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Unfriend: Why is Facebook restricting climate-related ad campaigns from green businesses?

Business Green

Green businesses contend the social media giant's policies are treating their adverts in the same way as campaigns from 'dark money' funded lobbyists, undermining the timeliness and effectiveness of their marketing messages in the process. But, as Fidler points out, she was trying to advertise a careers event, not make a political point.

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5 Lessons from China, India, Vietnam on Decarbonizing Transport and Accelerating Climate Action

The City Fix

Political landscapes, regulations, industry interests, market set-ups, financial resources and social considerations all. The momentum towards low-carbon and sustainable transport is growing globally, but the sector still lags behind many others and each country faces a unique path to travel.

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Government promises £2bn active transport blitz, as fears grow over spike in post-lockdown pollution

Business Green

The government this weekend announced plans to fast track £250m of funding and accompanying policy reforms to deliver a "new era for cycling and walking" as the UK begins to ease to lockdown that has seen transport emissions plummet in recent weeks.

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December 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Year in Review

Clean Energy Trust

Credit: Stripe eadership from corporations to be committed first customers for products that can decarbonize the economy Several announcements around COP 26 highlighted corporates who had made commitments to be early customers for new technology solutions, in order to help create market pull?—?this

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October Cleantech Roundup: Fires, Autonomous Shuttle Buses, Long-Duration Energy Storage…

Clean Energy Trust

Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights cleantech news and offers perspective on industry, technology, policy, and investing. There’s a political storm brewing here that doesn’t have many easy solutions. October Cleantech Roundup: Fires, Autonomous Shuttle Buses, Long-Duration Energy Storage Investments, and More!

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Boris Johnson promises to 'build back greener', but can he deliver?

Business Green

A veneer of normality returned to politics, as the Prime Minister hauled himself back onto the campaign trail, found a high-vis jacket adorned clean tech factory backdrop in a Midlands marginal to stand in front of, and aspired to deliver some of his favourite old tunes while experimenting with some new material. Because they are. "We

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Queen's Speech: What is - and isn't - on the government's green agenda for the year ahead?

Business Green

Other measures in the Energy Bill are expected to set out crucial regulatory architecture to support the growth of hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in the UK, following numerous consultations with industry over the past couple of years.