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Oct 22, 20202 min read

Hope springs from hot springs: Can Cornwall cash in on EV success?

Cornwall emerges as an unlikely source for the energy powering electric vehicles as a small local company attracts funds to excavate lithium

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Oct 22, 20202 min read

Japan scheduled to commit to net zero by 2050

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga will announce to the Japanese parliament that the country will reduce overall emissions to zero by 2050

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Oct 14, 20202 min read

IEA forecasts surge in solar power with fossil fuels' decline set to continue

IEA report says solar power is now the cheapest ever source of electricity

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Oct 14, 20202 min read

Green Finance Institute issues standards for home retrofit funding

Green Finance Institute publishes a set of principles to “strengthen the integrity of the retrofit finance market”

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Oct 8, 20202 min read

A lot of wind? PM says all homes to be powered by offshore renewables by 2030

"UK homes to be powered by offshore wind by 2030" says PM.

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Oct 2, 20202 min read

UK offshore oil & gas workers discontent: 80% would consider leaving

A survey of UK offshore oil and gas workers has revealed that more than 80% would consider switching to another sector

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Sep 30, 20202 min read

China pledges carbon neutrality by 2060: a turning point for the world?

China pledges long-term carbon neutral plan for first time and aim for peak emissions by 2030

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Sep 29, 20202 min read

Climate technology investments growing exponentially

A PwC report shows venture capital investment in climate tech growing at a rate five times faster than other venture capital investments

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Sep 24, 20202 min read

From the roots up: more tree-planting will help UK meet net zero target

Increase in afforestation needed in UK to help meet net zero targets

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Sep 23, 20202 min read

Government plans greener ICT and digital services strategy

Defra to ensure government ICT and digital services strategy complies with green and sustainability targets

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Sep 22, 20202 min read

Green Finance Institute prepares the ground for sustainable housing

Paving the way towards an environmentally sustainable economy with the Green Finance Institute

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Sep 17, 20202 min read

Scottish renewables partnership to fuel green hydrogen-powered vehicle fleets

A new partnership will fuel buses, ferries and trains across the country with green hydrogen assisting the country to meet net zero targets

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Sep 15, 20202 min read

Greener future beckons as renewables and technology associations join forces

Trade associations representing the renewables and clean technology industries join forces to stimulate progress towards net zero

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Sep 14, 20202 min read

BP report suggests that global oil demand may have already peaked

BP hint that peak oil demand may have already been reached

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Sep 11, 20202 min read

EVer onwards: Positives for electric vehicles around World EV Day

More funding for EV R&D...Uber commit to net-zero carbon....UK's first electric forecourt....AA to launch dedicated EV service

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Sep 10, 20202 min read

BP acquires $1.1bn stake in Equinor's US offshore wind projects

BP have acquired a $1.1bn stake in two US offshore wind projects with Equinor continuing their divestment from fossil fuels

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Sep 9, 20202 min read

Huge benefits to UK if WHO air quality standards are met, report says

Report suggests a potential £1.6bn benefit to UK economy and 17,000 less premature deaths by adhering to WHO air quality standards

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Sep 8, 20202 min read

Oil firms gamble on plastic unlikely to be rewarded, report says

The oil industry is gambling £400 bn on an increased demand for plastics which a report says is unlikely to materialise

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Sep 7, 20202 min read

£1.6 billion package to fund Scotland's green recovery

The Scottish Government has announced a £1.6 billion to help the country meet net-zero targets and lead a green recovery

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Sep 4, 20202 min read

In the loop: the circular economy gains momentum

Travelling in circles has taken on a whole new meaning as the circular economy gains traction

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