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Brokers vital for net zero pathway
Sam Hicks is Strategic Relationship and Product Development Manager at OnlineDIRECT. He says the broker can play a pivotal role in helping UK businesses move forward with Net Zero, especially in the SME and mid-market sectors. “We’re seeing more and more Brokers asking questions around it. We know energy consumption is the second largest contributor […]
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UK announces £150m package to save tropical rainforests
Rainforest regions like the Amazon and Indonesian basins and communities vulnerable to climate change are set to benefit from a new £150 million government investment. The funding is predicted to help protect 2.1 million hectares of rainforests, an area the size of Wales, from deforestation. Funds are also forecast to remove 28 million tonnes of […]
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Job Vacancy: Deputy Head of Net Zero
Deputy Head of Net Zero Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 p.a. (depending on experience) + bonus Location: Home-based, with the ability to regularly visit our offices in St Neots, Cambs and travel to client sites Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world. Are you up to the challenge? Here at Energise […]
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EDF Renewables secures consent for 50MW UK solar farm
EDF Renewables has secured the go-ahead for a new 49.9MW solar farm from South Holland District Council in Lincolnshire. The farm, which marks the first large-scale solar project developed by EDF Renewables in the UK, is forecast to generate enough electricity to cover the energy needs of 16,100 homes and save around 21,100 tonnes of […]
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Dutch lake gets some sunshine with 13,400 solar panels
Some 13,400 solar panels will soon float on a lake near the Amer power plant in Geertruidenberg, in the Netherlands. This will be the first floating solar photovoltaic project by RWE. The plant will have an installed capacity of 6.1MW and will be combined with a 2.3MW ground-mounted PV project at the so-called Amer solar […]
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New York awards $13m for carbon neutral multi-family buildings
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has awarded $13 million (£9.3m) to support the design, construction and operation of carbon neutral multi-family buildings. A total of 14 projects will share the funding, with winners including a diverse mix of small, large and community not-for-profit developers, for the construction and renovation of more than 36 projects, […]
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Glasgow’s energy efficiency scheme ‘slashes more than half a million tonnes of CO2’
A scheme that deployed energy efficiency measures to homes in Glasgow has saved almost 590,000 tonnes in carbon emissions. The figure is equivalent to driving around the world 83 times or absorbing the same amount of carbon dioxide as 100 hectares of trees. The so-called Affordable Warmth programme, which was run by Glasgow City Council, […]
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UK Government invests £95m in two new offshore wind power ports
The government has announced an investment worth up to £95 million to support the construction of new ports for the offshore wind industry. Able Marine Energy Park, located on the south bank of the River Humber, will receive up to £75 million of investment, while Teesworks Offshore Manufacturing Centre on the River Tees will benefit […]
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Just 18% of announced global green recovery spending is actually green
Although the phrase ‘build back better’ is used almost every day by policymakers globally to show their ambition to boost a green recovery after the pandemic, just 18% of these announced investments are actually green. A new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Oxford University estimates only $368 billion (£264bn) of $14.6 trillion […]
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Government opens second round of £40m Green Recovery Challenge Fund
The government has launched the second round of a fund that will support projects to help the UK build back greener from the coronavirus pandemic. The £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund will award up to £2 million each to environmental charities and their partners across England to create and retain jobs while restoring nature […]
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