Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

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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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

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.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Prime Minister takes swipe at 'people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago' in speech that majors on green economy ambitions. The long-awaited Energy White Paper setting out the government's road map to net zero power and heating is also thought to be imminent. Well, they forgot the history of this country. "But

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Meanwhile, businesses are eagerly awaiting a host of crucial green policy frameworks in the coming weeks. The long-awaited Energy White Paper setting out a roadmap for decarbonising the UK's energy sector is now expected towards the end of November, while the National Infrastructure Strategy is also set to emerge before Christmas.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Meanwhile, businesses are eagerly awaiting a host of crucial green policy frameworks in the coming weeks that should unlock a new wave of investment in low carbon infrastructure.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

It is not the first time the government has faced calls to set out a clearer policy path for decarbonising the UK gas grid, which is widely seen as one of the country's toughest net zero challenges. For its part, the government has announced some major green building policies this summer, despite the disruption caused by Covid-19.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Although the authors project an optimistic future, they note that “while most of the Fast Transition is aligned with market forces, policies that discourage the use of fossil fuels will likely still be needed to fully decarbonize energy.” Strong, consistent policy incentives targeted battery-electric vehicles.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 29, 2021

And so, at this point, it’s hard to translate changes in climate & policy into econ & financial projections. The two biggest winning technologies out of the energy transition so far — solar and wind power — are pretty old. It's even more difficult to merge sector-by-sector assessments to form a systemwide perspective.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I hope the long-awaited, and frequently delayed, Energy White Paper soon sees the light of day and that, through the plethora of reviews and plans that are due over the coming year, the Government will begin to set a path to delivering on their green ambitions.". "But John Alker, Director of Policy and Places at UKGBC, said. "We

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We must optimise the use of the seabed for wind power in a way that supports the economy and is sensitive to our precious marine environment, writes The Crown Estate's Huub den Rooijen. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that risks that seem distant and remote can materialise in real life with devastating consequences.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2020

"It can open up new locations for offshore wind across the UK's seabed, creating a new economic success story with potential for jobs up and down the country. With clear government policy and market appetite, the time has come to move beyond demonstration.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Those are among 50 recommendations for delivering on the UK's 2050 net zero target put to the government by British citizens today through the citizens assembly appointed last year by a group of Parliamentary select committees, marking the culmination of a landmark exercise in direct, democratic policy making.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The UK's domestic ambition can be the basis for strong international climate leadership, but the delivery of effective new policies must accelerate dramatically if we're to seize this chance.". Now we know that this token policy is not ambitious enough. Industry and heat are increasingly urgent areas, and we need more clean power.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

.” More recently, Morano has been talking about whales—specifically, the idea that the higher-than-usual number of dead ones washing ashore along the East Coast is the result of President Joe Biden’s push to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade.

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