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Only new fiscal rules will avoid a Budget carbon COP out

Business Green

The Budget on Wednesday will be the first real test of this government's commitment on climate and it needs to drive momentum in the decarbonisation of electricity, heat and transport or it will set us up for a failure on the world stage. This Budget is a real opportunity to show leadership on carbon pricing.

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'Denial and delusion': Green groups slam government refusal to rule out new North Sea oil and gas exploration

Business Green

But Ministers insist end to financial support for overseas fossil fuel energy projects, £16bn transition plan for North Sea, and climate compatibility test for new projects can put UK on track to net zero emissions. We will not leave oil and gas workers behind in the United Kingdom's irreversible shift away from fossil fuels. "We

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December 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Year in Review

Clean Energy Trust

Middling government action Also, one crosscutting theme that is hard to avoid is the significant increase in new climate tech investment funds. Tangible research, development, and demonstration support for new energy technology was also included in the infrastructure bill. As noted above, governments have a significant role to play.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Such businesses better meet the demands of the regulatory environment while coming into alignment with investor, consumer, and employee preferences. As such, in 2022 81% of S&P 500 companies reported their own emissions (scope 1), and the emissions of the electricity they bought (scope 2). C) within reach.

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COP27: Unshackling the demand for renewables

Business Green

Powers, vice president for global cleantech and renewables at Schneider Electric, who explores how public-private sector collaboration can help unshackle the surging demand for renewable energy. I think a lot of the feedback that you hear from any of the COPs is we're not doing enough and we're not doing it fast enough.

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High Seas Treaty: What does it mean for business?

Business Green

The deal has been hailed as a major coup for multilateralism , and as a crucial milestone in countries' efforts to meeting the goal, agreed by governments last December , to ensure 30 per cent of the Earth's land and sea are granted protected status by 2030.

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COP27: Shorter deadlines are key to long-term incremental change

Business Green

COP27's focus this year circled similar essence, on holding organisations accountable to their commitments and demanding to see gradual, yet impactful change. COP27 put significant pressure on both organisations and governments to urgently act now. We agree that we, and the world around us, simply cannot afford to wait around.