GreenBiz

JUNE 20, 2023

This is being driven by governments and automakers who are promoting electricity powered vehicles as a key technology to curb oil use, fight climate change and air pollution. EV fleets are expanding at a fast pace in several of the world’s largest markets.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2022

Not only are governments, global consortia, and regulatory agencies pushing for the industrial sector to achieve net zero operations to slow climate change, but consumers are also demanding greater sustainability from the companies from which they purchase.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

If global electric vehicle (EV) adoption rates grow as projected, this represents a major step in reducing emissions that contribute to global climate change and local air pollution concerns. In this white paper you will discover how microgrids and new business models like Energy as a Service foster sustainability solutions.

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Energy Energy Electric vehicle Climate change 195

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Paula Radcliffe and Mo Farah among hundreds of athletes to warn Prime Minister that the 'acute threat from climate change' threatens future Olympic and Paralympic games.

Climate change 96

Climate change Government Policy Energy 96

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.

Energy 130

Energy Energy Carbon Climate change 130

Grist

MAY 18, 2021

To prevent the most devastating effects of climate change, it’s essential to cut greenhouse gas emissions by phasing out fossil fuel use. One of the company’s founders, Kevin Meissner, wanted to build a shrine of sorts to human-induced climate change. Most offsets that companies buy are designed to reduce emissions.

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Climate change Startups Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 124

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

“The science is clear: The world must act now if we’re going to avert the worst consequences of climate change,” Pichai wrote in the blog post. Google’s white paper cited the improving economics of batteries for meeting those goals, although it doesn’t set out any specific energy storage goals.

Carbon 130

Carbon Energy Energy Carbon-neutral 130

Charged

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The coalition aims to engage in legislation cycles in various states and utility rate cases, and will also publish materials, fact sheets and white papers. “We Lobbying is nothing new to these firms, but this has usually been aimed at slowing the EV transition, not encouraging it.

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North America Education Europe Construction 116

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. How Long Have Utilities Known the Costs of Climate Change? Episode Notes.

Fossil fuels 131

Fossil fuels Climate change Policy Energy 131

AutoGrid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Grid challenges include the introduction of variable wind and solar generation, extreme weather due to climate change, EV adoption, and the “electrification of everything.” After talking about climate change his whole life, my son grocked it. The list goes on, and there’s so much to do.

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Demand Climate change Cooling Energy 89

Green Market Oracle

APRIL 25, 2020

We also know that climate change will be far more disruptive to supply chains. However, our current situation affords insight into the mechanics of supply chain disruptions. COVID-19 is far from over and it is certainly not the last pandemic we will face.

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Retail Sustainability Climate change Soil 97

GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2021

At long last, companies and their largest investors are recognizing that climate change, diversity and other sustainability issues represent risks to profits and productivity, and that companies that proactively manage these risks are better run and thus more attractive investments. But is it making a difference?

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Climate change Packaging Sustainability Policy 258

Planet Pulse

JANUARY 23, 2024

From climate-disrupting emissions to tropical deforestation, Planet is developing the tools to help organizations track impacts and opportunities across the value chain, and to translate this intelligence into robust strategies and practical platforms.

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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. is reinforcing its effort to establish itself as a climate leader. It will host the next round of the UN climate change negotiations in 2021.

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Carbon Nuclear Power Construction Government 130

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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Innovation Fashion Retail Waste 52

Business Green

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Green Alliance policy adviser Jo Furtado said the UK had the longest history in the world of producing carbon emissions, and therefore had a responsibility to "lead the way out of the climate crisis" over the coming decade. The UK has set some great targets during 2020 about its intention to tackle climate change," she said. "As

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Policy Government Fossil fuels Electric vehicle 98

Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng reflects on green progress made since the Energy White Paper was published by the government six months ago. From new jobs, protecting our planet and helping to cut our energy bills, tackling climate change is a win-win for all of us.

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Carbon-neutral Climate change Fossil fuels Plastics 40

AutoGrid

AUGUST 16, 2023

At its passage, the IRA was heralded as one of the most important pieces of legislation ever passed by any nation in the fight to combat climate change. Progress to Date All told, the IRA earmarks $369 billion to respond to climate change and increase the nation’s energy security. become part of the solution.

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Climate change HVAC Resilience Demand 52

Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Again, the objectives outlined by the Climate Change Committee's Sixth Carbon Budget were positive, including the recommendation for the UK set a target to reduce emissions by 78 per cent by 2035. And finally to the Energy White Paper.

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Government Energy Energy Electric vehicle 75

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The company, which has been in development over the past year, has stated its goal as addressing “two of the most critical problems affecting humankind – increasing energy demand and climate change”.

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Blockchain Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Startups 64

Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Into this scenario came the government's recent white paper for "levelling-up" the UK's regions - an effort to ensure that it makes "good business sense for the private sector to invest in areas that have for too long felt left behind", according to the Prime Minister's foreword. Let's consider one example. Missed opportunities.

Government 36

Government Carbon-neutral Climate change Investment 36

Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The government confirmed the plans for the new policy document late last night, as it published its official response to the annual progress report produced over the summer by its independent climate advisors, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

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Government Policy Climate change Carbon 87

Charged

AUGUST 26, 2020

The full details will be presented in September, in a white paper published online by the global EVS-33 conference. Teske was scheduled to present a 12-page white paper covering the results at the annual Forth Roadmap conference in June 2020. Now the Chargeway white paper will be published in full by EVS-33 in September.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 140

Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Future Food Movement has found that the majority of people who work in the food sector want more training on how they can tackle climate change. The organisation last week published a white paper entitled Tomorrow's Talent: Skills for a Climate Smart Food System outlining the need to expand the food industry's green skills base.

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Climate change Sustainability Ethics Agriculture 79

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

To discuss these concepts and a recently released white paper , TOMRA held a webcast “Holistic Resource Systems” with Dr. Volker Rehrmann, EVP, TOMRA and guest Joe Papineschi, Chairperson, Eunomia, which you can view here. The implemented system changes including mixed waste sorting has resulted in class leading recycling rates.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

Labour leader promises climate change and the green economy will be central to Party's plans 'now and at the next election'. Tackling the climate emergency is the defining challenge of the next decade," he said. But Starmer pushed Johnson to urgently accelerate efforts in support of the green economy.

Climate change 101

Climate change Government Demand Resilience 101

Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

Committee on Climate Change plans to shortly offer advice to ministers on building an economic recovery consistent with the UK's 2050 net zero target. His insight will be invaluable to the Committee in the run-up to the most important summit on climate change since the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015.".

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Resilience Government Climate change Policy 101

Planet Pulse

AUGUST 8, 2023

But climate change is placing new pressures on this system. The region’s desert ecosystems may be elastic—able to bend with given changes—but what was once gradual is now becoming more steep and severe. Studies show that 42% of the soil moisture deficit during this period can be attributed to climate change.

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Energy Monitor Soil Home Energy Monitoring North America 97

Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The UK's Climate Change Committee has called on the government to implement policies that work towards a 20 per cent shift away from meat and dairy in the next decade. Preparing now for the shift towards plant-based foods will also shore up our national food security for future generations.".

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Sustainability Government Health Retail 44

Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

"We need to see solar energy trebled in capacity by the end of the decade, in keeping with forecasts produced by the Climate Change Committee," he said. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) insisted ramping up clean energy deployment over the coming years is at the heart of its climate agenda. "As

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Demand Power grid Climate change Government 101

Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

In a white paper published this morning, E.ON has warned Ministers they need to take far more radical action to slash the emissions generated by the UK's offices, homes, and cities, stressing that steps taken over the coming decade will determine whether or not the UK can meet its long term climate goals.

Fossil fuels 79

Fossil fuels Policy Government Investment 79

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A higher, simpler and more broadly applied carbon price is a crucial element in the fostering of a post-Covid economic recovery that is consistent with net-zero emissions by 2050," said Lord Stern, who serves as chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.

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Carbon Climate change Government Politics 84

Business Green

MARCH 5, 2023

Writing exclusively for BusinessGreen , Rudd admitted the question of how to ramp up private sector finance for climate solutions to the level required to prevent runaway climate change was an area she was "increasingly concerned about." "The

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2020

However, the Good Law Project argued last week's decision from the Supreme Court confined its reasoning to the legal regime of the time, and did not take into account significant changes to the UK's climate change policy enacted during the past two and a half years. We think that's unlawful.

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Government Law Policy Climate change 97

Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

A triple track approach is needed (discover, develop, deploy) with greater emphasis on the R&D required to deploy and remove barriers to market-ready technologies that could help to mitigate climate change, and to accelerate those that are in advanced stages of development.".

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Government Climate change Policy Innovation 87

Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Our global leadership on climate change can open up new large and attractive sectors in the world economy in which British businesses will be well placed to succeed.". Griffith said he was "delighted" to have been offered the new role.

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Government Climate change Resilience Policy 81

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Launching a white paper on the planning reforms for consultation in August, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said the changes would "cut red tape, but not standards".

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Government Biodiversity Climate change Packaging 100