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06 November 2023
Corporate net zero targets hit major milestones
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Half of the world’s largest corporations are committed to net zero, but a significant credibility gap demands more action.
02 November 2023
UK unveils first solar hospital car park at Eastbourne District General Hospital
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3ti has teamed Veolia to deliver a 1,000MWh solar project in a hospital car park.
01 November 2023
Divisions grow ahead of COP28 climate talks
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This year’s United Nations summit on climate change is already beleaguered by division, debate and controversy.
16 October 2023
Battery storage needed for the UK’s clean energy sector
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Royal Society predicts UK will need 100TWh of grid-scale energy storage in 2050. Their recent report analyses what will be needed to facilitate the UK government’s commitment to have all electricity by 2035 come from low carbon sources.
13 October 2023
AI chatbots helping to identify ‘red flags’ in climate commitments
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The world’s first climate target chatbot and a tool that automatically evaluates corporate net zero plans are just two ways AI is being used to hold organisations to account on their climate progress.
11 October 2023
How has the business world responded to the Prime Minister’s Net Zero plans?
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Following on from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s net zero conference in which he scrapped a range of plans integral to the UK’s climate policy, we explore how organisations have responded.
09 October 2023
HSBC confirms $1bn commitment to plug climate tech funding gaps
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The pledge will go towards net zero and climate technologies, targeting the early stages of technological innovation. The financial commitment aligns with HSBC’s pledge to achieve financed net zero emissions by 2050.
05 October 2023
Green Economy join MCS at Solar & Storage Live 2023
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Green Economy will be exhibiting with MCS to give away 20 free three-month memberships.
04 October 2023
Carbon offset fallout continues
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Shell has become the latest major company to step back from offsetting amid concerns about the integrity of carbon credits, with the EU finalising a law to ban offset-based carbon neutral claims.
03 October 2023
Question time at Greater Manchester’s Green Summit: how are organisations addressing Net Zero?
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Greater Manchester’s sixth Green Summit took place with Andy Burnham talking about the city region's progress against its ambitious net zero target.
20 September 2023
Sunak under fire for plans to ditch green policies
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The Prime Minister is delaying key green targets, including the ban on new petrol and diesel cars, and delaying the phase out of gas boilers.
18 September 2023
Half of marketing staff ‘wary’ of sustainability projects
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Marketing professionals are increasingly finding themselves working on sustainability projects without training and are fearful of being accused of greenwashing.