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Pricing and politics: Where next for the UK's emissions trading scheme?

Business Green

Carbon pricing has always been a thorny political issue, but as Ministers weigh how to drive the next phase of the net zero transition some experts believe it has a critical role to play. It all started with such ambition. The latest rumours suggest the consultation over the future of the ETS has now been delayed until spring 2022.

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US Storage Market Hits Speed Bump in Q2, But Residential Sector Shines

GreenTechMedia

Slow activity in the utility-scale and commercial and industrial markets hampered growth, At the same time, the residential market had its best quarter ever, according to the new Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie and the Energy Storage Association. Another obstacle emerged from the political realm: tariffs.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

States, cities, businesses, and organizations across the country are taking increasingly large steps to reduce emissions — and those efforts are aided by the falling costs of renewable energy and other decarbonizing technologies. Both Hawaiʻi and Guam have committed to using 100 percent renewable energy by 2045.

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? Methane monitoring goes stratospheric #185

Climate Tech VC

Responsible for nearly a third of global warming and a quarter of global energy, methane matters. Recent regulations have driven investment in space, air, and ground-based monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) technologies. In January, Longpath secured a $189m conditional US Department of Energy loan guarantee.

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?? 2024 Climate Tech Oracle

Climate Tech VC

Energy under the hood. From DAC to eSAFs some climate technologies can’t help but consume a lot of energy, making sharp price falls hard to see.  Nuclear fission and fusion energy top the watch list.  Shayle Kann , Energy Impact Partners: Yes. Uncertainty for the IRA. Our experts were split.