Business Green

MAY 3, 2024

This week provided another example of how significant new policy measures are imminent, in the form of Defra's confirmation it intends to lay legislation before Parliament this year that would enable new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules for packaging to come into force from January 1st next year. Some of them may even be scrapped.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sixteen startups joined our community Q4 2023, working on innovations as diverse as low-emission steel production, hydrogen electrolyzers, and lightweight, flexible solar panels. Resiliency + Adaptation GigaDAC maximizes the efficiency of building and operating direct-air-capture (DAC) airflow systems at gigaton scale.

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Business Green

JULY 24, 2020

Governments worldwide are largely failing to heed calls from the United Nations, green groups, leading economists and energy experts to gear the estimated $11.8tr-worth of Covid-19 support packages unveiled in recent months towards supporting the environment and net zero transition, according to new analysis.

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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2020

Fresh alliance of corporate, charities, politicians celebrities has urged the UK government to use the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to guide recovery plans from the pandemic, joining a raft of other players calling for a climate-sensitive recovery to the pandemic.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2020

Governments and industry should back the growing hydrogen economy to achieve a decarbonised energy future, argues Uniper CEO Andreas Schierenbeck. Policymakers need to throw their weight behind the development of green hydrogen and put a framework in place to foster the wider hydrogen economy of the future.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

The proposed stimulus package calls for a "renovation wave" of buildings and infrastructure in support of the Green Deal, as well as investments in circular economy efforts, renewable energy projects, clean hydrogen infrastructure, green transport networks, and an enhanced Just Transition Fund for workers.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It includes £40bn for ‘retrofit’ such as energy saving and efficiency in homes and businesses; £10bn for renewables such as solar, wind and biomass; £30bn for low carbon heating such as district heating networks; £10bn for smart energy systems; and £10bn for low emissions transport such as electric and hydrogen vehicles.[4].

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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

JULY 8, 2021

The strength and breadth of the shortlist is testament to the remarkable levels of innovation, resilience, and ingenuity green businesses and executives have demonstrated over the past 18 months, as they have continued to advance the net zero transition, while pushing green business principles and clean technologies firmly into the mainstream.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

In its most comprehensive assessment of the global energy transition to date, the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) today set out a compelling case for ensuring post-Covid-19 economic stimulus packages align with long-term climate and sustainable development objectives.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

Thousands of green projects are raring to go across Europe to help build resilient Covid-19 recovery, study suggests. We simply cannot stand still when it comes to protecting the environment and creating growth opportunities that are truly sustainable.".

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2020

The UK's post-crisis economic recovery package presents a major opportunity to accelerate investment on climate adaptation and cutting emissions to net zero," Jones and Dunne wrote. As we take action to rebuild our economy we will aim to drive clean, sustainable and inclusive growth across all regions of the UK.".

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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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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As a platform, Africa’s Green Economy Summit will bring together investors, developers and governments, highlighting investment prospects that exist in the fields of green hydrogen, EVs and hybrid vehicles, energy storage, solar, hydro and wind energy, infrastructure development, urban sustainability as well as manufacturing.

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Business Green

JULY 14, 2020

"Twelve years on, there is mounting economic evidence that a recovery plan based on investment in low carbon infrastructure and industries is one of the most effective ways of creating jobs in the near term and driving greater productivity, innovation and resilience in the long-term.".

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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 2, 2020

The shock to our economies will be substantial, and it is not a moment too soon for us to begin rebuilding a more resilient, and brighter future for all. It is not enough to prepare large investment packages to save our European ventures. Yet, while we have much to do to win the war today, we must be as fervent in protecting tomorrow.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 21, 2023

Ohmium enables industries to deploy green hydrogen for a sustainable future. SpadXTech is contributing to the reduction of CO 2 emissions impacting several industries such as packaging, textiles, transportation, filtration, and construction through the manufacturing of its core and versatile material platform technology.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

The report, published today by the sustainable business body, joins a growing library of studies that have argued the government should place climate action at the heart of its promised coronavirus economic stimulus packages.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Since then, leading industry associations and agrochemical companies have used their lobbying might to push back against core European measures aiming to lead the transition to a more sustainable way of farming. The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals. Credit: Pixabay.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The world’s hydropower developers want a seat at the green recovery funding table alongside other key decarbonization technologies such as wind, solar, batteries and green hydrogen. The green stimulus packages are heavily focused on wind and solar. Hydropower is rarely listed.” Two elephants in the room.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2020

The government may have secured plaudits this morning for its new £3bn energy efficiency package , but calls are continuing to build for the Chancellor to deliver a wider green recovery package when he delivers his economic update to Parliament tomorrow.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 29, 2020

From the executive director of the International Energy Agency, who called it a “historic opportunity,” to the head of the International Monetary Fund, who said if we are to come out of COVID with more resilience, “we must do everything in our power to make it a green recovery.”. Around the world, governments are listening.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

But with the recent pullback in the overall venture market, we've expanded our scope to understand the dynamics and resilience in climate tech.    Seed investment was the resilient exception , experiencing a 7% increase this year but noticeably tapered off relative to its 26% increase the previous year. 2 to to no.1.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2020

Tanya Steele, chief executive at WWF, urged the government to deliver on Ministerial promises - made repeatedly over the past few weeks ­- that the imminent stimulus package will feature a raft of green measures. "We

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It not only slashes expenses but also empowers you to allocate funds strategically, fostering a resilient financial framework that can weather market fluctuations. Reduced Environmental Impact LTL shipping emerges as an eco-conscious champion in a world increasingly concerned about sustainability.

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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.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2022

On the eve of the Chancellor's Spring Statement, the CBI has this evening called on Rishi Sunak to deliver fresh measures to tackle crippling energy costs and catalyse investment in the net zero infrastructure that can deliver sustainable growth across the UK. Above all, we can't run the economy on empty.".

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 8, 2020

Grocery stores suddenly had bulk bins to reduce wasteful packaging. In the face of an economic shock unlike anything modern society has ever experienced, perhaps it’s time for three new Rs: relief, recovery and resilience. But what about those next steps, recovery and resilience? The first thing Canadians need? Relief, and fast.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Governments around the world have a unique opportunity to shift the world onto a sustainable development path over the next 12 months, or else risk locking in a new generation of high carbon infrastructure that would make it near impossible to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

It is time for all of us to take necessary steps to strengthen Europe's energy security and resilience by accelerating the green transition. According to reports from Euractiv this week , the Commission is considering strengthening the EU's renewable energy target for 2030 as it looks to finalise the package. We are delighted?

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Sustainability Consulting

JULY 8, 2020

This study complements a previous University of Oxford working paper, Will COVID-19 fiscal recovery packages accelerate or retard progress on climate change? New Zealand New Zealand released its economic recovery plans which included $1.1 billion for “nature-based jobs”, including in pest control and conservation.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Meanwhile, climatetech startups can nimbly innovate on the cutting edge of solutions to decarbonize the global economy and build resilient communities. Topic: Hydrogen infrastructure and supply chain innovations. Topic: Sustainable consumption in proteins, plastics, and packaging. Partners: Saint-Gobain.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Innovating into resilience is the key for future growth. Companies have started to commit to change, but we need to go much further - ‘sustainability as usual' is not enough any longer. If you have the scale, you can use your purchasing power to help drive down the cost of new, clean technologies.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

It’s vodka, made without any potatoes or grains, and the key ingredients are hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide. Their technology combines CO2 and hydrogen using a metal catalyst to produce ethanol (ethyl alcohol), a chemical building block. They pour in the product and, when it’s ready a few hours later, take a sip.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has again reiterated the government's commitment to engineering a "green recovery", confirming plans for a new £3bn energy efficiency programme and promising that the UK's stimulus package will have "concern for the environment at its heart".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

What's in the energy support package, and who is going to pay for it? A sweeping support package has been promised, potentially worth up to £100bn, but what will be in it and why were these proposals such a closely guarded secret throughout the leadership campaign? At what price would any new price cap be set?

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