Low Impact
OCTOBER 31, 2021
The IPCC recently conducted a study into the combined effects of all the agreed targets of the countries taking part in the ongoing COP talks. I wouldn’t be as impolite, of course, as to call what’s coming at COP26 an ‘ avalanche of climate b t ’, but here’s how I would put it. Whatever does come out of COP won’t be enough.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
The plan promised to deploy a combination of policy interventions and funding to accelerate the UK development of offshore wind, green hydrogen, nuclear power, electric vehicles, public and active transport, green aviation and shipping, energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage, natural carbon sinks, and clean tech innovation and green finance.
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Business Green
JANUARY 19, 2021
Kwarteng conceded there was a "gap" in policies needed to meet the UK's fourth and fifth carbon budgets for the late 2020s onwards, but insisted the government was "working closely" with the independent advisory body the Climate Change Committee (CCC) to flesh out new policies to be introduced over the coming year.
Business Green
OCTOBER 27, 2021
However, his speech today was notable by its relative absence of net zero rhetoric, neglecting to make any mention of the word 'climate' at all, while only referring to 'net zero' twice, as he hailed the decarbonisation goal as an opportunity to back research, development and innovation. But only if we act now and at scale.
Business Green
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "The UK's path to ending our contribution to climate change will be paved with well-paid jobs, billions in investment and thriving green industries - powering our green industrial revolution across the country. Here, BusinessGreen rounds up the reaction to the stategy.
Business Green
APRIL 7, 2022
Scaling up cheap renewables and new nuclear, while maximising North Sea production, is the best and only way to ensure our energy independence over the coming years." For perhaps the first time, the government has made commitments that clearly go beyond CCC proposals in key low-carbon technologies: offshore wind, nuclear, hydrogen.
Business Green
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Industry Voice: Schneider Electric's Amy Haddon ponders whether the UN Climate Change Summit delivered on businesses' hopes. In November, I had the privilege to represent Schneider Electric at the UN's Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change in Glasgow. One aim of the conference was to 'keep 1.5
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