The Environmental Blog

MAY 7, 2020

When it comes to implementing recyclable materials, it’s easy to switch to eco-friendly packaging and mailing supplies if your business hasn’t already done so. Also, don’t overlook the power of incentivizing. Renewable energy sources. A business can enjoy a whole host of benefits by using renewable energy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. More than a decade ago, national policies laid the groundwork for reducing air emissions in China. Air emission reform in China.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Carbon neutral refers to a policy of not increasing carbon emissions and of achieving carbon reduction through offsets. This is followed by strategic greenhouse gas emission reduction initiatives, the implementation of renewable energy solutions, and then carbon offsetting. The right carbon reduction service can offer you all of these.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

New Jersey looked like the promised land for energy storage. Phil Murphy campaigned in 2017 on a clean energy platform that pushed for a 100 percent clean grid by 2050. When Murphy won and took office, he signed sweeping clean energy legislation in May 2018 that turned his goals into law. Who’s the Boss?

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Ten years ago, Siemens Wind Power, as it was then known, started playing around with a concept for a thermal energy storage system. By next year, it could be breathing new life into coal power plants that are currently scheduled for a date with a wrecking ball. gigawatts of new coal-fired power capacity since 2006.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 29, 2020

This concept goes by various names — virtual power plants, flexible loads, behind-the-meter networks — and encompasses tools like rooftop solar, batteries, smart thermostats, smart appliances and electric vehicle chargers. Check out GTM's explainer: So, What Exactly Are Virtual Power Plants?

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

Britain could provide greater energy security to businesses and families, expand its ability to deliver home-grown renewable energy and insulate its economy from future shocks if it speeds up the transition to a decarbonised energy system, new National Grid ESO research shows.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

He was also a Committee Member on Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging. Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen Waste welcomes the consultation on the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN). The primary purpose of the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) should be to provide evidence of recycling and monitor progress towards meeting targets.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Financial Times reports the Treasury is reconsidering its controversial plans to end universal energy bill support for businesses from April. Meanwhile, higher levels of support could be provided for energy-intensive industries that are exposed to competitive risks.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

In some regions, lack of access to natural resources and basic necessities such as water or reliable electricity is a major impediment to profitability and growth. Facilities, including buildings, cleaning and maintenance, bathrooms, food service, heating, air conditioning, landscaping, lighting, solar and wind power.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

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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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Trade body Energy UK becomes latest influential group to endorse plans to shrink electricity bills by reducing the costs paid to legacy low carbon electricity generators. The voluntary CfD scheme would apply to generators that secured contracts under the Renewables Obligation scheme, which closed to new applicants in 2017.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 18, 2022

Grid operator Liander and GIGA Storage, developers of large-scale battery systems, have started pilots in the Dutch cities Amsterdam, Alkmaar and Lelystad with large batteries to use the electricity grid more efficiently and give more parties access. EASE recommendations on energy storage fees. The first results are expected in 2023.”.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2022

But at their core, they all assess a very similar set of policies and procedures. It includes your building, operations, vehicles, supplies, products, procurement, recycling, reuse, waste, policies and procedures. Energy – How much energy do we use? Can we use less or adopt clean alternative energy sources?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Climate Change Committee writes to the Treasury to explain how 'many small changes can make a meaningful contribution to reducing energy demand'. Building emissions have stagnated over the past decade, in large part due to under-investment in energy efficiency," the letter states. "A A decade ago 2.3

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JANUARY 5, 2021

On January 4th, as the legislative session came to a close, both houses of the Massachusetts legislature passed “ An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy.” The 2050 goal itself had already been adopted by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs under preexisting law.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 26, 2019

From the falling cost of renewables and storage driving utilities' resource planning, to the realignment of utility performance incentives with evolving policy goals, it was a busy year. Implementing 100% clean energy commitments. have now set 100 percent clean energy targets. Aligning utility performance with policy goals.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Annual Monitoring Report adds to calls for government to deliver clearer delivery plans and more stable funding settlements for critical net zero infrastructure.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

China burns about half the coal used globally while at the same time it is the leading market for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles. This duality is evident in Shanxi, which is both China's coal mining region and the location of some of the country's largest solar and wind power projects.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 19, 2022

The week’s iteration of Smart Energy Finances (SEF) focuses on the British energy bills crisis which, quite frankly, is in a dire situation. However, the crisis has become quite dire over the last two weeks in the UK, where energy bills are projected to reach, and worryingly surpass, £4,200 ($5,005) come January.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The research, conducted by the non-profit Global Energy Monitor and shared with DeSmog, found thousands of cases in which high-profile corporations engage in lobbying in state capitols, hiring the same lobbyists that do work for powerful fossil fuel companies. A future that does have humanity living in harmony with nature.”.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2019

The consumer market dictates the incorporation of eco-friendly policies into successful businesses of all sizes. The good news for your bottom line is: green initiatives increase profits by both attracting new customers and saving your business money on energy, gas, and water expenditure. REDUCE WATER USAGE. gallons per minute.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Michigan's two big investor-owned utilities, Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, have both committed to meeting state-mandated clean energy targets and retiring coal plants by 2040. The order gives the Detroit-area utility until March 21 to resubmit its IRP, and until April 1 to submit an amended renewable energy plan.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are now just days to go until Britain's energy regulator officially confirms how much average domestic bills will rise for the autumn period, with concerns growing that the scale of the resulting fuel poverty and economic crisis could be genuinely unprecedented in its scope and intensity.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Here are some of the latest commitments, along with perspective on progress so far: Procure most electricity from renewable sources by 2025 and decrease energy usage by 15 percent. Decrease water usage by 20 percent at high-risk sites and 15 percent overall by 2025 (per metric ton of product made).

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The energy crisis could cause irreparable damage to an industry critical to delivering net zero goals if the government does not step up its support, argues Make UK’s Brigitte Amoruso. At these price levels, energy costs, even capped, will continue to be a major concern with 60 per ent already considering them to be business threatening.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2023

With Chancellor Jeremy Hunt this week confirming financial support to help businesses with their energy bills is set to halve, BusinessGreen explores how businesses can proactively cut their consumption. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme is already on its way out. per MWh for gas when prices move above £107 per MWh.

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2020

The Prime Minister has marked his first year in office by unveiling a £350m green funding package today to support efforts to drive down carbon emissions from heavy industry, construction, space and transport, touting the move as a bid to "fuel a green, sustainable recovery" from the Covid-19 crisis.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 19, 2021

Local community solar projects enhanced by one-stop shop digital systems are set to play a crucial role in the global energy transition. The History of Civilization is in many ways the History of Energy. The control of energy has been a key – some say the key – factor in geopolitics and capitalism.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Siemens Energy, Engie, National Grid, and Ryse Hydrogen call for the government to emulate its successful approach to offshore wind development and set an official cost reduction target for green hydrogen.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

Since rooftop solar became possible, electric utilities have struggled to incorporate it into their outdated business model. In recent years, this lag in utility recognition has become increasingly problematic, risking the health, environmental, and financial impacts of over-investment in large fossil fuel power plants.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

They say the proposed policy offers a lifeline for natural habitats in the bloc where one in three bees, butterflies and hoverflies are disappearing. “In The Nature Restoration law is a crucial part of this package.” Scientists have condemned the call, as well as six other amendments that could see the law delayed or weakened.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain. Of the overall €1.8tr package encompassing the recovery funding and the 2021-27 budget, EU leaders agreed that 30 per cent should be earmarked for the bloc's climate objectives and transition to net zero.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The past few weeks have seen the publication of the Office for Environmental Protection's second monitoring report, release of more details about the Enviornmental Land Management scheme (ELMs), the introduction of the plant biosecurity strategy, and the formal passage of the long-term targets for environmental improvement via secondary legislation.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The government is reportedly considering a major U-turn on crucial green heating policies - but Minister's wariness risks undermining investment and failing to account for the impact of innovation Along with millions of others, I used to love 'Orange Wednesdays'.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 14, 2020

Two long-delayed energy bills in Illinois that could make or break the state’s nuclear and solar industries have been left in limbo by the coronavirus pandemic. Pritzker asked lawmakers to pass clean-energy legislation this year, but that was before COVID-19 led the General Assembly to stop holding formal sessions.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

Now looking forward, interest rates are expected to come down, rules around policy incentives and regulation are emerging, and international competition has become a driving force for climate tech. 🚗 Vertical: Transportation and Energy investment declined, but remained on top. 2 spot behind Energy Storage, which rose from no.2

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