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Unique monitoring project will study the seas around Ireland and Western Scotland

Envirotec Magazine

A unique marine research project led by sustainability group Loughs Agency is underway to study the seas around Ireland and Western Scotland with the deployment of ‘Europe’s largest fish counter’. Sharon McMahon, Loughs Agency CEO, said the deployment of the fish counter marked a major achievement for the SeaMonitor project.

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MIT Study Lays Bare Why Nuclear Costs Keep Rising

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A Massachusetts Institute of Technology team has shed light on a key challenge for the nuclear industry: the rising cost of new plants. Only General Electric's BWR-4 boiling water reactor managed to get cheaper after the first plant. According to the MIT research, however, in three out of four U.S. Portland, Ore.-based

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REDEEMing pumping stations for eels

Envirotec Magazine

Dr Jon Bolland of the University of Hull’s International Fisheries Institute (HIFI) discusses a new project that aims to make pumping equipment more amenable to aquatic life. Of the acoustic tagged eels, 80.8% You can download our full report from the ADA website. What fish live upstream of pumping stations?

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Managing risk, achieving impact: Linking sovereign debt with climate and nature targets

Business Green

Public debt increased by $12tr in 2020 according to the Institute of International Finance, exacerbating already high levels of debt in some emerging markets. Investors know that through these instruments, they can drive risk mitigation and management and are, hence, willing to accept a lower interest rate.

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How to Help Your Home Improvement Customers Go Green

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Home improvement financing options may not be the first way you think of to help homeowners go green for their next project. In our previous blog in this series, we explored how taking a consultative approach to home repair payment options can benefit your business at every step of the project. Affordable” Is a Relative Term.

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How investing 1.3 per cent of GDP could decarbonise the global economy - and unlock massive financial savings

Business Green

Major new report from Energy Transition Commission concludes bridging the net zero investment gap is a 'manageable macroeconomic challenge' How much will it cost to build a net zero emission economy? Moreover, this price tag is for capital investments, not costs. warming pathway by 2030.

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How the Integrity Council's new global benchmark could prove a watershed moment for the carbon market

Business Green

It said the approach would allow all stakeholders to understand how projects issuing CCP-labelled carbon credits impact emissions, society, and the environment. ICVCM advised such disclosures should include the spreadsheets each project uses to calculate its impact and establish a baseline.

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