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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. The basic principle behind carbon offsetting is to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by balancing emissions with equal reductions elsewhere.

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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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As carbon capture heats up, old questions reignite

GreenBiz

Government incentives have bolstered the carbon removals sector, but should that money be helping heavy industry capture their emissions or uplift technologies that are already low emitters?

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How a new industry alliance hopes to scale the market for carbon removals

GreenBiz

Giana Amador, executive director of the Carbon Removal Alliance, talks about the nonprofit’s first priorities and how she thinks the federal government should get involved in carbon removals.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Carbon Zero, Circular and Regenerative Economy, is easily the most profoundly important possibility resulting from Digital Transformation. What will be needed from governments at all levels globally in terms of carrots and sticks? What will be needed from governments at all levels globally in terms of carrots and sticks?

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Government announces funding for green hydrogren, and blending green light

Envirotec Magazine

The UK government announced backing for 11 new projects to produce green hydrogen from electrolysis, on 14 December, in addition to giving a tentative green light to hydrogen blending in existing gas distribution networks.

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£80m boost to help UK businesses tackle carbon emissions

Envirotec Magazine

The UK government announced the disbursement of over £80 million funding on 28 June, intended to give a boost to a range of projects geared towards ditching fossil fuels in favour of cleaner energy sources. Projects include hydrogen-powered cornflake production and low-carbon Scottish whisky distillation. million from the government.