon emissions fell by 16% compared to figures from 2019. Covid19 appears to have met the headwind of increased Government focus on renewables, to fuel a bumper year for renewables output. This latest data set tangibly demonstrates that prioritisation policy has an enormous impact.”.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Labour’s energy spokesperson has said he stands “completely” with biomass giant Drax, despite admitting that its use of wood pellets in its North Yorkshire power station is not carbon neutral. The speakers at the panel event, “How Can the UK Build a Zero Carbon, Lower Cost Energy Future?” million from burning biomass.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As a result, the industry accounts for roughly 8 percent of annual carbon dioxide emissions, as well as a toxic soup of air pollutants. Steelmakers worldwide are facing mounting pressure from government regulators and consumers to decarbonize operations. The furnaces that melt iron ore to make steel consume vast amounts of coal.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Gasification Gasification involves subjecting biomass to high temperatures in an environment with controlled oxygen, which converts the material into a mixture of gases including hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane, collectively known as syngas. Equally important is the consideration of air quality.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

Industry group urges Minister to introduce 'wind-style Levy Control Framework' for nascent market at next Spending Review to provide industry with confidence to invest in first generation of carbon capture projects.

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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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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. Cement and concrete can be made with lower-carbon fuels. million gas-fuelled cars.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

Aviation giant has partnered with US low-carbon fuel company Alder Fuels and will test its SAF in its planes. Aerospace giant Boeing has announced it is to team up with US low-carbon fuel specialist Alder Fuels in a new partnership with a view to expanding production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) around the world.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Upcoming policy decisions on plastic, carbon trading and carbon capture could see the waste sector become a major driver of regional decarbonisation, writes Enfinium's Mike Maudsley Just over a year ago, I made a significant - and positive - career change. Will the UK government follow a similar approach?

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Low Impact

AUGUST 29, 2021

Launched in 2019, the deal embraces virtually every policy area. It proposes to make Europe the first continent to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and the first to deliver a climate law with binding emissions targets. of hydrogen is made in this way; 90% of it is ‘grey’, made using fossil fuels like gas.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2021

National Infrastructure Commission urges government to act quickly to drive development of first wave of BECCS and DACS plants, arguing carbon removals will be a cornerstone of the UK's future economy. Calls for the UK to start scaling up negative emissions technology are becoming shriller.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Chinese government has provided the first evidence that its recent unveiling of a net zero emissions target will trigger a new wave of low carbon infrastructure deployment. State media reported this week that the government is to invest close to $900bn over the next five years in upgrading and expanding the country's power grids.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Increased federal incentives for “carbon management” technologies are catalyzing a surge in proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the United States, from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest to California. CCS proponents are touting their support of local community involvement in developing these sites.

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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. At present home heating - the bulk of which is provided by the fossil fuel gas grid - accounts for 13 per cent of UK emissions. per cent from 2018, UKERC said.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

The fiscal spending plans of major economies in the wake of the coronavirus crisis have fallen far short of ensuring the recovery from the crisis does not exacerbate the ongoing climate and nature crises, with just one in every $40 committed by governments in the wake of the pandemic set to deliver a positive impact for the planet.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Fresh analysis backed by 40 major energy, finance, and industry companies - including Shell, BP, Volvo, and ArcelorMittal - explores actions required this decade to deliver an emissions-free economy by mid-century that is not overly reliant on carbon offsets.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

The friends, all engineers by training, had designed a machine that could turn agricultural waste, like almond shells, into renewable hydrogen fuel. They’d even found a partner, the owner of a fueling station for hydrogen-powered cars, who wanted them to build a pilot plant at his facility. That’s where carbon removal comes in.

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