Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

Next week's Budget will feature a wide-ranging new clean energy package designed to mobilise £20bn of investment in the UK, Treasury confirms The Chancellor will next week promise to "reset" the UK's decarbonisation and energy security plans through an "unprecedented" £20bn investment in carbon capture and clean energy infrastructure.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Boris Johnson is set to cast a major vote of confidence in the UK's flourishing offshore wind sector tomorrow in a bid to help the country "build back greener", confirming a higher target for 40GW of capacity by 2030, backed by £160m investment towards state-of-the-art turbine manufacturing.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2021

Government touts High Temperature Gas Reactors (HTGRs) to help decarbonise power and produce hydrogen. AMRs are typically smaller than conventional nuclear power stations, offering greater flexibility and which can also be built at a fraction of the cost.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Boris Johnson trails first stage in '10-point plan' for a green industrial revolution, as government confirms new £160m wind turbine manufacturing investment. So we are committing to new ambitious targets and investment into wind power to accelerate our progress towards net zero emissions by 2050.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2022

It will also come weeks after the European Commission unveiled its own sweeping energy security strategy, pledging to ramp up investment in renewables, energy efficiency measures, and alternative sources of gas. The FT reported that the latest delay appeared to be largely the result of Treasury concerns over the cost of the new package.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

He said the creation of the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero was "a pretty clear guide or indication" the government would be moving ahead with plans for a Great British Nuclear (GBN) agency to help identify new sites for nuclear power plants and support their development, adding that an announcement was likely in the coming weeks.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Plus Poland and South Korea coal-phase outs, Siemens Gamesa hydrogen project, and all the top green business news from around the world this week. Poland accelerates coal phase out, pushes for nuclear and offshore wind. million, in addition to increasing the number of hydrogen vehicles from 8,000 to 200,000 over the coming years.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2020

Major new report urges government to provide clarity on nuclear development plans and insists sector can bring down costs - but will Ministers be convinced? We're confident the price of nuclear power will fall from the £92.50 Commitment to the roll-out of smaller and advanced reactors would build on that momentum.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

That is the stark warning from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which today published sweeping proposals detailing how governments could help mobilise $1tr a year of investment in clean technologies and infrastructure over the next three years, averting a global depression and slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the process.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Prior media reports suggested the government had intended to badge all of its announcements under the banner of 'Green Day', but instead it appears to have gone with the name 'Powering Up Britain', evidently keen to place as much focus as possible on energy security issues.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The much-delayed package includes a new £450m grant scheme to encourage households to switch to heat pumps and other low carbon heating systems, £60m of innovation funding to help drive down the cost of heat pump technologies, and a goal to end the installation of conventional gas boilers by 2035.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

And yet, opportunities exist through climate-friendly recovery packages to not only stimulate economies, but also reduce emissions while promoting social and environmental co-benefits. Clean R&D investment ranked more highly in high income countries. Hepburn et al. Hepburn et al.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

Labour leader Keir Starmer promised that the Party "wouldn't let people pay a penny more" on their winter fuel bills as he set out plans to freeze the upcoming energy price cap rise, expand taxes on oil and gas firms, ramp up investment in renewable energy, and embark on a major home insulation drive. Take renewable energy," Starmer wrote.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

EPS users can design policy packages that achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the economy and pinpoint which policies are most effective at reducing emissions while creating economic and health benefits. climate goals. Many states already have clean electricity standards or renewable portfolio standards in place.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

However, with calls growing for European governments to impose sanctions on fossil fuel exports from Russia in response to the latest atrocities in Ukraine, campaigners slammed the proposed package of measures arguing that it was badly underpowered and would "do nothing to help the UK get off Russian gas this year". this summer.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

for grid enhancements and $7B for hydrogen fuel hubs. Climate tech venture capital dropped 40% in H1’23 but climate-focused funds have still been steadily stacking the green, with at least $33B of investable dry powder ready to deploy in climate tech startups. ☢️ US nuclear power saw mixed results.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng's 'mini-Budget' sets out aim to streamline planning for roads, nuclear, renewables, hydrogen, CCUS, and oil and gas, and confirms modest boost for energy efficiency funding.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2022

He added that: "the good news is, Russia can't directly manipulate the price of renewable energy and nuclear power in the UK. Now, more than ever, we must focus on generating cheaper, cleaner power in Britain, for Britain. This is the price we pay for decades of government failure to end our dependence on fossil fuels.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

But players across the green economy were quick to point out the government's package of policies and tax changes was notably bereft of focus on three other critical 'E's that are planks of a prosperous economy: environment, energy, and efficiency. We need an industrial strategy that removes barriers to investment.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 9, 2021

Heather Zichal, CEO of the American Clean Power Association, said the findings and recommendations from the IPCC report must drive negotiations in Congress over the bipartisan infrastructure package and budget reconciliation. economy and support nearly 1 million direct jobs and reduce U.S. carbon emissions by over 60 percent.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

This included a £20bn package to support carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), a renewed focus on nuclear (including the decision to reclassify it as environmentally sustainable) and a refresh of the Control for Low Carbon Levies mechanism on energy policy costs.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

Insulation, LED lighting, flexibility services, and smart metering may not garner as much political attention as giant offshore wind farms and nuclear power plants, but experts have long pointed out they are far cheaper and quicker to deploy at scale and will shave money off household energy bills far more quickly.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Originally trailed at a 'mini-Budget' designed to tackle the looming economic crisis facing the UK, the statement went far further than taxation and other fiscal measures, setting out broader plans to streamline planning rules with the aim of boosting investment, housebuilding, and jobs. Planning reform is long overdue.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

Join us for a webinar Jan 25th on Sightline Climate’s 2023 investment trends, insights, and discussion. Saudi Arabian ACWA Power outlined a $4bn green hydrogen and ammonia facility in Egypt that could produce up to 600,000 tons of green ammonia per year. Clean hydrogen carrying capacity.   Want more deals?

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

And some of the measures set out in the plan were duly welcomed by the green economy, with developers and investors broadly praising the increased targets for offshore wind, nuclear, and hydrogen projects. Instead, the government has prioritised policies that will keep us dependent on high cost fossil fuels and nuclear power.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

But it also stressed that such measures would be "in alignment with climate objectives" and would include work to curb methane emissions, boost renewables capacity, and ensure new gas infrastructure is hydrogen-ready. At the same time, we must invest equally in adaptation and resilience.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 12, 2021

GTM’s launch coincided with a boom in venture capital investment in clean technology that peaked one year later, and then crashed with the global recession and the unraveling of venture investors’ biggest bad bets in thin-film solar and biofuels. Looking back, it all seems inevitable.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2021

American Jobs Plan promises massive wave of new investment in clean energy generation, grids, electric vehicles, and green buildings. Biden pledges to deliver 'once-in-a-generation investment' in clean infrastructure. It is a once-in-a-generation investment in America.".

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure. As President Biden observed, the IRA "makes the largest investment ever in combatting the existential crisis of climate change".

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