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Lightsource BP
Lightsource BP is a global market leader in the development, acquisition and long-term management of large-scale solar projects and smart energy solutions. Our projects generate competitively-priced, dependable, clean energy for businesses and communities. At our core we have always excelled as a utility-scale solar project developer, with incredibly strong in-house planning and development capabilities. Unlike […]
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npower Business Solutions
As our name suggests, npower Business Solutions is a leading provider of energy solutions for UK business. We serve around 22,000 industrial and commercial customers, with more than 100,000 sites. These range from medium-size businesses to some of the largest UK companies. Energy is a vital commodity and we are dedicated to helping businesses buy […]
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Three anti-fracking protesters in Lancashire jailed
Three anti-fracking activists have been jailed after they stopped a convoy of lorries with drilling equipment in Lancashire last year. Roscoe Blevins, 26, Richard Loizou, 31 and Richard Roberts, 36, are believed to be the first environmental campaigners to be jailed since 1932. Mr Blevins and Mr Roberts have been sentenced to 16 months in […]
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Webinar: ESOS Phase 2 – are you compliant?
ESOS Phase 2 – are you compliant? Now is the time to start thinking about ESOS Phase 2, become compliant and avoid fines of up to £235,000. This webinar will highlight what you have to do for ESOS Phase 2 and ensure that you hit the deadline of 5th December 2019. You may think that […]
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Oil and gas giants agree target to cut methane emissions
Thirteen of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have agreed a first collective target to reduce methane emissions. They have announced a goal to cut methane intensity from their upstream oil and gas operations to below 0.25% by 2025. The methane intensity refers to the methane that gets lost in the atmosphere when producing […]
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Labour Party commits to 2050 net-zero emissions target
The Labour Party has committed to implementing a target for net-zero emissions by 2050. That’s according to Rebecca Long Bailey MP, Shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary, who spoke at a Labour Party Conference about how the UK can best avoid the “severe consequences” of a changing environment. She said the Climate Change Act […]
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Porsche takes diesel models off its lineup
Porsche will no longer offer diesel versions of its cars. The German automaker has confirmed diesel vehicles will not be returning to its showrooms, following sales being suspended in the UK after changes to emissions testing rules. The firm’s Macan, Cayenne and Panamera offerings were previously available with diesel engines – the firm has said […]
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“Solar energy, I presume…”
Solar panels are to be installed at Zambia’s Chitambo Hospital, where Dr David Livingstone’s heart was buried after he died in his search for the source of the Nile. The Scottish Government has worked in partnership with local businesses to install the panels, with local staff being trained to maintain them – it provided funding […]
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Global cities leading the way in cutting emissions
Some of the world’s major cities, including London, Paris and New York City, are no longer increasing their greenhouse gas emissions. New analysis reveals 27 cities, representing 54 million people and $6 trillion (£4.6tn) in GDP, saw carbon emissions peak in 2012. Emissions then fell by 2% every year on average while their economies grew […]
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More than 30,000 Ukrainian homes go energy efficient
More than 30,000 Ukrainian households have benefitted from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) energy efficiency programme. The Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Facility has now invested a total of UAH1 billion (£27m) into energy-efficient home improvements – this has enabled homeowners to take out loans, with many expected to qualify for partial investment grants. […]
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