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World Bank announces €1.5bn Sustainable Development Bond
World Bank has announced a €1.5 billion (£1.3bn) 10-year Sustainable Development Bond in Ireland. The money has been raised from institutional investors around the world in order to finance the bank’s activities working towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Barclays, J.P. Morgan, Natixis and TD Securities are the lead managers for the transaction and the […]
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Waitrose announces recipients of £1m plastic-reduction prize
Waitrose Partners has announced five companies and organisations with innovative solutions to tackle plastic pollution will receive a share of its £1 million award fund. The grant money will be given to projects over the next year, after the fund attracted 150 applications. The winners include Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Mussel Power scheme, which will see […]
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Canada plugs in $212k for EV charging points
Canada is providing funding totalling $212,000 (£123,680) for the installation of three charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in Yukon. It is part of a demonstration project conducted by the Yukon Government to study and encourage the uptake of EVs in the Canadian territory and other cold climates. The funding is part of the $182.5 […]
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Scotland offers funding to roll out electric bikes
The Scottish Government has announced the third round of funding to encourage the rollout of electric bikes across the country. It has allocated £1.14 million for 2019/20 to finance the eBike Grant Fund, which is open to local authorities, public sector agencies, educational institutions, active travel hubs and community groups for sustainable journeys. Up to […]
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National Grid: Shelved nuclear energy projects take £137m out of profits
National Grid has reported a fall in operating profits, partly due to writing off £137 million as a result of nuclear energy projects being shelved in the UK. The grid operator lost 31% of its profits before tax, down to £1.84 billion, while its operating profit stood at £2.8 billion after an 18% drop in […]
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ULEZ reduces number of polluting vehicles in central London
The number of the most polluting vehicles driving into central London has fallen since the introduction of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). Statistics from Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Office reveal 9,400 fewer “non-compliant” vehicles were seen in the zone on an average day since the scheme started in April – a reduction of 26% from […]
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Norway approves extension to giant oilfield
Authorities in Norway have formally approved the development and operation of the second phase of the giant Johan Sverdrup oil field. Developer Equinor says the extension to the field, with planned start-up in 2022, will increase production from 440,000 barrels of oil per day to 660,000 barrels per day. Johan Sverdrup is the biggest field […]
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Jack Christie
Jack has worked with KiWi Power for the past three years within the company’s sales team, becoming the head of the account management channel in June 2017. Jack works with KiWi Power’s 70+ UK clients to ensure they get the most value from their assets’ participation in UK Demand Side Response programmes. Since December 2017 […]
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UN agency sets sail to tackle emissions from ships
A major international project to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from ships has been launched by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Called ‘GreenVoyage-2050’, the initiative aims to promote global efforts to demonstrate and test technical solutions for reducing maritime emissions as well as enhancing knowledge and information sharing to support IMO’s goal of halving shipping emissions […]
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Dounreay recycles metal waste from nuclear site
An alternative treatment trial for waste metal from the Dounreay nuclear site in Scotland has been completed, “opening doors for future possibilities”. Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL), owned by Cavendish Dounreay Partnership, teamed up with EDF Cyclife and Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) to trial a recycling route for decommissioning metal waste. Four large objects, […]
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