Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

A new white paper examines the carbon impact of streaming video on demand, in a bid to give a better impression of the carbon emissions of the technology. The authors are from The Carbon Trust, which describes itself as an independent organisation with a mission to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

GHD, a global professional services leader, presents “The Shift,” a white paper focused on fleet decarbonization, a crucial step in reducing transportation-related carbon emissions. The Shift: Accelerate Your Fleet Decarbonization Journey by GHD. to act.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Google on Monday pledged that by 2030 it will run its entire business on carbon-free energy — every hour of every day of the year. West driven by increased heat and dry conditions linked to global warming from human carbon emissions. Europe and Chile. Google's supply, demand and policy approach.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2022

Because the challenge feels overwhelming, some companies have struggled to know where to start in lowering their carbon footprint to meet regulatory and consumer expectations in the near term. But there are simple, impactful solutions that can be implemented right away to get companies started on their journey.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 20, 2024

But it desperately requires many more skilled engineers, electricians and workers than it has In recent years, Britain has been busy setting up the scaffolding of the country’s future low-carbon economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

A new white paper published by the Mine Energy Taskforce and Local Energy Hub network has called for greater support for mine energy as a key low carbon heat source in the UK that can contribute to government’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050. Dawdon mine water treatment scheme (image credit: Copyright Coal Authority.

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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. carbon trading to begin next year. According to the government, the plans will create 250,000 jobs. .'s

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A new programme has been announced by Google and C40, a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate and energy crisis, to explore and integrate the concept of 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE). The announcement sees C40 Cities join forces with Google to launch the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy for Cities programme.

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Energy Central

MAY 20, 2023

Natural gas is a critical component for maintaining American industrial competitiveness during the energy transition, according to an American Chemistry Council white paper published last month.

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Charged

JANUARY 26, 2022

While consumers are keen to reduce their carbon footprint, the move to E-Mobility, especially private electric vehicles (EV), is hindered by the limited charging infrastructure, most notably in fast charging. This white paper reviews the charging landscape and examines implementation approaches for fast DC chargers.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2023

But the federal government isn’t yet taking full advantage of this opportunity, a new white paper finds. Canada is well-placed to make the most of the expected technological gold rush, but its current policies and investments are insufficient relative to some of our G7 partners, the white paper finds.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 31, 2022

New carbon accounting solutions, improving asset condition monitoring ROI, advances in analogue deep learning and The Line at Saudia Arabia’s future city Neom are on this week’s technology radar. Carbon accounting.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 13, 2022

T 3 transformation, which encompasses digital transformation, energy transformation and net-zero carbon transformation, is a new model for propelling today’s campuses into the future through systematic reformation and innovation. The world is consuming increasingly more energy, which causes higher carbon emissions.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 12, 2023

Heavy industry represents one of Canada’s biggest sources of carbon. The chemicals and fertilizers sector – which produces many things we use every day including pharmaceuticals and food – emits almost as much carbon as steel and cement combined. There are a number of ways to cut the carbon from chemicals.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2021

That’s a key conclusion from a new white paper on Germany’s coal phase-out plans by energy market data analyst EnAppSys. The planned timeline for ending coal power generation in Germany could cause the country significant challenges as it battles to meet future electricity demand.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Titled Financing zero carbon heat: turning up the dial on investment , the report provides an update on the GFI's work with CEEB, which it established in 2019 alongside think tank E3G, bringing together over 200 individuals and organisations working to improve building energy efficiency.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2021

Using heat pumps, the heat can be extracted and used to heat fresh water, providing low carbon heating in homes and commercial buildings. Contributors to the white paper include leading academics, local authorities and major organisations such as the British Geological Survey, Coal Authority, and Environment Agency.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

After several delays spanning at least a year, the government has finally unveiled vision for a future net zero energy system - here are the eight things you need to know about the long-awaited Energy White Paper. Here BusinessGreen explores the eight key lessons from the the 170-page White Paper.

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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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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

If the UK wants to be a global climate leader and finance hub at COP26, a carbon charge should be a core part of its climate strategy, argues Green Finance Institute CEO Rhian-Mari Thomas. The Zero Carbon Commission will publish its final white paper at the end of the summer. The interim findings can be found here.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 6, 2020

A place of almost limitless resource, but without the carbon emissions,” Johnson said in a speech at his party’s conference. The White Paper will begin the process of rewriting the country's energy legislation in an overhaul that will underpin much of the effort towards the nation's 2050 net-zero target.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2022

It's a strategy similar to the policy of setting internal carbon pricing to account for the "cost" of carbon emissions as part of a product or service. Water pricing, however, is a practice that is much less common among corporations than carbon pricing. But carbon is easy from an accounting perspective.

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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

Sustainable low-carbon energy is needed and fusion can help meet this demand. Fusion energy is an area of national and international priority and has been explicitly identified in Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, and in the December 2020 Energy White Paper.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 10, 2022

Billions of pounds in household energy savings are at risk due to inefficient use of the grid, a new white paper by smart energy specialist geo and heating manufacturer Vaillant finds. billion) per year reduction in costs and reduced carbon intensity. Turning down demand is known as demand-side response (DSR).

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2022

million low carbon jobs by 2050. Low-carbon jobs are mostly related to clean electricity generation and low carbon heat, and include manufacturing wind turbines, installing heat pumps, maintaining infrastructure or installing lighting and control systems. These enterprises are in the early stages of their low carbon journey.

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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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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

On the anniversary of its pledge to become a 'carbon negative' company, Microsoft has provided a snapshot of its decarbonisation progress to date, revealing it curbed its absolute emissions by six per cent last year while purchasing 1.3 million metric tonnes of carbon removal credits through its first offset tender process.

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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.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

As a result, the carbon intensity of the grid averaged just 153g of CO2 per kilowatt hour (g/kWh) over the three month period, the lowest level on record, the experts said. The political aspiration is for a low carbon future but politicians have no credible way of delivering it," he said.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

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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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2020

The Treasury should set in stone a new fiscal rule for an annually-increasing carbon price in the UK, argues SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies. Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow I think it's imperative the Treasury installs a new fiscal rule: the need for an annually increasing carbon price.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 1, 2021

Through its ChargeForward program, Langton’s team at BMW has shown that charging can be aligned to off-peak hours — reducing strain on the grid — and even times when renewable energy is most abundant — reducing the carbon footprint of charging. You can shift a lot of the electric vehicle charging to line up with those times," Langton said.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 23, 2024

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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