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.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Reports from CBI, EnergyUK, ECIU, and ScottishPower all hammer home calls for ambitious green recovery package. The government has been inundated with calls from green trade bodies, campaigners and academics for it to deliver a green stimulus package in recent weeks. The consensus keeps building.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2021

However, by generating heat at between 500C and 950C - higher than other types of AMR - HTGRs could significantly cut emissions from heavy manufacturing processes such as cement, paper, glass and chemical production, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2022

We exemplify the type of ESG goals your company should set based on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Companies that adopt ESG principles will define a vision, mission, strategy, tactics, and values that consider, measure and report on a business’s sustainability performance. Why is ESG important?

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2021

At the end of last year, the Energy White Paper was released. While the REA, of course, welcomed the lofty ambitions of the government, we made it clear that net zero could not be achieved by aspiration alone - you had to have the detailed policy with robust and wide-ranging support packages too.

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2021

The CEO of Solar Energy UK sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the critical role the solar sector must play in the next chapter of the UK's net zero transition. There is going to be significant material growth in the sector, and its going to be economically sustainable as well as environmentally sustainable.".

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This was inspired by when we arrived (at) COP 25 in Madrid three years ago and understood that this is where the world is going," said Lee Recht, VP of sustainability at Aleph Farms, at the VERGE Net Zero virtual event early in December. A diagram representing Aleph Farms' sustainability approach. What sets its net zero roadmap apart?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 1, 2019

We work to eliminate greenhouse pollution and speed the just transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy. Main Duties: Work with the Climate Law Institute’s Energy Team to design and implement strong-state level policies to phase out dirty fossil fuel transportation in California. Benefits Package: . Travel required.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2020

It comes as the Treasury prepares a crucial package of recovery measures which are expected to be announced in Parliament next month, as the government attempts to combat the worst economic crisis in decades. Chris Stark setting out the CCC's latest advice to government.

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Business Green

AUGUST 6, 2020

The white paper reiterates the government's support for its imminent Future Homes Standard, which is meant to ensure all new homes are 'zero emission ready' - i.e. gas boiler- and cooker-free - from 2025. The white paper offers some answers, but not nearly enough.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2020

We hope that the forthcoming Budget, White Paper and National Infrastructure Plan will provide further momentum'. Chancellor Rishi Sunak today used his Summer Economic Update to Parliament to reiterate the government's commitment to a "green recovery" and confirm plans for a £3bn energy efficiency programme.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 1, 2019

We work to eliminate greenhouse pollution and speed the just transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy. Main Duties: Work with the Climate Law Institute’s Energy Team to design and implement strong-state level policies to phase out dirty fossil fuel transportation in California. Benefits Package: . Travel required.

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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. But it still has a huge to-do list ahead.

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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. Understanding which sustainability regulations apply to and influence your business is part of the responsibility that comes with being a green business. Sustainability Regulations Taking Hold.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Ahead of the Prime Minister's promised new green recovery package, a new report from the business advocacy group outlines a raft of near-term policy interventions that could put the UK on track to reaching net zero emissions. The gap between the government's net zero rhetoric and its policy agenda remains.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

It had been about a year and a half since he left his job at an aerospace company to found a clean energy startup in San Francisco with three of his friends, but the path to success he’d once envisioned had crumbled. Charm would use the same technology, but instead of turning plants into a useful energy product, it would offer a service.

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Business Green

MARCH 19, 2021

Jesse Klein explores how some leading businesses are navigating the complex choices that shape efforts to deliver more sustainable packaging. As consumer products companies hunt for more sustainable packaging options, some - notably smaller brands - are turning to aluminum as an alternative to plastic. The big draw?

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

With more companies taking the leap into sustainability these days, recycling in the office has become one of the top green initiatives for corporate sustainability programs. Supports Sustainability Certification. Saves Virgin Resources and Energy. Creates Employee Engagement Opportunities. billion in wages and $5.5

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from across the green economy: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Chair, Darren Jones, said: "The announcement of a national investment bank announcement is welcome. This means a clear strategy to upgrade the UK's infrastructure and publishing the Energy White Paper.".

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

With this in mind, the Green Business Bureau wanted to help you understand your options for sustainability certification, and with that, learn how to become B Corp Certified. With over 500 initiatives to choose from – compared to B Labs 250 – GBB raises the bar in sustainability certification. What is B Corp?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Green Homes Grant scheme is set to be extended by a year past its original deadline of March, providing relief to the tens of thousands of householders that signed up to the subsidy programme in recent months but have struggled to find an accredited installer to carry out energy efficiency upgrades.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2022

California-based WattEV is building a network of charging hubs designed for electric trucks, incorporating solar generation, battery storage and active energy management. On the battery storage side, we plan to use [energy storage provider] Stem’s solution, with Tesla Megapacks with about 4.5 megawatt-hours of capacity.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As such, over the weekend the BBC published a speculative list of what was likely to feature in the 10 point plan: energy efficiency and heat for homes and business. Britain's iconic landscapes are part of the fabric of our national identity - sustaining our communities, driving local economies and inspiring people across the ages.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

But responses to a consultation on financing infrastructure published yesterday highlight electric vehicle (EV) charging, energy infrastructure such as carbon capture and storage and small modular nuclear reactors, and digital infrastructure such as fibre optic broadband and data centres, as top priorities for financing in the coming years.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

However, in announcing its new targets for the 2030s the government was at pains to reject that charge, highlighting the recent publication of its Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, Energy White Paper, and North Sea Transition Deal, all of which promise to mobilise billions of pounds of new investment in cutting edge low carbon infrastructure.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

Today, just weeks after his promotion to the second most powerful job in the country, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the government's Budget for the coming year and beyond, outlining a multi-billion pound package of spending across the green economy, as well as new tax measures covering the energy sector, plastic packaging, and red diesel fuel.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2020

Encouragingly, word from the EU Commission suggests it remains steadfast in its 2050 net zero ambitions and that combatting climate change should feature strongly in economic recovery packages. This is the time to be doing energy efficiency. I think infrastructure priorities should change coming out of a crisis like this," he says.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Much has been made of the need to build a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic over the past eight months, yet analysis by Vivid Economics today shows countries around the world are continuing to pour money into fossil fuels, with only a small number of governments using recovery efforts to boost clean energy, transport, and infrastructure.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Yet just weeks later, Claire O'Neill was sacked as COP26 president, prompting the former Energy and Clean Growth Minister to launch a blistering attack on Johnson's "failure of global vision and leadership" when it came to the climate crisis. The promises of improvements to UK energy efficienct present a similar dynamic.

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