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Study demonstrates CO2 savings of “holistic resource systems”

Envirotec Magazine

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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Planet, Microsoft, and Researchers Build New AI-focused Resource for Environmental Reporting

Planet Pulse

We are expanding this portfolio with a white paper guide to help navigate new sustainability reporting demands around nature-related impacts and dependencies – Accelerating Biodiversity and Ecosystem Reporting , written in collaboration with Microsoft, the Natural Capital Project, and the Gund Institute at the University of Vermont.

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The Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution: At a glance

Business Green

However, investors will also be hoping that the imminent Energy White Paper accelerates the timetable for the clean power contract auctions that will determine the pace of new development. Ramping up carbon capture and storage technology. Catalysing the hydrogen economy. Fast-tracking the EV transition.

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Centrica throws weight behind UK heat electrification drive amid hydrogen cost fears

Business Green

The energy giant yesterday set out its top priorities for delivering net zero emissions by 2050, offering the stark assessment that the UK is "not on course to meet our fourth carbon budget commitments to decarbonise homes and transport emissions".

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'Our seas hold immense potential': PM pledges to power all UK homes with offshore wind by 2030

Business Green

The Prime Minister will use his Conservative Party Conference speech tomorrow to trail a hotly-anticipated 10-point plan for a "green industrial revolution" - full details of which are set to be unveiled later this year - as well as announcing a major package of support for offshore wind.

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Government promises to unleash net zero investment blitz with 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution

Business Green

Carbon capture, hydrogen, nuclear, EVs, and renewables all set to benefit from £12bn government stimulus plan, but critics warn funding falls well short of the level required to trigger a green recovery. But the Prime Minister this evening insisted that the plan would be at the heart of his ambitious economic recovery plans for the country.

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'At our current pace, we haven't got a hope': E.ON boss warns UK is off track to meet net zero target

Business Green

In a white paper published this morning, E.ON Through our Energy White Paper, we are transforming Britain's energy system from one that was historically based on fossil fuels to one that is fit for a net zero economy, setting our country on a trajectory that will see us have overwhelmingly decarbonised power in the 2030s.".