Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

The government is widely expected to unveil a wave of decarbonisation and energy policies on Thursday as part of a package that had been badged as 'Green Day' by Whitehall insiders. It also reported Number 10 is keen to see gas play a critical role in the new package of measures. "It It is not Green Day," one insider told the paper.

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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today reiterated the government's commitment to delivering on the UK's international climate responsibilities, confirming support for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant, announcing a new long-term target for UK energy efficiency, and promising continued investment in clean tech innovation.

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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

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

JULY 29, 2021

The government has set out its suggested approach for constructing the UK's first Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) demonstrator today, bolstering its ambition for the next generation of small nuclear power plants to be up and running within the next decade.

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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 6, 2022

And there were conflicting reports over the price tag attached to the new support package. Truss ally Iain Duncan Smith told The Times the package was likely to cost in the region of £90bn, while other reports put the estimated cost at £100bn and Bloomberg reported the total cost could reach £130bn.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In order to drive up growth and investment, Kwarteng is expected to announce plans for new legislation to speed up the delivery of around 100 major infrastructure projects across the UK, prioritising schemes across transport, energy and digital infrastructure.

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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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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The private investment will come if the revenue mechanism is right. Nuclear power will receive £525 million for the development of large and small-scale reactors. billion) of investment, previously announced. is backing early-stage investment in maritime with a £20 million innovation competition.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

However, the think tank stressed that "it could have been worse" and that the growth in renewables capacity helped to prevent a much larger rise in coal-fired power use across Europe last year. Europe's clean power transition emerges from this crisis stronger than ever," said Jones.

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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 Those who like nuclear want it to be true. Amazing how often this is trotted out.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

It has been widely reported over the weekend that Boris Johnson has backed plans to part-fund EDF's proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant, which now looks set to mark one of his last major interventions as Prime Minister before his successor is announced on 5 September. We also need to maximise North Sea oil and gas production.

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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. But this is just the beginning.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

He said the new green growth plan would feed into a wider economic strategy designed to bring an end to over a decade of sluggish growth, promising action to reform apprenticeships and benefits, deliver a modern childcare system, overhaul planning, and remove barriers to investment right across the country.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Mingomba could drive further investment in what might eventually become a major copper supplier. 📦 Voidless , a Milan, Italy-based on-demand packaging solutions platform, raised $2m in Seed funding from 360 Capital and CDP Venture Capital. Mineral ambitions. Why is this important now?  Can’t get enough deals?

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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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Poland accelerates coal phase out, pushes for nuclear and offshore wind. Poland is the only member of the EU which has so far refused to commit to net zero emissions by 2050, with the country seeking more time to reconfigure its economy, which is heavily reliant on coal-fired power stations and coal mining.

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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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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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. ❄️ Macro market cools climate tech venture.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

But with the UK now facing major competitive threats from the US, EU, China, and others as they all step up efforts to attract global green investment, the Chancellor was under huge pressure to deliver far more than just stability. Hunt said the move would help encourage more private backing for the UK's ambitious atomic energy plans.

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Jigar Shah

MARCH 29, 2019

Don’t get me wrong: Bezos has invested before in endeavors crucial to the harmony of our country and our world, including bolstering a free and independent press. or, just save the nuclear power plant currently slated to be shutdown in Ohio. Such an investment would only be about 21% of the $11.2

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

The Treasury last month announced a major package of support, which will see households provided with a loan of £200 to help curb the uplift in bills. In the missive, he urged John Flint to ramp up investment in net zero projects, including low carbon energy projects and investments that improve the energy efficiency of buildings.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

Britain is the country that gave birth to the Industrial Revolution, split the atom and turned on the first commercial nuclear power station. Readily available investment is impossible to deploy in the UK because the grid system was just not built for a renewable revolution," he added. "We

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

However, the boost for low carbon infrastructure development came alongside similar moves designed to accelerate investment in high carbon projects that are set to face fierce opposition from green groups. Greenpeace's Philip Evans said the changes meant the climate compatibility checkpoint was now "a sham". "It

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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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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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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 5, 2022

Liz Truss restated her commitment to net zero, renewables, and nuclear power, as well as North Sea oil and gas, in her keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference this morning, which saw the embattled Prime Minister decry climate activists who briefly interrupted her from the audience as "anti-growth".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Announcing plans to approve the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant, increase energy efficiency funding from 2025, and retain clean tech R&D budgets, Hunt said the UK would continue to pursue energy independence as it strives to deliver on its climate goals. Today was more about raising money than spending it.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

Yet at the same time, it appears the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering halving the government's financial support package that froze businesses' energy bills over the winter. It's clear that had investments in home insulation, onshore wind and other net zero technologies been made earlier, homes could be thousands of pounds better off.

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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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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Some coal and nuclear power plants have been forced offline, most likely due to freezing temperatures shutting down cooling systems or instrumentation required to keep them running safely. “We’ve lost multiple gigawatts of coal, we’ve had a nuclear power plant trip offline” — the 2.4-gigawatt

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