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Google Pledges 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy by 2030

GreenTechMedia

Google’s new commitment is distinct from the more typical corporate commitments from rivals such as Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft, and a growing number of companies, to offset their carbon emissions from electricity by buying renewable energy, investing in reforestation efforts, and other carbon reduction strategies. Europe and Chile.

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'Our seas hold immense potential': PM unveils £160m offshore wind investment

Business Green

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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Should big utilities pay for their bad choices?

Renewable Energy World

They discussed Clean Energy Action’s white paper on utility accountability and how we can equitably transition to a clean energy future for a recent episode of ILSR’s Building Local Power podcast, republished here for Local Energy Rules. How Long Have Utilities Known the Costs of Climate Change? The Need for Broader Grid Reform.

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'Our seas hold immense potential': PM pledges to power all UK homes with offshore wind by 2030

Business Green

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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Fresh U.K. Proposals Chase More Nuclear and Higher Carbon Prices

GreenTechMedia

government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. billion) of government investment will trigger another £36 billion in private money by 2030, it claims. The £12 billion ($16.1

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Holistic approach: Government warned over risk of North Sea energy overcrowding

Business Green

Creation of a new UK Seas Authority and appointment of a Minister for the North Sea among measures that could ensure efficient and environmentally responsible planning of clean energy technologies in area key to UK’s successful net zero transition, Policy Exchange argues.

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4.5 GW of pumped-storage hydro could save UK up to £690 million annually

Renewable Energy World

The main benefit of long-duration storage compared to short-duration batteries is being able to continuously charge up the storage with excess renewables and discharge power to the grid for several hours or days when wind and solar output is low. The post 4.5