GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This is the logic behind incentives for new nuclear in the U.K., Labor productivity in recent plants, for example, is up to 13 times lower than industry expectations, which goes a long way to explaining why the price tag for the Vogtle project in Georgia has more than doubled, rising to around $25 billion.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2022

Unlike green or sustainable bonds, funds raised through sustainability-linked bonds are not tagged to a specific use for the proceeds with the funds raised able to be used for general corporate purposes.

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Climate 4.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Current Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte came into office committed to decentralize the country's economic dependence on Manila; New Clark City and an overall modernization and incentive programs in many cities throughout the country are in line with this commitment.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The plan is to be reviewed next Spring, but the government indicated the price freeze could stay in place for up to two years with the price tag expected to reach up to £150bn. As a result, domestic energy bills should stay at around current levels through this winter.

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Business Green

MAY 23, 2021

Difficulties around resource intensive budget tagging and project identification could also be avoided. Sustainability-linked sovereign bonds could help some governments overcome short-term political incentives to degrade natural capital. MDBs could also play a key role in setting credible, measurable targets.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

When the cost of vehicles gets low enough - like the $45,000 price tag for the E-Transit — entire segments of commercial vehicles could tip to electric, especially in states such as California that offer both incentives and mandates for commercial zero-emission vehicles.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 6, 2024

The financial benefits of a Toyota Mirai hydrogen car Different financial incentives are available to various customers in the US who are interested in buying a Mirai, which can make the vehicle far more affordable up front. Will drivers be interested with limited refueling options?

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The college already had the drones (each with a price tag of $40,000) and used the project as a student learning opportunity. The not-for-profit municipal utility had no incentive to fight the project since energy efficiency only helps city residents. The advice she gives is to find a partner like Northland Community College.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2020

But several major new reports in recent days have stressed that longer-term policy stability, incentive programmes, and reforms crafted and enacted by the UK government over the coming weeks and months could prove just as important - if not more important - to the country reaching its 2050 climate goal that the much-debated stimulus packages. "The

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This requires collaboration between policymakers, private sector business leaders and financial institutions to create a landscape that energises SMEs through information resources, innovative policy solutions and financial incentives."

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Digital DRS technologies offer a simpler model for consumers, too, (a key requirement if we are to incentivise recycling) by providing correct recycling instructions and incentives on consumers' mobile devices.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

New technologies like heat pumps and solar panels that can save energy, lower utility bills, and prevent greenhouse gas emissions often come with a hefty price tag initially. These programs aim to flip that on its head by offering property owners and developers incentives that make it easier to bring these technologies into their homes.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

If concerns about the impact of Brexit or climate change on our food supply weren't incentive enough for a rethink of how we produce, import and consume food, the reality of the situation we have found ourselves in recently almost certainly is. Greater digitalisation could be one way of improving the sustainability of the system.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2023

This tag line remains at the heart of the global B Corp movement. Businesses may have good intentions and set bold targets, but when it comes to making it happen, people can still struggle when it comes to making the right choices, especially when KPIs and incentives are not fully aligned.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There are conflicting reports as to the potential price tag attached to such a policy, with various commentators putting the cost at between £90bn and potentially as high as £200bn, depending on various factors such as the on-going price of gas and how long the cap remains in place.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

However, investing in renewable energy such as solar, wind or geothermal can come with a steep price tag and these technologies aren’t effective in every region. Using renewable energy can significantly lower your company’s carbon footprint, depending on the dominant power source in your region.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It developed the sustainability-minded audience by capturing a list of terms that someone interested in sustainability may use in their Twitter bio, or by tagging accounts that a climate activist may follow. To reach these rankings, Zoomph’s platform started with about 342 million anonymized profiles.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2020

Separately, the government today confirmed that companies that applied to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariff guarantee scheme before June 29 will have an extra 14 months to get their low-carbon heat generators up and running.

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Charged

JUNE 30, 2023

The good news is that this estimate is far lower than the $50-billion price tag indicated by a similar study conducted by analytics firm Kevala for the CPUC in 2021. The Public Advocates Office plans to complete its study by August. Source: Utility Dive

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As with most things in economics, the answer starts with incentives. Although a single indirect emissions metric may not account for this complexity, measuring factors that affect indirect emissions that are under a company’s direct control helps align incentives and drive mutually beneficial outcomes. percent per capita by 2100.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This is inherently wasteful and it comes with a price tag of emissions. Even though geothermal ultimately has to stand on its own two feet, the industry right now still needs incentives. In part, incentives are needed because the impacts of fossil fuels are often not accounted for when considering the power price.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

The trials which include city-wide returnable takeaway packaging; electronic tagging of reusable alternatives and doorstep packaging collections, involved over 100 food and drink businesses. Keep down the cost of use and offer incentives or rewards to take part and return.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Other initiatives have focused on increased incentives for single- and multifamily housing. The carve-out from the state’s Self-Generation Incentive Program is meant to allow solar installers like Sunrun, Tesla, SunPower and others to seek out customers who’d otherwise be unable to afford such a system.

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2021

Roughly 160MW of solar is expected to be installed on public sector buildings alone in 2021 through the government's Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, and the industry is now keenly anticipating details of other grants and incentives designed to catalyse the decarbonisation of the UK's homes expected in new policy documents this autumn.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

High price tags are sometimes necessary for innovative green technologies, but with biomass, there's a real risk that the UK doesn't get what it's paying for," Ember's COO and lead UK analyst Phil MacDonald warned.

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Better Ventures

APRIL 13, 2021

They’ve eliminated the stigma of “going to the therapist” and they’ve lowered the price tag, considerably improving access, particularly for low and middle income communities. Quit Genius also offers nicotine replacement (gum) and financial incentives for making progress. 53% of users quit smoking.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As clean energy prices keep falling due to the incentives in place for greenhouse gas emission reductions, producing H2 using methods powered by renewable energy is becoming increasingly affordable. According to Plug Power , steam methane reforming and an electrolyzer come with about the same price tag. per kilogram.

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Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2022

The heat pump rollout has to date been held back in part by their high price tag, with a typical heat pump estimated to cost between £10,000 to £20,000, depending on the size of the home, the quality of its insulation and the amount of work required to upgrade to a more efficient system.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2022

The HPA has been working hard behind the scenes calling for financial incentives to tackle the barriers to heat pump uptake, and the decision to cut VAT from five per cent to zero on energy-saving measures is an important step forward. We welcome the announcement to use tax reform to promote greater investment in skills and innovation.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Making solar panel recycling more commonplace will require a mix of technological advances, economic incentives and smart policies at the state and federal levels. Making solar panel recycling more commonplace will require a mix of technological advances, economic incentives and smart policies at the state and federal levels.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 17, 2021

Retrofits offer the cost-savings and health benefits of eco-friendly homes without the large price tag of newly-built green homes. See if there are incentives available in your area that offer financial support for purchasing a green home. Use Varied Marketing Channels to Reach Multiple Age Demographics.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Most states don’t require reporting of meter testing data and customer billing figures, and investor-owned utilities like NW Natural have few incentives to disclose information that could negatively impact the bottom line of company shareholders.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

That’s a hefty price tag for a renter if you’re comparing it to a window AC unit, and the new unit isn’t likely to be cheaper. Those kinds of contracts have the power to make heat pumps the new norm by giving the industry incentive to scale and lowering manufacturing costs.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2021

Despite UK government's promises to 'build back greener' and put the nation on a pathway to net zero emissions by 2050, only a tiny fraction of the 2021 Budget unveiled earlier this year was directed towards climate change mitigation policies, the campaign group said. The analysis suggests Budget spending on green measures was equivalent to 0.01

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2021

Despite UK government's promises to 'build back greener' and put the nation on a pathway to net zero, only a tiny fraction of the 2021 Budget unveiled earlier this year - equivalent to 0.01 percent of the country's GDP - has been directed towards climate change mitigation policies, the charity said.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The huge price-tag for this unprecedented intervention lays bare the cost of our reliance on volatile and expensive gas. Avinav Nigam, co-founder at residential investment platform IMMO, said: "With a price tag of £130bn, today's measures to help consumers and businesses deal with sky high energy prices have come at an important time.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Maintenance costs are high and increasing, creating an incentive to decommission platforms as soon as possible, according to Van der Pol. Operators are supposed to inspect dormant platforms annually and maintain them in good condition, both to protect the environment and to make future decommissioning as straightforward as possible.

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