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The next PM must move fast to unlock investment in long duration energy storage

Business Green

The rollout of biomass, wind and solar power has enabled the UK to decarbonise its power grid at a faster rate than any other major economy. And in order to reduce energy bills in the years ahead we need to have more clean, green, renewable power, which is generated in the UK for the UK.

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Boris Johnson: 'We are progressing with gale force speed on the green economy'

Business Green

Prime Minister takes swipe at 'people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago' in speech that majors on green economy ambitions. I remember how some people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago and say you wouldn't pull the skin off or rice pudding," Johnson joked. Well, they forgot the history of this country. "But

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Allowing climate change progress to stall this year is not an option

Business Green

Continuing investment in connecting the vast growth in offshore wind, UK efforts on CCS and hydrogen, and a new deal for nuclear offer a promising package, but the UK economy can also be driven by the innovation and enterprise of some of the fantastic companies that are emerging and growing rapidly in the UK market.

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25 Green Business Ideas for the Aspiring Ecopreneur

Green Business Bureau

There’s no shortage of sustainable outcome gaps that need bridging, and market solutions are preferable to state and policy mandates in many of these cases. Consumers need new options for less wasteful and less pollutive products, packaging, transportation, and energy. Eco Friendly Distribution, Shipping and Packaging.

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Could COP27 trigger a new era of partnerships to rev up the global energy transition?

Business Green

As such, the COP Presidency should presumably welcome mounting calls for a new era of public-private cooperation on the financial packages that can help developing and emerging economies wean themselves off fossil fuels.

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

GreenTechMedia

trillion federal spending and tax extension package negotiated by congressional leaders over the weekend alongside a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. trillion federal spending and tax extension package negotiated by congressional leaders over the weekend alongside a $900 billion coronavirus relief package.

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Sweeping Senate Energy Bill Could Come to a Vote This Week

GreenTechMedia

Senate will consider a bipartisan energy package this week that could be this year’s best legislative hope to increase federal funding for a number of energy technologies, from solar, wind and batteries, to more efficient fossil fuel-fired power and carbon capture. This policy, part of a 2019 bill from Sens.