Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Offshore wind energy powerhouse Orsted demonstrates that a pivot away from fossil fuels is possible. The first, biggest step to slowing climate change is switching electricity generation from coal and gas to wind and sun. France built nuclear power. Iceland tapped geothermal. Denmark looked to offshore wind.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Utilities operating fossil-fueled power plants, and the low-income and disadvantaged communities that face the brunt of their pollution, may have a new model for resolving their differences.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors, and investing tens of billions in clean energy through carbon capture. We don't want to see high bills like this again, it's time for a clean energy reset.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

Office for Budget Responsibility estimates sustained high fossil fuel prices could make the comparative costs of net zero over a third cheaper. But it also stressed the risk that developing nations could drive a rapid rise in demand for fossil fuels in the coming years, putting further upward pressure on energy prices.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Dubbed Great British Energy, the new venture would enable British people to profit from the nation's clean energy resources, he said, stressing that state-backed energy companies from France, China, and Sweden were all currently profiting from wind and nuclear power generated in Britain. British power to the British people.".

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

The government will tomorrow publish its long-awaited Energy Security Strategy, promising that the sweeping new plan will 'supercharge' clean energy deployment and put the UK on track to source 95 per cent of its power from domestic low carbon sources by 2030.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

What could the UK's energy system look like in 2050, once offshore wind energy is the backbone of the electricity grid, fossil fuel vehicles are increasingly scarce, hydrogen fuel has gone from vision to reality, and energy efficiency is an everyday consideration for families and businesses alike?

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

After weeks of speculation, the government is set to publish its plan to boost Britain's energy security later today, with fresh targets announced for offshore wind, nuclear and low-carbon hydrogen alongside measures to accelerate the adoption of smart grid technologies. Energy security must also account for the changing climate.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

A round up of all the key targets and measures announced as part of the government's plan to wean the UK off risky and expensive fossil fuel imports. Nuclear targets increased to 24GW by 2050. Achieving the government's nuclear ambitions would require a huge ramp up of nuclear power capacity from less than 7GW today.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change has warned that the sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions experienced this year as a result of the coronavirus crisis are likely to a "negligible" impact on temperatures. Germany advances plans for green hydrogen hub. goal within reach.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

There is a clear case for action to address climate change - both because of the huge growth opportunities, and to better manage climate-related risk. And that case has only strengthened in recent months: the actions we need to take to tackle climate change are aligned with those which can tackle the current energy crisis.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The government has today finally published its long-awaited Energy White Paper , setting out its vision for building a zero emission energy system for the UK featuring ambitious plans to scale up renewables, clean heating, nuclear, energy efficiency, smart grid, carbon capture, and hydrogen technologies over the coming decade and beyond.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

State EPS models can inform policy to close emissions reduction gaps The United States government, as well as many state governments, have set ambitious targets to reduce GHG emissions and align with global efforts to solve climate change. climate goals. The five-policy scenario includes strong methane capture and destruction.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2022

Ahead of the release of the government's new Energy Independence Strategy, the opposition has published a five-point plan to curb fossil fuel imports and help households cope with soaring bills. The Conservatives' decade of failure on renewables, nuclear, and energy efficiency has left us vulnerable to the global fossil fuel market.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

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.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Prior media reports suggested the government had intended to badge all of its announcements under the banner of 'Green Day', but instead it appears to have gone with the name 'Powering Up Britain', evidently keen to place as much focus as possible on energy security issues.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

The research synopsis below comes from AGCI Program Director Emily Jack-Scott , and a full list of AGCI’s quarterly research updates covering recent climate change research on clean energy pathways is available online at [link]. As such, Hanna et al.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

His comments were echoed by Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, who said recent volatile global gas prices had "highlighted the need to double down on our efforts to reduce Britain's reliance on fossil fuels and move away from gas boilers over the coming decade to protect consumers in long term".

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Plummeting renewables costs and the rapid emergence of hydrogen and energy storage technologies mean the underlying economic case is much more favourable for green stimulus plans than was the case in 2008.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

Writing in the Mirror yesterday , Starmer also talked up the benefits of investing in renewable sources of electricity - such as solar - as well as nuclear and hydrogen as crucial investments to secure Britain's energy security over the long term. New nuclear projects are forever delayed.". Take renewable energy," Starmer wrote.

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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.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

"According to the United Nations, over 160 firms with $70tr in assets are committed to decarbonise the global economy, which means phasing out fossil fuels by 2050," he said. He urged "all countries to revisit and strengthen their NDCs to deliver on the Glasgow Climate Pact by the 23 September deadline".

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

In the summer of 1988, scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels was dangerously warming the planet. Beginning in 1958, these were augmented by nuclear power plants, which have operated nearly continuously to pay off their large capital investments.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

From fossil fuel incentives and the dilution of planning rules to energy efficiency funding and an end to the block on new onshore wind farms, BusinessGreen rounds up all the key green announcements from the government's Growth Plan this week. "The The government has asked the Rt Hon. A pot of £49.4m

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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.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

Juliet Phillips , senior policy advisor at E3G said: "With the main energy efficiency focus today on swimming pools, rather than addressing fuel poverty, the government has missed a huge opportunity to wean the UK off expensive fossil fuel dependence.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 22, 2023

. | Photo by Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via Getty Images The Biden administration proposed new tax guidelines today aimed at making it cheaper to produce hydrogen as a less-polluting alternative to fossil fuels. Hydrogen combustion releases water vapor, rather than planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

This new Office should take ownership of delivering the net zero agenda with oversight from both the Cabinet Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), working closely with devolved governments, the National Audit Office, and the Climate Change Committee (CCC), among other agencies.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 11, 2021

of Energy to demonstrate technology that produces clean hydrogen energy from nuclear power, as part of the agency's goal of reducing the cost of clean hydrogen production by 80%. Additionally, President Biden's FY 2022 budget request includes $400 million for hydrogen activities, compared to $285 million in FY 2021.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2023

BusinessGreen rounds up the critical lessons for business, investors, and the government if the UK is to build a decarbonised power system by 2035 When the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has something to say, it is usually well worth listening.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2021

The report makes clear that huge changes are already underway across the global energy system that will have "far reaching consequences" for fossil fuel producers as the economy rapidly embraces clean technologies.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Nor does it refer to a topic that was of unequivocal scientific concern at the time: The “greenhouse effect,” or what is now known as climate change. This impressive history shows for just how long climate issues were known by Shell personnel,” said Ben Franta, senior research fellow in climate litigation at the University of Oxford.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2023

It comes at a time in which private sector funding for larger nuclear power stations is proving to be extremely difficult. A particular usage envisaged for some of the technologies is production of hydrogen. Will SMRs be a major contributor to meeting UK's climate change targets?

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Changing Climate Change Beliefs This month, we’re highlighting big climate policy news in Illinois, how the battery materials supply chain is evolving, why sustainable aviation fuels may be a Goldilocks solution, and changing beliefs on climate change. and to restore nature.”

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2020

per cent last year as renewable power sources once again sent records tumbling, provisional data released today shows, prompting the government to hail the country's "extraordinary progress in tackling climate change". Electricity generation from natural gas fired power plants also fell back slightly by 2.2

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

Emerging climate technologies (ECT) – clean hydrogen, carbon management, and sustainable aviation fuels – experienced the highest Q4 growth at $4.3B, a 10X jump relative to Q4’22. Meanwhile, Honda announced the first production plug-in hydrogen fuel cell EV in America. Energy & industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

Those who are making progress with energy efficiency received some good news with the announcement that Climate Change Agreements will be extended by two more years from 1 April 2025. So, best to assume that firms will have to be more focused than ever on saving energy.

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