GreenBiz

JUNE 24, 2020

Lyft's 100% EV strategy requires a policy blitz. So essentially Lyft has to act as a catalyst — using policy, economic and industry tools — to spur the broader transportation ecosystem to more rapidly adopt zero-emission vehicles. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 06/24/2020 - 02:00. Arons said Lyft was able to work with Colorado Gov.

Policy 312

Policy Law Electric vehicle Climate change 312

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged the government to get on with fast-tracking the UK's push towards net zero emissions, amid rising frustration from business over the absence of detailed decarbonisation plans and ongoing delays to key green policy measures.

Government 46

Government Aviation Hydrogen Electric vehicle 46

AutoGrid

AUGUST 16, 2023

Both will be required to meet the goal of creating a more resilient, affordable and sustainable energy system. The IRA also includes tax credits for heat pumps, solar photovoltaic systems, electric HVAC upgrades, water heaters and electric vehicles (EVs). Download White Paper The post IRA Turns 1: Forget Crawl, Let’s Run!

Climate change 52

Climate change HVAC Resilience Demand 52

Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Boris Johnson has unveiled his much-vaunted 10-point green recovery plan, promising a multi-billion pound package of investment across the green economy designed to create an estimated 250,000 new jobs in the carbon capture, electric vehicle, nuclear, hydrogen and renewables sectors.

Government 101

Government Investment Packaging Hydrogen 101

Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Last month the starting gun was fired on what will be an intense 12 months of domestic policy and international negotiations leading up to the UNFCC COP26 climate negotiations in Glasgow. The government's Ten Point Plan for a 'Green Industrial Revolution' was the first of many significant policy announcements for the weeks and months ahead.

Electric vehicle 54

Electric vehicle Government Policy Aviation 54

AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

According to the EIA’s Stated Policies Scenario (STEPS), India will have 140 GW of battery capacity by 2040, the largest portfolio of batteries of any country in the world. Download White Paper The post Empowering India’s Energy Revolution with AI and Prosumers first appeared on AutoGrid. Just as in the U.S.,

Solar Energy Monitor 80

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 80

Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This investment programme is going to breathe life into the UK economy - it's as much an economic policy as a climate policy, particularly over the next 10 years as we recover from the pandemic'. So it's as much an economic policy as a climate policy, particularly over the next 10 years as we recover from the pandemic.".

Carbon 86

Carbon Policy Government Investment 86

Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

"Worldwide there is growing recognition of the moral imperative to ramp-up efforts to tackle the climate crisis," said Matthew Fell, CBI chief UK policy director. Third, the report reiterates previous calls for the government to deliver a series of key policy decisions that have been stuck in the pipeline for months.

Carbon-negative 96

Carbon-negative Packaging Government Resilience 96

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill was introduced in Parliament on 11 May and covers a large range of policy issues. Building on the policies set out in the eponymous White Paper, the Bill contains a number of interesting proposals and some significant changes to the planning system.

Transportation 36

Transportation Government Climate change Carbon 36

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Evidently UK meat consumption is still not falling quickly enough to meet climate targets, yet more draconian measures mooted as a solution, such as a tax on red meat, have been widely derided as unpopular policies that could well risk a backlash from the electorate.

Agriculture 36

Agriculture Government Health Climate change 36

Business Green

DECEMBER 4, 2020

One of the first challenges was as simple as convincing my colleagues that we would protect our very, very, very small sustainability team of two officers and that, if we cut that team, it would be very, very difficult then to bring them back.".

Government 55

Government Transportation Policy Fossil fuels 55

Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sustained learning accelerates decarbonization. How fast could decarbonization occur if the recently steep rates of cost reductions and deployments shown in Figure 1 were simply sustained? Strong, consistent policy incentives targeted battery-electric vehicles. Here are some highlights.

Energy 52

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Policy 52

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A lack of coordinated policies, constant changes of direction, and a failure to build up delivery capability have left the UK "well off track" to meet its overarching emissions target, the leading think tank argues in its new report Net Zero: How the government can meet its climate change target.

Government 78

Government Climate change Policy Agriculture 78

Business Green

JULY 8, 2020

We hope that the forthcoming Budget, White Paper and National Infrastructure Plan will provide further momentum'. We hope that the forthcoming Budget, White Paper and National Infrastructure Plan will provide further momentum so we can go further and faster in decarbonising our economy.".

Government 49

Government Climate change Electric vehicle Investment 49

Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

He was on hand, alongside CCC chairman Lord Deben, to launch the advisory body's latest assessment on the UK's decarbonisation progress over the past 12 months, and - crucially - provide advice to the government on how best to embark on a sustainable recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Net zero policy progress has been sluggish.

Policy 97

Policy Fossil fuels Government Climate change 97

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

that focus on some of the more visible, day-to-day sustainability and environmental problems like waste, pollution and carbon emissions. Companies need to be informed as new policies are enacted across the globe and ensure their practices abide by these changes. Sustainability Regulations: Why They Matter to You.

Business Energy Monitoring 97

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability 97

Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2021

There is going to be significant material growth in the sector, and its going to be economically sustainable as well as environmentally sustainable.". They are thinking about getting an electric vehicle in the next couple years and the idea of charging your own vehicle [with electricity generated on site] is a very attractive one.".

Energy 69

Energy Energy Government Carbon-neutral 69

GreenBiz

APRIL 29, 2021

One of the hallmarks of working in sustainable finance is seeing that every decision you make has an impact, sometimes years into the future when that original decision feels like a distant memory. It’s that realization that drives some fundamental questions throughout sustainable finance. Thu, 04/29/2021 - 02:11.

Innovation 486

Innovation Earth Day Climate change Patents 486

Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

By moving first and taking bold action, we will build a defining competitive edge in electric vehicles, offshore wind, carbon capture technology and more, whilst supporting people and businesses along the way. But the wide-ranging strategy has elicited a somewhat less effusive response from the green economy.

Government 44

Government Carbon-negative Investment Climate change 44

AGreenLiving

JUNE 24, 2020

Lyft’s 100% EV strategy requires a policy blitz Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 06/24/2020 – 02:00 ICYMI, ride-hailing biggie Lyft announced last week that it plans to electrify every single car offering services on its platform by 2030, including both those that Lyft owns and rents to drivers and ones that its drivers own.

Policy 28

Policy Law Electric vehicle Climate change 28

AutoGrid

JULY 27, 2023

At the recent National Association of Regulatory Commission (NARUC) Summer Policy Summit, I saw up close the growing concern about grid reliability among state regulators, utilities and the industry at large. Electricity demand is expected to grow more rapidly with accelerated electrification across the building and transportation sectors.

Energy Monitor 82

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 82

Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Green business groups and campaigners welcome higher 2030 emissions reduction goal, but call for ambitious policy and funding to put the UK on a net zero pathway as soon as possible. We now need the policies in place to achieve this target, if we're going to lead and inspire the whole world to meet the ambition of the Paris Agreement.".

Climate change 68

Climate change Policy Government Carbon 68

Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It will almost certainly promise more support for clean power, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, green finance, hydrogen, CCS, tree-planting, and a lot more besides. Deliver all of that and the result will be a genuine green recovery that drives an new era of sustainable development for the UK.

Government 60

Government Policy Politics Hydrogen 60

Business Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

BusinessGreen rounds up the top green headlines from government's latest slew of fiscal and policy announcements. Our capital plans will invest in the greener future we promise," he said, as he unveiled a wave of new infrastructure spending commitments. The Bank's precise remit remains to be determined. Global Britain retreats.

Policy 82

Policy Government Investment Climate change 82

Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

And will the much-trumpeted new strategy have the desired catalysing impact on the UK's covid-stricken economy and faltering net zero transition, or will it amount to yet more Johnsonian spin over substance, big on planet-saving rhetorical flourishes but low on bankable policy detail?

Carbon 72

Carbon Government Packaging Climate change 72

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 18, 2021

Familiarity with industries including EV charging space, solar, energy, sustainability, utility, renewables, and emerging associated trends. AMPLY is a fast-growing 2020 Global CleanTech 100 company, honored for Innovation in Electric Vehicle Fleet Charging and Management. Principal Engineer. Analyst Internship.

Business Energy Monitoring 40

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 40

Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

"We are particularly encouraged by today's announcements on five-year funding settlements for city leaders to invest in local transport improvements, and by the additional investment in electric vehicle charging points, both of which are in line with our National Infrastructure Assessment recommendations. "We

Plastics 49

Plastics Recycling Recycling Government 49

Business Green

MAY 12, 2020

The letter sets out six "resilience principles" to help guide any recovery measures, including boosting green jobs, locking in sustainable behaviour change, strengthening resilience against future risks, boosting tax incentives to cut CO2, and avoiding the long-term 'lock-in' of emissions.

Carbon-negative 76

Carbon-negative Politics Climate change Government 76

Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2020

But for the green economy, the clearest continuity with the past few years is also the least welcome: the huge chasm of political and policy uncertainty that stretched across almost every aspect of the Brexit process will still be there tomorrow. Plus ça change. There will be continuity.". And then there is the risk of tariffs.

Government 41

Government Policy Agriculture Law 41

Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The UK's domestic ambition can be the basis for strong international climate leadership, but the delivery of effective new policies must accelerate dramatically if we're to seize this chance.". Now we know that this token policy is not ambitious enough. We can and must do more.

Climate change 86

Climate change Carbon-negative Government Policy 86

Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

There are also game-changing policy commitments: bringing forward the ban on sales of petrol and diesel cars, targeting 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production, and 600,000 heat pump installations per year - all within a decade. It aims to deliver 250,000 jobs and prosperity up and down the country.

Policy 49

Policy Government Investment Hydrogen 49