Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Business stands ready to deliver the investment and innovation needed to turn ambition into reality, and the proposals outlined in the Energy White Paper will give firms further confidence to deliver new infrastructure'. million petrol cars off the road. So far it does not appear to meet the task.".

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

After several delays spanning at least a year, the government has finally unveiled vision for a future net zero energy system - here are the eight things you need to know about the long-awaited Energy White Paper. Here BusinessGreen explores the eight key lessons from the the 170-page White Paper.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The row over Sizewell led the headlines, but there is so much more to the Energy White Paper and its promise to deliver a decisive shift away from fossil fuels. Whisper it, but I'm not sure the inevitable reignition of the row over the UK's nuclear plans is the most important part of the long-awaited Energy White Paper.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Addressing this disconnect is at the core of the new thinkPARALLAX white paper, " The New Era of Reporting: How to Engage Investors on ESG ," which examines the pitfalls of sustainability reporting in the past and present and offers a better way forward for corporate sustainability practitioners.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

That’s the message of Future of Waste from UBS Global Wealth Management, the first of a series of white papers exploring longer-term sustainable investment opportunities. The report details the challenges and investment opportunities to be found in reducing waste, from food and plastics. ImpactAlpha, Feb.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

A new white paper published by the Mine Energy Taskforce and Local Energy Hub network has called for greater support for mine energy as a key low carbon heat source in the UK that can contribute to government’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050. Dawdon mine water treatment scheme (image credit: Copyright Coal Authority.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Google’s new commitment is distinct from the more typical corporate commitments from rivals such as Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft, and a growing number of companies, to offset their carbon emissions from electricity by buying renewable energy, investing in reforestation efforts, and other carbon reduction strategies. Europe and Chile.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 1, 2021

They discussed Clean Energy Action’s white paper on utility accountability and how we can equitably transition to a clean energy future for a recent episode of ILSR’s Building Local Power podcast, republished here for Local Energy Rules. How Long Have Utilities Known the Costs of Climate Change? The Need for Broader Grid Reform.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2021

At long last, companies and their largest investors are recognizing that climate change, diversity and other sustainability issues represent risks to profits and productivity, and that companies that proactively manage these risks are better run and thus more attractive investments. Finance & Investing. Pull Quote. Corporate Strategy.

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In a new white paper released today, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) explores the current state of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing in the U.S. and provides recommendations for ESG methodologies that better reflect renewable energy use and investment.

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GatesNotes

OCTOBER 29, 2021

I recently wrote a white paper about the investments and policies we need to get to net-zero as quickly as possible.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

Fusion has now reached the point where significant investment is being made internationally to develop a commercially viable solution. Fusion energy is an area of national and international priority and has been explicitly identified in Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, and in the December 2020 Energy White Paper.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Boris Johnson has unveiled his much-vaunted 10-point green recovery plan, promising a multi-billion pound package of investment across the green economy designed to create an estimated 250,000 new jobs in the carbon capture, electric vehicle, nuclear, hydrogen and renewables sectors.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

By investing in e-mobility and the charging infrastructure needed for electric vehicles, we are not only reducing our carbon footprint but also stimulating the local economy and creating new opportunities for growth,” said Gabriel Kgabo, General Manager in the Office of the Eskom Group Executive for Distribution. “By

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 4, 2020

Recent product developments offer growing opportunities to electrify trucks and buses and slash their emissions (see our recent white paper ). These examples show the need for more power at a given site than most utilities can provide without planning and investment. And just last week, a group of 15 states plus D.C.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 29, 2022

A new white paper from the UK Department for Transport lays out their strategy and action plan for the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the country. The announcement of the whitepaper has occurred as an influx of investment is poured into the EV industry. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In the UK this also includes mandatory levels of investment, with Defra’s National Storm Overflow Plan, for example, having earmarked more than £10 billion for storm overflow improvements – triple the current level of investment. But there’s a potentially big price tag.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 6, 2020

So we are committing to new ambitious targets and investment into wind power to accelerate our progress towards net zero emissions by 2050,” he added. “Now, as we build back better we must build back greener. Power plants larger than 50 MW have to navigate the national planning process.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all the policies, commitments, and investment pledges in the 10-point plan: 1. However, investors will also be hoping that the imminent Energy White Paper accelerates the timetable for the clean power contract auctions that will determine the pace of new development. Catalysing the hydrogen economy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The overall business model of the investment management industry needs to be reengineered to deliver sustainable wealth creation that spans decades, not quarterly targets, according to the 300 Club. The current pandemic has created a moment for soul-searching on the state of the investment industry," he explained.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 14, 2020

government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. billion) of government investment will trigger another £36 billion in private money by 2030, it claims. The £12 billion ($16.1

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2022

Investing in the alternative, plant-based protein sector would align with the government's net zero and healthy eating priorities, writes Costanza Poggi from Seahorse Environmental. By comparison UK investment amounts to £3m-4m. This January more brands than ever are embracing veganuary and launching new plant based products.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

But the technologies that can cost-effectively meet that need have so far attracted more attention from white paper authors than paying customers. In doing so, they beat the state's investor-owned utilities in making good on the California Public Utilities Commission's call to invest in this resource. "We

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Boris Johnson trails first stage in '10-point plan' for a green industrial revolution, as government confirms new £160m wind turbine manufacturing investment. So we are committing to new ambitious targets and investment into wind power to accelerate our progress towards net zero emissions by 2050.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 28, 2020

A climate briefing published by the environmental think tank yesterday warns that despite many "bold climate promises", the government is yet to produce a comprehensive policy and investment plan for its new target of reducing emissions by at least 68 per cent on 1990 levels by 2030.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Boris Johnson is set to cast a major vote of confidence in the UK's flourishing offshore wind sector tomorrow in a bid to help the country "build back greener", confirming a higher target for 40GW of capacity by 2030, backed by £160m investment towards state-of-the-art turbine manufacturing.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In its recent Energy White Paper, the UK Government set out that long-duration storage technologies, like pumped hydro, would play an essential role in decarbonizing the UK’s electricity supply by integrating renewable energy and maintaining security of supply. The post 4.5

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Some 200 participants came together in Budapest, Hungary for the second edition of the Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit , organized by White Paper Consulting. Better training and capacity building for workers and also easier permitting is needed too.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Moreover, the NIC report notes that a wave of new strategy and policy documents are due to be published in the coming months, including the Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Hydrogen Strategy, a transport decarbonisation plan, the Integrated Rail Plan, and the English Devolution and Local Recovery white paper.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2023

But the federal government isn’t yet taking full advantage of this opportunity, a new white paper finds. Canada is well-placed to make the most of the expected technological gold rush, but its current policies and investments are insufficient relative to some of our G7 partners, the white paper finds.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 7, 2021

energy white paper , the first step in the development of overarching new energy policy, claimed that the country’s power sector would be “overwhelmingly decarbonized” by the 2030s. In addition to reducing system costs, avoided infrastructure investments, even delaying those investments has benefits.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Instead, LucidCatalyst argues governments should consider investing in hydrogen produced by a new generation of advanced modular reactors that are "very different from current large nuclear power plants" and manufactured with new, modular shipyard manufacturing process.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all the policies, commitments, and investment pledges in the 10-point plan: 1. However, investors will also be hoping that the imminent Energy White Paper accelerates the timetable for the clean power contract auctions that will determine the pace of new development. Catalysing the hydrogen economy.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

New report from Green Finance Institute identifies barriers to investment in green heating systems and trails series of new demonstration projects. And a National District Heating Fund is planned, which would see a specialist investment fund focus on investing in district heating networks across the UK.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

In a white paper published this morning, E.ON The decisions we take, the investments we make, and the path we follow in the next ten years will decide whether we are on the right road to meet the [net zero by 2050] goal," said Lewis. Net zero by 2050 is achievable.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Major gaps in the UK's infrastructure plans compounded by a severe lack of public investment in key areas must be urgently addressed if the government is to avoid locking in environmentally damaging economic activity long into the future, Green Alliance has today warned.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2020

Centrica's new paper argued the government's promised £9.2bn investment in energy efficiency over the coming parliament should support a wide range of green home upgrades to being them up to EPC band C, including making households "heat pump ready where appropriate".

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