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Green day unravelled: Pundits respond to policy package

Envirotec Magazine

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. Hydrogen: Not a time to get blue?

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Leaked Document Lifts Lid on EU’s Green Deal ‘Recovery’ Package

GreenTechMedia

The European Union is planning a 15-gigawatt renewable energy tender and auctions for green hydrogen projects as part of a trillion-dollar Green Deal package, according to draft proposals leaked this week. A draft document obtained by Bloomberg and Euractiv lays out a series of planned policies.

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Europe’s Thinking Shifts on Supporting Renewables as Part of Green Recovery Package

GreenTechMedia

The EU’s trillion-euro coronavirus recovery package may not support big renewable energy projects in the way that was expected. trillion) recovery package. That means it could “kick-in as soon as July,” said Aurelie Beauvais, policy director, at SolarPower Europe, adding that she was hopeful for its prospects.

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How to Reduce Your Business Waste In 2021: Top Tips

The Environmental Blog

However, the problem doesn’t lie in waste awareness or business policy but in the day-to-day habits of employees, staff or household members. If not, have those conversations with those staff or household members, create posters, welcome questions and put your recycling policy near the top of your list of priorities.

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Flat-lining: Policy review highlights England's mixed progress on waste reduction

Business Green

The assessment, published last week, reveals that the volume of waste produced in England remained largely the same in the five years since the government introduced its 2013 Waste Prevention Programme policy, with overall waste in England at the close of 2017 "at similar levels" to those five years earlier.

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Net Zero: Food and drink industry joins calls for green recovery package

Business Green

Industry underscores support for net zero transition, but warns fresh policy interventions are required to decarbonise heat across the sector. In producing this report, we have identified a clear pathway to net zero and the challenges we will need to overcome in order to meet that target. But we can't do it alone.

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Semiconductor firm Applied Materials puts supply chain at center of new commitments

GreenBiz

The sustainability ambitions of the world’s largest cloud software companies — Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce — have been well-documented. The new program, SuCCESS2030 (short for Supply Chain Certification for Environmental and Social Responsibility) will extend to all aspects of Applied’s operations, from procurement to packaging.