GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 14, 2020

government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. is reinforcing its effort to establish itself as a climate leader. carbon trading to begin next year. Detailing the U.K.'s

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Carbon tax could generate £75bn by 2030 that could be investing into Covid-19 recovery efforts, emerging green technologies, and cushioning against any rise in household bills, campaign group argues.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Members of the commission, which was assembled by the Zero Carbon Campaign, have been drawn from political, scientific, academic and climate policy backgrounds. The policy recommendations will be delivered to the government in a white paper due for publication in April 2020, the Zero Carbon Campaign said.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2022

That makes it difficult for companies to fully evaluate and account for the business risk of supplies drying up as a result of climate change. Water-stressed regions around the globe are grappling with the realities of climate change's effects on water availability. A seldom used approach.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 1, 2021

They discussed Clean Energy Action’s white paper on utility accountability and how we can equitably transition to a clean energy future for a recent episode of ILSR’s Building Local Power podcast, republished here for Local Energy Rules. She has been volunteering in support of carbon-free, local energy for 20 years.

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AutoGrid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Grid challenges include the introduction of variable wind and solar generation, extreme weather due to climate change, EV adoption, and the “electrification of everything.” And that means VPPs help keep heavily polluting peaker plants switched off and as a result, the grid emits less carbon. What is a Virtual Power Plant (VPP)?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Businesses of all sizes are prioritising carbon reduction and environmental responsibility, driven both by government targets and by demand from customers for more sustainable products and services. Growing demand for carbon-free energy. The new corporate PPAs add to the carbon-free energy options available to businesses.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 23, 2024

From climate-disrupting emissions to tropical deforestation, Planet is developing the tools to help organizations track impacts and opportunities across the value chain, and to translate this intelligence into robust strategies and practical platforms.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Green Alliance warns that major decarbonisation policy gaps must be filled next year if government is to achieve its bold 2030 carbon reduction target. The UK has set some great targets during 2020 about its intention to tackle climate change," she said. "As

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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

JUNE 16, 2021

Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng reflects on green progress made since the Energy White Paper was published by the government six months ago. And the British public is becoming more aware of the impact of its carbon footprint by making small but simple changes in their everyday lives.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2020

That's even before you include the PM's pledge to set a new 2030 carbon reduction target of 68 per cent below 1990 levels, and last week's Climate Ambition Summit, which saw the UK government outline its plans to end financial support for fossil fuels overseas. And finally to the Energy White Paper.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

They maximize captures of high quality, high carbon-intensity material while reducing litter. Separate collections of biowaste, paper, textiles and electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) enable these materials to be recycled for the greatest carbon benefit. Click on the above flow chart to enlarge.

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AutoGrid

AUGUST 16, 2023

At its passage, the IRA was heralded as one of the most important pieces of legislation ever passed by any nation in the fight to combat climate change. Progress to Date All told, the IRA earmarks $369 billion to respond to climate change and increase the nation’s energy security. become part of the solution.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Prime Minister announces new target to cut emissions 68 per cent against 1990 levels by 2030, confirming a major tightening of carbon goals as part of UK's pre-COP26 submission to the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Into this scenario came the government's recent white paper for "levelling-up" the UK's regions - an effort to ensure that it makes "good business sense for the private sector to invest in areas that have for too long felt left behind", according to the Prime Minister's foreword. Wanted: low-carbon steel. Missed opportunities.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The government confirmed the plans for the new policy document late last night, as it published its official response to the annual progress report produced over the summer by its independent climate advisors, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 17, 2022

We found this recent white paper to be an important read as companies are working to create a circular economy and changing the way supply chains are operating.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Darren Woods, the CEO of Exxon, celebrates the potential of carbon capture to dramatically reduce global emissions. According to Saudi Aramco’s podcast, the fossil fuel industry is innovating new climate solutions, and BP’s podcast proclaims more of the same. It’s implicitly calling for a new consensus.”

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2023

Writing exclusively for BusinessGreen , Rudd admitted the question of how to ramp up private sector finance for climate solutions to the level required to prevent runaway climate change was an area she was "increasingly concerned about." "The

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

Committee on Climate Change plans to shortly offer advice to ministers on building an economic recovery consistent with the UK's 2050 net zero target. The CCC's advice on Sixth Carbon Budget, covering 2033-37 period, had been due for publication in September, but will now appear in December 2020.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

Specifically, the groups warned the UK's carbon price needed to be consistent with delivering a net zero power grid by 2035 in order to accelerate investment in clean energy and push fossil fuel power off the grid. We know that nuclear and renewables work well together to cut emissions, and that strong low-carbon energy mix is our future.".

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That is the conclusion of a "world first" analysis unveiled by the government's independent climate advisory body today, which for the first time provides a detailed vision for driving down greenhouse gas emissions to net zero right across one of the world's largest industrialised economies.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

In a white paper published this morning, E.ON has warned Ministers they need to take far more radical action to slash the emissions generated by the UK's offices, homes, and cities, stressing that steps taken over the coming decade will determine whether or not the UK can meet its long term climate goals.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2020

That ruling had overturned a February decision from the Court of Appeal, which had conversely ruled the plans were unlawful, sparking headlines around the world for being the first major ruling to block a carbon intensive development based on the Paris Agreement. We think that's unlawful.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The government has set its sights on delivering two million green skilled jobs across the UK by 2030, as it today launched a new Taskforce to chart a long-term plan to fill the growing green skills gap and support workers in high carbon industries as the economy shifts towards a net zero footing.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Future Food Movement has found that the majority of people who work in the food sector want more training on how they can tackle climate change. The organisation last week published a white paper entitled Tomorrow's Talent: Skills for a Climate Smart Food System outlining the need to expand the food industry's green skills base.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The UK's infrastructure and construction sector has the potential to cut its carbon emissions in half, reducing costs in the process, by adopting net zero emission-aligned circular economy approaches that would drive the wider use of low carbon materials, according to research by multinational engineering firm AECOM.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Five leading plant-based food brands and organisations team up to launch new group designed to encourage a switch to more climate-friendly diets. The UK's Climate Change Committee has called on the government to implement policies that work towards a 20 per cent shift away from meat and dairy in the next decade.

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Business Green

MARCH 19, 2021

Oil major announces intention to build major hydrogen plant just days after government grants funding for carbon transportation and storage network in region. Roughly two million tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted during the production process will be captured and sent for storage from the project annually by 2030, it added.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

MARCH 11, 2020

This week, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office released a white paper documenting the results of a symposium convened last fall to discuss how electric markets should be organized to manage the transition to a “low / no-carbon future.” And that’s economy-wide carbon pricing.).

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Business has a central role to play in making a successful transition to a low carbon economy," he said. Our global leadership on climate change can open up new large and attractive sectors in the world economy in which British businesses will be well placed to succeed.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Launching a white paper on the planning reforms for consultation in August, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said the changes would "cut red tape, but not standards".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

However, the firm said it would still "keep the lines of communication open with government" regarding future options at both sites, raising the prospect that the plans could be revived if the government's long awaited Energy White Paper helps address the financing challenges that continue to dog proposals for new nuclear projects in the UK.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2021

The government has pledged to upgrade all the UK's homes to EPC rating C by 2035 in a bid to slash household energy bills and reduce the hefty carbon footprint of the UK's drafty, largely gas boiler-powered housing stock. This is no longer just about investors supporting sustainability goals," she said.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2021

At the end of last year, the Energy White Paper was released. Together, these developments could deploy in excess of 78MWth (thermal) of renewable heat capacity, delivering carbon savings of more than 31,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum. One such example of this is Framptons, a large food and drinks manufacturer.

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