Planet Pulse

MAY 4, 2021

Planet has joined the newly formed European Carbon+ Farming Coalition to accelerate progress toward European Green Deal carbon neutrality goals. Earth observation data is a powerful tool for monitoring and assigning value to these natural resources in order to edge closer to carbon neutrality.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Generations-old conversations about injustice have been borne out by death rates amongst BAME communities; and the urgent need to build resilience to shocks like climate change has been illustrated by the impacts of this health crisis on economies and societies.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2020

These DER aggregations can be combined into virtual power plants , which can respond to changing wholesale energy prices to optimize power costs, balance local consumption and generation to maximize carbon emissions reduction, or aid utilities and grid operators in managing constraints on their power grids.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

This facility aligns with the company’s Panasonic GREEN IMPACT initiative, aiming not only to decarbonize its global operations but also to contribute to a reduction of 300 million tons of carbon emissions by 2050. Central to this facility is the use of locally sourced green hydrogen, which dramatically reduces reliance on fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Coupled with the increased usage of renewable energy to fulfil electricity requirements, these energy efficiency gains can help IT operations in Europe to substantially decrease their carbon footprint. Additionally, the EC identified the need to reduce the digital sector’s carbon emissions.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 27, 2025

With eyes firmly set on becoming a hub for hydrogen import and export, Germany aims to establish itself as a key player in supplying clean energy resources to Europe and beyond. This is more than just infrastructure development; its a national pivot toward low-carbon resilience. Will this gamble on hydrogen pay off?

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Drax power plant in North Yorkshire is the UK’s biggest single-point source of carbon dioxide emissions, and is fed by a constant supply of wood pellets shipped to the UK on enormous vessels, mostly form North America. Clearcutting for forest bioenergy is degrading the southeast U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 6, 2020

But like the talks themselves, Europe's aggressive push to reduce its carbon emissions has been merely postponed , not canceled. Europe digs in for the Green Deal. Even in Europe, there are calls to drop carbon reductions from the agenda in the wake of the crisis. Beyond Profit.

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Learn how satellite data and analytics help farmers and agricultural agencies monitor regenerative agriculture practices that reduce carbon emissions. In response, environmental policies increasingly require sustainable agricultural practices like carbon farming, which maximize carbon sequestration. What Is Carbon Farming?

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

Aviation like every other sector must keep its carbon lower.". The comments come amid growing calls for state bailout packages for struggling high carbon industries to be contingent on companies agreeing to ambitious decarbonisation goals and stringent climate disclosure rules. we need to entrench those gains," Johnson said. "I

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Utilities are under immense pressure to ensure grid resiliency while also preparing for future environmental challenges. ENGIE, is one of Europe’s leading energy suppliers that is seeking to safeguard and extend the life of its switchgear systems.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 30, 2022

Technology fund Andromeda – launched last May in Spain by Iberdrola, the ICO Next Tech Fund, Nortia Capital and Seaya – has begun to seed with an investment in construction company 011h, which designs and constructs carbon neutral buildings, becoming Andromeda’s first investment. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It has increased carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and green jobs through work at its two estates – Bunloit and Beldorney. It is also now targeting becoming a net carbon neutral business. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings. Its primary project, PRISMA, provides a 20.5%

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The plan is to refine the lithium in a carbon-neutral manner in Guben, Germany, where Rock Tech is currently building a lithium hydroxide converter. “To We have found a partner that intends to take important steps with us towards a more resilient and sustainable lithium supply chain.”. Source: Mercedes-Benz.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2019

On Wednesday the European Commission presented a sweeping 50-point plan centered around achieving net zero status in Europe by 2050. The proposals include a new climate law to be drafted within 100 days and stronger carbon taxes including the creation of so-called carbon borders. ” Electrification.

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Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

MEPs have called on the European Commission deliver a "massive" €2tr coronavirus recovery fund next week that prioritises the proposed Green Deal agenda to transform Europe into the world's first net zero continent by 2050.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

ENTSO-E has set out a strategic roadmap for the development of Europe’s electricity system over the next two years. The roadmap is built around two pillars that are considered key, i.e. developing a power system fit for a carbon-neutral Europe while at the same time managing a secure and efficient power system for the region.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

A sweeping €1.85tr stimulus strategy to rebuild Europe's economy from the wreckage of the coronavirus crisis has been unveiled by the European Commission today, promising a green infrastructure spending blitz to help put the continent on a path towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is Europe's moment," she said.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 26, 2024

But discussions of natural gas’ negative aspects — namely excessive, typically underreported methane emissions that are considerably worse for the climate than carbon emissions — did not take place. Roger Dall’Antonia, president and CEO of FortisBC, spoke of renewable LNG and “low carbon” gases that would “lead the energy transition.” “Our

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2020

Spending and policy decisions made now must address both issues, ensuring we "bounce forward", to use EU Commission President von der Leyen's phrase, with plans that deliver the jobs needed for a successful transition to the net-zero economy, a significant reduction in emissions and increased resilience. Stimulus spending.

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Business Green

JULY 14, 2021

Brussels launches major package of accelerated decarbonisation measures, including tax reforms, new clean energy targets, and carbon border tariffs. Europe was the first continent to declare to be climate neutral in 2050, and now we are the very first ones to put a concrete roadmap on the table.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

"Now that we have left the EU, new payments and incentives will reward farmers for farming more sustainably, creating space for nature on their land, enhancing animal welfare and reducing carbon emissions," Eustice said.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 4, 2024

The wood pellets Drax produces are treated as “carbon neutral” under international accounting rules, based on an assumption that new-growth trees will capture the carbon lost by wood burnt for electricity. and Canada to meet a rising demand for biomass-fuelled energy in Europe and Asia.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

The first 11 months of 2020 were the hottest on record in the Northern Hemisphere, Europe experienced its warmest autumn ever, and the Arctic sea ice coverage was 16% lower than the 1981-2010 average. There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Top Carbon Emission Contributors.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 21, 2022

has identified eight potential technological and socio-economic gamechangers that could disrupt current pathways for Europe’s energy transition. Europe’s power system – vision for carbon neutrality Eurelectric unveils four pillars of energy independence and decarbonisation. Have you read? has determined.

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including EU's carbon border row with China, and fresh climate goals from Israel and Indonesia. China argues EU's carbon border tax violates WTO rules. COP15 biodiveristy summit braced for third Covid-19 delay. Indonesia submits updated 2030 climate plan.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

MT CO2 - making it the most effective available large-scale technology to avoid carbon emissions and displace fossil fuels in many geographies.". This vision is being enabled by the relative resilience of the renewables sector throughout the on-going coronavirus crisis. But wind remained resilient.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 22, 2024

The air-to-water heat pump, based on a new, undisclosed technology, is stated the first of its kind in the world and has a capacity of between 22 to 33MW, depending on the outdoor temperature, while carbon dioxide is used as the natural refrigerant. The two electric boilers have a combined heat production capacity of 100MW. Have you read?

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Others that have been active in pushing for the EU to continue to allow the use of certain controversial chemicals, include CropLife Europe and The Glyphosate Renewal Group. The documents leaked in the Corporate Europe Observatory investigation were “part of lobbying work that is done in all stakeholder groups.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

eFORT project to enhance European grid resilience Now is the time to get serious about Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism The initiative involved collecting data from multiple sources, including solar panels, generators and energy storage systems, to calculate the rate of green energy production into the grid.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Pioneering a Green Hydrogen Supply Chain Germanys state-owned energy firm Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) has taken a decisive step towards bolstering its green hydrogen ambitions. The agreement highlights a growing emphasis on diversifying energy sources and creating a resilient renewable energy economy in Europe.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In Europe, which had 1.3 And while the renewable energy sector has proven far more resilient than fossil fuels to the economic shocks delivered by Covid-19, IRENA argued that concerted policy frameworks would be neeed to help generate much-needed new jobs in clean energy amid the impending recession. Brazil also employed 1.16

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2020

A Europe-wide 'Climate Law' that would legally require all EU members to build net zero economies by 2050 has been unveiled today by the European Commission as the key pillar of its Green Deal vision. This Climate Law will set in stone Europe's position as a climate leader on the global stage.".

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

The first 11 months of 2020 were the hottest on record in the Northern Hemisphere, Europe experienced its warmest autumn ever, and the Arctic sea ice coverage was 16% lower than the 1981-2010 average. There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Top Carbon Emission Contributors.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Brazil announces 'indicative' goal to deliver carbon neutrality by 2060. Brazil this week announced a new 'indicative' goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, ahead of this week's global Climate Ambition Summit. Australia drops Kyoto carbon credit demand from Paris Agreement plan.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

million) is a phase one commitment from Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund and marks the first step in a collaboration with the potential to expand into other global markets. In addition, decentralised energy storage is a valuable addition to the toolbox of companies seeking to achieve carbon neutrality. The €10 million ($11.3

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 28, 2024

The focus for the Horizon Europe climate, energy and mobility ‘cluster’ for its forthcoming three years is on the green and digital transitions and EU resilience. The 2025-2027 strategic plan for Horizon Europe-supported research and innovation (R&I) in the energy sector identifies four specific areas: 1.

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