DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Policymakers met with fossil fuel and biomass producers nine times as often as with their renewable energy counterparts, DeSmog can reveal, raising fresh concerns over the depth of the government’s commitments to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Our record on renewable energy speaks for itself,” they said. “In

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Business Green

JUNE 26, 2020

A year ago the government committed to making the UK a net zero emitter by 2050. In order to achieve this, there are a number of pressing environmental issues that we face, with governments, business and citizens focusing their efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and become more sustainable as a nation.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

Solar Energy UK raps PM candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss for suggesting large solar farms pose risk to UK food security. At present, around 70 per cent of UK land is used for some form of agricultural production, while ground-mount solar farms are estimated be spread across around 0.06

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AGreenLiving

MAY 11, 2020

In response to the growing challenge of urban populations and their accompanying carbon emissions, Italian design practice Luca Curci Architects has proposed The Link, a self-sustainable “vertical city” with the goal of net-zero energy operations. The Link would be powered by several renewable energy systems, including wind and solar.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 22, 2024

The BBC‘s financial deficit is projected to reach nearly £500 million next year, with the licence fee – its primary funding source – having been frozen for several years by the last Conservative government. Last year was the warmest year since global records began in 1850.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 11, 2020

In response to the growing challenge of urban populations and their accompanying carbon emissions, Italian design practice Luca Curci Architects has proposed The Link, a self-sustainable “vertical city” with the goal of net-zero energy operations. The Link would be powered by several renewable energy systems, including wind and solar.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . Other wood pellet companies have flocked to the region, including Drax , a major energy utility in the UK that now manufactures wood pellets in the U.S.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 11, 2020

In response to the growing challenge of urban populations and their accompanying carbon emissions, Italian design practice Luca Curci Architects has proposed The Link, a self-sustainable “vertical city” with the goal of net-zero energy operations. The Link would be powered by several renewable energy systems, including wind and solar.

Smart Cities 28

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

Could an innovative partnership between a US clothing firm and the Albanian government provide a new template for corporate conservation efforts? The Albanian government has moved relatively quickly to deliver on its 2021 election manifesto pledge to establish a new national park.

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Grist

AUGUST 27, 2024

Solar-powered, automated, and without need of human maintenance, the proposed lunar biorepository would house cryopreserved cells, stored at temperatures so cold that biological activity is suspended. “It’s nearby Earth, but it’s perhaps one of the most extreme places in the entire solar system.”

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Rewilding in cities could deliver a raft of environmental benefits, including enhanced climate change resilience through increased protection from flooding and heatwaves, reduced air pollution, biodiversity gains, and reduced environmental management costs. They were also installed with solar panels to generate power.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 14, 2023

As the sun set on Explore 2023, I walked away in awe of the countless stories I heard, detailing how Planet data has continued to shine a bright light on our rapidly changing planet. government can work in collaboration to help ensure peace and security globally. So, my top three takeaways from yesterday’s series of events?

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

🚗 Vertical: Transportation and Energy investment declined, but remained on top. Government funding catalyzed major private rounds. Of the top 10 rounds, 4 received government funding in the last two years. Redwood Materials received a $2bn loan from the US Department of Energy in Feb 2023. 2 to to no.1.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 5, 2023

So, the protection and restoration of these environments is critical for supporting biodiversity, combating climate change, and helping communities to thrive, and new tools to map, monitor, and quantify these ecosystems are key to aid in their conservation.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Land biomass can be divided into four distinct groups suitable for energy production: wood and processing waste, agricultural crops and waste materials, food, yard and wood waste in garbage, and finally animal manure and human sewage. Biomass, powered by nature. I mean, how can some trees power industrialized nations?

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

Government is also getting into the game. Scope 2 is what someone else produces for you like the gas that is burned in a power plant and shipped to you as electricity. For those that do count it, they may simply look at just their tenants' electricity consumption. But rather in energy units. Stay with me.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Instead, developers must now demonstrate that new heating and electricity systems will not significantly contribute to emissions, providing a further boost to the geothermal and air source heat pump market. funding boost to help local authorities improve air quality through the government's Air Quality Grant Scheme.

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Business Green

JUNE 12, 2024

Highly Commended: Selfridges ESG Investor of the Year Sustainable Development Capital LLP In another highly competitive category, the judges were really impressed by Sustainable Development Capital's systemic approach to investment, work with public bodies, and its focus on the ‘unsung hero' of energy efficiency improvement.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2023

From clean energy and nature investments to phasing down fossil fuels, We Mean Business Coalition's Maria Mendiluce offers her take on what corporate climate leadership should look like over the coming year. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has produced shocks to the energy and economic system globally. °C pathway.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

From nuclear and innovation funding to the continuing reluctance to engage with behaviour change, the Net Zero Strategy provided businesses and investors with the clearest insight yet on the government's thinking around how to accelerate the net zero transition. Could the Treasury be 'starting to get it'? Technology costs will fall.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Energy & industry. Happy Monday!    Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The picture was less rosy for new wind and heat pumps, both of which have suffered from high interest rates.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 3, 2023

As energy demands increase for heavier and longer-distance transport, the energy efficiency equation for fossil based-fuels becomes harder to displace. So far, electrification and hydrogen-based options have struggled to achieve sufficient energy densities. These lower-carbon fuels are only as good as their ingredients.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

Stratospheric ozone depletion – The stratospheric ozone layer in the atmosphere filters out ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. They also have a direct effect on climate, changing how much solar radiation is reflected or absorbed in the atmosphere. The WAIS holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by around 3.3

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 6, 2024

In its 2024 manifesto, PVV says it plans to “overhaul” European climate and energy policies. Earlier this party voted to suspend the building of high wind turbines recently in a regional government body. There is a nitrate surplus in groundwater in every sixth monitoring station in Germany, government data shows.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. Other wood pellet companies have flocked to the region, including Drax , a major energy utility in the UK that now manufactures wood pellets in the U.S.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2021

On the eve of the crucial G7 Summit, the Prime Minister again underscored his support for a green recovery with a visit to a new wind and solar farm, but critics were more interested in how he got there. ScottishPower said the project was the first of its kind in the UK and is set to provide enough green power for up to 15,000 homes. "I

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. RECYCLED STEEL. BIO-BASED AND RECYCLED INSULATION.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

With this in mind, the Green Business Bureau has developed a more thorough evaluation of a company’s environmental, social, and governance credentials, to build even better businesses. The minimum wage is not enough to meet the basic needs of employees – to cover housing, energy, food, and childcare costs.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Some worry that the rejuvenated interest in private space travel might provide an escape for Bezos, Elon Musk, and other members of the super-rich, allowing them to take up residence elsewhere in the solar system and leave the rest of us behind on a burning planet. Government missions have sparked enthusiasm too. NASA / Joel Kowsky.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

But the promise of streamlining the planning process may also offer a much-needed boost for major low carbon energy projects such as nuclear power plants and offshore wind farms. Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all the top reaction from business leaders, politicians, campaign groups and experts to the government's mini-Budget.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The dark, often viscous liquid is the single biggest contributor to the world’s energy mix, at 34 per cent of consumption, followed by coal at 27 per cent and natural gas at 24 per cent. Our usage has jumped 62 per cent over the course of a few decades — up from 61.6 And can any drop in oil usage happen quickly enough? (5)

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Comprising 130,000 hectares on the Kampala Peninsula, alongside another 20,000 hectares on nearby Padang Island to the north, RER was set up a decade ago to restore and protect an area of unique, biodiverse, peatland-rich rainforest that is twice the size of nearby Singapore which lies just over 100 miles eastward.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It addresses not just climate, but also biodiversity, livelihoods, the rights of indigenous peoples, and effective funding. Stopping deforestation does not happen in government offices. It uses them to stop or redirect the activities that drive forest and biodiversity loss, reaching about 50,000 people so far.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2022

The UK now has a Critical Minerals Strategy , a document which sets out a broad vision for securing a steady and secure supply of minerals and metals needed to build the technologies that form the bedrock of a net zero economy, from electric vehicles to wind turbines. Reuse, recycling and energy efficiency. Diversifying supply chains.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

He/Him/His) Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Cumming Corporation Los Angeles, CA, USA Shorenstein Realty Services (‘15). As an Assistant Project Manager, Trevor Anderson supports his Energy and Sustainability team and their clients on a variety of sustainability consulting services. Ian Champ. (He/Him/His)

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Even the negatives — the politicization of ESG investing and reporting, the economic downturn, the energy crisis created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine — are temporal phenomena, part of the regular ebbs and flows of economics and policy. Overall, it was more positives than negatives. Electrification amped up.

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