Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

Arguing that EU citizens "must be at the heart of the recovery strategy", moreover, the resolution calls for the recovery package to help fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance, and urges the Commission to ensure State Aid guidelines are compatible with these green and social conditions.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

In our work deploying first-of-their-kind projects with climate tech entrepreneurs, we hear again and again that policy barriers present constant challenges, regardless of the industry in which they operate. We also know that partnering with the government can create significant opportunities for startups and act as an accelerant.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

Backed by high and low carbon businesses alike, the Energy Transitions Commission has outlined seven key priorities for delivering credible, net zero-focused recovery packages. The support for green recovery packages has been vocal, wide-ranging, and not a little surprising.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2020

As well as investing directly in shovel-ready green projects, policies mooted in the report include raising taxes on fossil fuels, phasing out new petrol and diesel car sales by 2032, and adding 'green strings' such as green product development goals and climate risk assessment requirements to any company bailouts. Make this a green recovery.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

WWF and Institute of Development Standards (IDS) urge government to introduce measures to stop sustainable farming practices being undermined by environmentally damaging imports The government has today been urged to introduce 'core environmental standards' that would apply to all UK food imports and underpin all post-Brexit trading agreements.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The UK government has recently introduced a legally binding target to halt species abundance declines in England by 2030, with similar timebound EU targets currently under discussion. There needs to be better, more strategic, thinking when agreeing these nature-friendly packages.”

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 8, 2020

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, As the Government of Canada develops and deploys its response to the unprecedented impact COVID-19 is having on our health and economy, we offer your government our support, assistance and advice to ensure that stimulus and recovery efforts help build a better, more resilient Canada. April 8, 2020.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2020

Spending and policy decisions made now must address both issues, ensuring we "bounce forward", to use EU Commission President von der Leyen's phrase, with plans that deliver the jobs needed for a successful transition to the net-zero economy, a significant reduction in emissions and increased resilience. Stimulus spending.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

Most significant piece of energy legislation in a decade' set to be overshadowed by latest wave of resignations from Johnson government. Announcing the Bill, Kwarteng hailed the sweeping package of new policy measures as "the biggest reform of our energy system in a decade". "To

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Business Green

JUNE 27, 2022

Policies aiming to address both the cost of living crisis and the climate crisis promise better long-term economic and societal outcomes for the UK than either a business-as-usual strategy or alternative plans for tackling soaring inflation, a fresh analysis published today has concluded.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

Report argues government has unique opportunity to unleash a wave of low-carbon and nature restoration projects that would accelerate the net zero transition. The government has been subject to a deluge of campaigns and publications in recent weeks that have made the case for a green recovery to the coronavirus crisis as.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

A group of moderate Conservative MPs has served up a raft of policy recommendations designed to help deliver on the Prime Minister's pledge to "build back greener" from the Covid-19 recession, including proposals to bring forward the petrol and diesel car sale ban to 2030, plant tens of thousands of trees, and create a domestic carbon tax.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

Proposals for 13 long-term environmental targets to improve water quality, tackle air pollution, enhance biodiversity, and curb waste levels have been unveiled today by the government, all of which are set to be made legally-binding under the Environment Act. The government described PM2.5 per cent to 17.5

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That’s why we teamed up with Climate Tech VC (CTVC) to unravel the complexities of accessing non-dilutive government funding in the U.S. Here, we’ll walk you through the essential steps to prep your climate technology startup for the competitive government grant process. three climate policy packages since 2021.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Planning policy amendments designed to drive development away from areas at risk of flooding and coastal erosion, according to Welsh Government. The same tests are set to apply to developments deemed "less vulnerable" in areas at high risk of flooding.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From the general public, all the way up to the government, we’re all under threat of a global crisis. Many businesses and governments put profits and short-term gains over the long-term health of our planet. But it will require a shift towards eco-friendly practices and policies in various sectors.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

The Aldersgate Group's Josie Murdoch assesses the policy action needed from government to accelerate progress on green finance in the UK. Following this, the Aldersgate Group recommends a range of policies to properly green the UK's finance system. 2021 is shaping up to be a big year for green finance.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Carbon capture, hydrogen, nuclear, EVs, and renewables all set to benefit from £12bn government stimulus plan, but critics warn funding falls well short of the level required to trigger a green recovery. But the Prime Minister this evening insisted that the plan would be at the heart of his ambitious economic recovery plans for the country.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A cross-party group of MPs has a plan to get the government's environmental agenda back on track, but are Ministers listening amidst the Westminster chaos? What should the government do next to pull it out of its current tailspin?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Aldersgate Group's Signe Norberg reflects on how business and government can make the most of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023 has already been a busy year for nature. Together with the publication of the Environmental Principles policy statement, the building blocks of the UK's new environmental governance regime has been set.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

Rising fossil fuel costs have focused attention on energy security and energy resilience like never before, leading to greater awareness and understanding about fuel and energy sources. Across the UK and Europe, government strategies for heating and energy supply aim to drive decarbonisation. We welcome the aims of the REPowerEU Plan.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2020

The International Chamber of Commerce, WWF, We Mean Business, United Nations Global Compact, the IUCN, and Business for Nature sign letter calling on CEOs to work with governments to reverse nature loss. Before coronavirus, the need to create more resilient economies and societies was clear, now it is inescapable," the campaigners warn.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

While many are hearing the need to align immediate spending packages with longer-term goals, the idea of a green recovery is being met with political opposition from many quarters. If we can take one positive from the pandemic, it should be that governments learn from the way Covid-19 has exposed flaws in the present systems.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

G20 leaders must develop clear policy and regulatory frameworks to enable the business community to help accelerate the transition to a carbon neutral world, according to a new set of recommendations published yesterday by some of the world's top business leaders.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

Influential group of institutions urge governments to 'insert the DNA of a green economy into all recovery efforts'. We need to build a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable economic model that prioritises green and low-carbon policies.".

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2020

Campaign group delivers detailed proposals for how government could ensure recovery delivers 'a fairer, greener and more resilient global economy'. This manifesto is a ready-made roadmap for the government to revive the economy while creating a green, clean, fairer future for everyone.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

Government confirms £30m of new investment in a range of projects designed to enhance natural carbon sinks. Alongside the NetZeroPlus project the government and the UK Research and Innovation agency today announced new funding for projects exploring how to use peat, rock chips, and charcoal to expand natural carbon sinks.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Published to coincide with the government's 'Green Day' package of energy security and net zero policy announcements, the Green Finance Strategy aims to drumming up some of the £50bn to £60bn of annual capital investment the government estimates will be required over the next decade to put the UK on a pathway towards net zero emissions.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2020

The Club of Rome has urged G20 leaders and other heads of state to work together to implement green recovery packages and fiscal stimulus plans during and after the coronavirus pandemic. International cooperation is paramount to delivering effective post-pandemic policy solutions, it said.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2020

Schulze added that ministers at the conference should also address calls to systematically focus their coronavirus recovery and investment packages to tackle climate risks. Separately, UK Business Secretary and COP26 President Alok Sharma reiterated his calls for governments to prioritise climate action in their economic recovery plans. "We

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Soils are critical for cultivating crops, maintaining flood protection, sequestering carbon, and supporting biodiversity, but the UK government estimates two million hectares are at risk of erosion, a further four million are threatened by compaction, and 300,000 hectares are contaminated. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

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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. First up, the CBI today became the latest influential business group to call on the government to "build back better" and make climate action a top priority in its recovery plans. The consensus keeps building.

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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. So with today's announcement by government of the new Business Bill Relief Scheme the manufacturing sector is heaving an immense sigh of relief.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2020

Some of the biggest names in the corporate world have come together to urge global leaders to pursue an economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis that advances a net zero economy, adding significant clout to recent calls for green stimulus packages to be fast-tracked. above pre-industrial levels and enhance resilience to future shocks.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Letter to Liz Truss urges government to prioritise energy efficiency, renewables, and industrial decarbonisation as part of 'robust' energy security and net zero strategy. For us to play our part, we need a robust plan from government on how to deliver these targets, both in the short and long term," they warn.

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