Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

The government has presented further details of its plan for scaling up direct air capture, CCUS, and BECCS technologies in the coming decade. The estimates come in the government's response to a host of recommendations from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) last year on the role for carbon removals in the net zero transition.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 16, 2021

A few weeks ago, the federal government announced a consultation on a proposed greenhouse gas offset system. Offsets offer a carbon polluter (like the operator of a steel plant) an additional option to comply with government rules that limit carbon pollution. WHAT ARE OFFSETS?

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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

OCTOBER 12, 2020

CBI, NFU, Energy UK and others form Coalition for Negative Emissions to set out the case for a new policy framework that could drive development of projects that are critical to net zero goals.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

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. Mon, 03/08/2021 - 00:15. ESG issues continue to gain prominence, with climate change getting the most attention today.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The evidence, published in a briefing today (October 24) and shared exclusively with DeSmog, indicates that certain changes requested by the oil and gas industry were accommodated by the government when developing the scope of the levy. million from fossil fuel and polluting interests in 2022.

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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. By late Spring, we were receiving reports that the UK’s coal-powered energy had fallen to ‘ pre-industrial revolution levels ’, and by the summer, that pollution levels had dropped by half. Covid19 created a fall in generation demand.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

The year 2020 will be remembered as a year in which humanity weathered a dangerous and fast-spreading disease, costing companies and governments billions in management and recovery. Positive and Negative Impacts of the Pandemic on the Environment. However, not all outcomes have been positive. Source:Rume, T. and Islam, S.,

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

policy interventions and subsidies are poised to address upfront vehicle costs. In addition, 52 percent of those surveyed reported a negative effect on their quality of life. The good news is that in the U.S., Klein et al.’s s (2023) findings of the impacts of car loss and car gain on low-income households. Source: Klein et al.,

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The government has given the go-ahead for all proposed sections of the HS2 high speed rail scheme across England, despite spiralling costs and local environmental concerns over the controversial project, Boris Johnson announced today. The government has given high speed rail the green signal. We are going to get this done.".

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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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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When one thinks about carbon emissions, images of spewing smokestacks or tailpipes likely come to mind. But there is a pollution problem hidden in the built environment around us, from the buildings we live in to the roads we drive on. Cement and concrete can be made with lower-carbon fuels. million gas-fuelled cars.

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Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2022

Engineered carbon removal technologies such as CCUS, DAC, and BECCS are increasingly seen as crucial to the net zero transition, but spreading the costs fairly remains a challenge. among policymakers and net zero advocates alike.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The comments are likely to be interpreted as a thinly veiled warning to the government not to backtrack on green farming subsidy reforms and push through legislation that scraps a raft of EU-derived environmental protections. Juniper's comments come amid growing concern about the future of the government's farming and food policies.

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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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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The green economy operates on low carbon power sources, resource efficiency, and social fairness and inclusivity. Replate’s circular model not only makes it easy for any business to reduce their carbon footprint and give back, but it has also created new jobs by inviting those in the community to apply to become food rescuers.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

New report from the Coalition for Negative Emissions argues urgent action is needed to expand carbon removals market - and businesses have a critical role to play. Most importantly, delivering net zero emissions through carbon offsets risks distracting from the need to slash emissions at source.

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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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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The hearing today at the Royal Court of Justice in London also heard that the latest Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) strategy , which came into force in February, is not consistent with the government’s legal commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. They were joined in court by Uplift Director Tessa Khan.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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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

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Iceland's position as one of the world's leading clean tech hubs has been driven by a combination of political choices, supportive policies, and the geological accident that has blessed it with some of the world's most accessible geothermal resources.

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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

MAY 12, 2023

have ties to polluting companies and organizations, including major fossil fuel companies, according to a new DeSmog analysis. This includes oil and gas firms, investment companies that finance polluting sectors, and trade associations known to lobby against climate action. Fossil Fuel Links The boards of the six biggest U.S.

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2020

New reports from the government and the Energy Systems Catapult have today provided further evidence the UK's energy industry is facing a decade of unprecedented and rapid change. Coal - set to be completely phased out as a source of power in the UK by 2024 - is notable by its complete absence from the government's analysis.

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Business Green

JUNE 2, 2020

As governments start to ease lockdown measures and commence the long road to recovery, we are faced with a unique opportunity to position our global economy on an accelerated trajectory towards a confident, green world. Simply put: the polluter must pay. First, we need a global price on carbon. The message is clear.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

European law-makers are due to vote on a revised renewable energy directive next week, part of the EU’s Green New Deal to slash carbon emissions by 55 percent by 2030. The article misleadingly refers to a report of ours, which [lists] emergency measures governments *could* turn to *if* Russia cuts off all gas to the EU this winter.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

As COP26 host, the UK has an enviable track record on decarbonisation and world-leading carbon, wind, and EV goals – so why then are other policy interventions continuing to push in the opposite direction? One could be forgiven for feeling somewhat confused over the government's green priorities.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Leaders have released a four-point “food and agriculture” agenda that calls for governments and industry to work together to find new solutions to climate change–driven food insecurity. Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

New report from PwC models a tiered carbon pricing framework proposed by the IMF earlier this year and finds it would broadly pay for itself, while slashing carbon emissions. per cent at a cost of less than one per cent of GDP. per cent at a cost of less than one per cent of GDP.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

Greenpeace Italy and Italian advocacy group ReCommon aim to build on a similar case targeting Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force Eni to slash its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Eni has set a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. “Eni took a bath of green paint,” Abbate said.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Analysis by US environmental advocacy group, the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), studied the emissions from wood pellets transported from pine plantations in the southeastern United States to be used in a bioenergy, carbon capture and storage (BECCS) operation by Drax in Yorkshire. Uncapturable’.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

This article discusses measures the seafood industry can take in order to limit their negative impact on our world’s oceans. From litter and pollution to overfishing and habitat destruction, today’s unsustainable commercial fishing has a significant negative impact on the oceans’ ecosystems. Adhere to the “Good Fish Guide”.

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Sustainability Consulting

JULY 8, 2020

Many policy makers are considering how a green recovery could not only reduce emissions but speed economic recovery. There is new evidence in support of green economic recovery policies. Build carbon-capture-and-storage infrastructure around large industrial clusters ? They are: ?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As green groups slam the government's 'attack on nature', the opposition is this week seeking to make bolder climate action central to its offer to the country. Labour's new green energy policy is a case in point. A central mission of my government will be to turn the UK into a clean energy superpower.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The trend towards sustainability in the real estate industry has been driven by a number of factors including increasing global awareness of the need to protect the environment, stricter government regulations and the desire to save money on operating costs. solar photovoltaic, wind, microhydropower and hybrid systems).

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Green Business Bureau has created the below ESG image infographic to help you understand Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria, and how this criteria relates to corporate sustainability. Does the business have fair workplace diversity and inclusion policies ? The Green Business Bureau’s ESG image infographic.

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