Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

E3G campaigns director Ed Matthew said: "With no new support to save energy and by holding back on solar power and on-shore wind, this strategy will do nothing to help the UK get off Russian gas this year. Instead, the government has prioritised policies that will keep us dependent on high cost fossil fuels and nuclear power.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2021

There were notable fresh announcements regarding business rates relief for green technology investments, £1.7bn funding for a new nuclear power plant this Parliament, and fresh funding for skills, but these were counterbalanced by a hike in Air Passenger Duty and yet another freeze in fuel duty.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

How long since the Paris COP? Would Glasgow be able to rise to the Paris COP, or was that doomed to be a peak that never comes again? My COP-dazed mind wandered back. Even more downbeat, an expert whispered that success would simply be ensuring Glasgow is not the end of the Climate process dream altogether, the last COP.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In November, I had the privilege to represent Schneider Electric at the UN's Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change in Glasgow. This COP was unlike the previous 25 iterations, in that it took place during a global pandemic. COP is and remains, fundamentally, a policy event. One aim of the conference was to 'keep 1.5

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

What's more, by focusing on technologies like nuclear power - which cannot supply the clean power we need in time - the natural environment will be put at further risk.". No commitments have been made to protect the seabed - a glaring absence.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

It is vital the UK's COP Presidency shows the world we are listening to the voices of those most impacted by climate change and that we will lead global action to address their concerns, from loss and damage, to access to finance," she said.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 27, 2023

COP president Sultan Al-Jaber, head of the UAE’s state oil company, faced accusations of using his position to promote fossil fuels. Along with Vogtle Unit 4, these are the first newly constructed nuclear units built in the United States in more than three decades. Growth in U.S.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

  Ship Orders  Yara Eyde, a joint venture between Yara Clean Ammonia and North Sea Container Line, aims to be the  world’s first clean ammonia-powered container ship. Fortescue unveiled a green ammonia dual-fuel ship at COP. Hawaii replaced its final coal-powered facility with a 565 MWh battery.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As an example, ConocoPhillips COP — the largest publicly-traded pure oil and gas produce — is up 80% YTD versus an S&P 500 return of 26%. Winter Storm Uri in Texas caused a major power crisis there that left more than 200 people dead. Functioning nuclear power plants continue to be shut down (e.g.,

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

But critics counter that nuclear power plants remain hugely costly, while the model pushes construction risk onto billpayers, meaning the levy on energy bills could apply for a decade or more before a plant starts generating power. Everything feels very last minute," one source told the paper.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Do the next best thing and read our COP reflections.    In news, COP28 goes nuclear with a commitment to triple nuclear capacity and pursue fusion R&D, echoing a broader global sentiment shift towards nuclear.  Nuclear is having its moment in the sun. Happy Monday! 

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