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Carbon Offsetting: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Businesses

The Environmental Blog

In the wake of increasing environmental concerns and the urgent need for climate action, carbon offsetting has emerged as a crucial strategy for businesses to mitigate their carbon footprint. These projects can include renewable energy initiatives, reforestation efforts, methane capture, and more.

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Research finds only one in five British SMEs are investing in green energy solutions

Envirotec Magazine

YouGov research commissioned by energy company ScottishPower seems to have found that only one in five (20%) of the nation’s small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have invested in green energy solutions including solar panels, battery storage, heat pumps and electric vehicle charging points. greener-business

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How to de-risk low-carbon investments

GreenBiz

Espejo de Tarapaca, Climate Investor Two and Africa's energy guarantee facility are all making climate-smart investing the obvious choice.

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Regional Investment in Low-Carbon Energy Is Short of Net-Zero Path

BloombergNEF

Staying on track for net-zero emissions requires at least $4 dollars to be spent on low-carbon energy supply for every dollar that goes to fossil fuels throughout this decade. The post Regional Investment in Low-Carbon Energy Is Short of Net-Zero Path appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Hydrogen uncertainty could delay uptake of low-carbon heating

Envirotec Magazine

Without clear evidence on hydrogen’s role in home heating, the development of other low-carbon alternatives could be delayed, according to a new report from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. Table 1:Low Carbon Hydrogen Policy Index scores and rankings. Home hydrogen heating concept.

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Multi-million pound investment needed in carbon capture technology to mitigate CO2 emissions, report finds

Envirotec Magazine

Multi-million-pound investment is urgently needed in technologies including direct air capture (DAC) if the UK is to make ‘green’ airports a reality in the future, research by Cranfield University seems to reveal. DAC works by capturing CO2 in the air and then either sequestrating it or using it to manufacture carbon neutral fuel.

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Negative emissions in North Wales: £200 investment advances CCUS plans in Deeside

Envirotec Magazine

Energy-from-waste operator enfinium has announced (on 11 April) it is progressing plans to invest around £200 million in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside, North Wales. Planning and consenting for the Parc Adfer CCS project will commence later this year.