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‘Pandemic knocked sustainability down SME priority list’
‘Pandemic knocked sustainability down SME priority list’
The climate agenda has lost importance for smaller businesses in the last two years but why should it be important?
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UN: ‘Nature-based funding must triple by 2030’
UN: ‘Nature-based funding must triple by 2030’
To achieve net zero, a new report stresses nature-based spending must quadruple by 2050
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Southeast Asian green recovery to get £110m boost from UK government
Southeast Asian green recovery to get £110m boost from UK government
The UK has announced new finance at COP26 for ASEAN countries to invest in clean infrastructure, following the region’s commitment to build £5bn worth of projects
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Government launches COP26 campaign to make more businesses ‘go green’
Government launches COP26 campaign to make more businesses ‘go green’
UKEF has projected that green trade will be worth £1.8tn by 2030 and is calling for more exporters to take advantage of this
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UK’s failure to transition to net zero ‘could cost nearly 660K jobs’
UK’s failure to transition to net zero ‘could cost nearly 660K jobs’
The Trades Union Congress estimates nearly 259,700 jobs in manufacturing sectors are at direct risk
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‘Ten million renewable jobs are waiting to be unlocked’
‘Ten million renewable jobs are waiting to be unlocked’
New research claims that green job opportunities in the UK alone could mitigate 90% of job losses caused by the pandemic
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Last year renewables ‘generated more electricity than fossil fuels for first time ever’
Last year renewables ‘generated more electricity than fossil fuels for first time ever’
Nearly 42.9% of the UK’s electricity last year came from renewables and 38.5% from fossil fuels, according to a new report
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Government announces landmark ban on funding of fossil fuel projects overseas
Government announces landmark ban on funding of fossil fuel projects overseas
A new ‘North Sea Transition Deal’ will see policymakers and industry invest up to £16 billion in renewables, hydrogen and carbon capture usage and storage by 2030 to reduce carbon emissions
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Prime Minister unlocks £3bn ‘bus revolution’ investment
Prime Minister unlocks £3bn ‘bus revolution’ investment
Nearly 4,000 new UK-built electric or hydrogen buses will be funded through the investment
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TfL boosts its Piccadilly line fleet with greener trains
TfL boosts its Piccadilly line fleet with greener trains
Manufactured by Siemens Mobility, the trains are forecast to save 20% in energy consumption compared to existing models
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REA’s ‘green pathway’ could accelerate net zero and create thousands of jobs in the process
REA’s ‘green pathway’ could accelerate net zero and create thousands of jobs in the process
The report has set some key aims and targets to speed-up the net zero push in the coming decades, including more than 50% of electricity generation coming from renewables by the end of 2022
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Boris Johnson and Joe Biden commit to work together on a green recovery
Boris Johnson and Joe Biden commit to work together on a green recovery
The Prime Minister welcomed the President’s decision to re-enter the US into the Paris Agreement and praised his early action on tackling climate change
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