Amid threats and tears, nations failed to sign off a ground-breaking deal to curb the sector’s huge appetite for fossil fuels The post How countries failed to steer shipping to net zero, and where they go next appeared first on Dialogue Earth.| Dialogue Earth
The practicalities of achieving “net zero” in the Church of England were addressed recently in two items: “The case presents a cautionary tale in respect of the difficulties that can arise when proper consideration is not given at an early … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
Is Trump embracing Europe's energy suicide? His imposition of Russian oil sanctions is a rejection of his earlier energy pragmatism and a shift to imitating the failed moralistic policies of Europe, says Tilak Doshi. The post Is Trump Embracing Europe’s Energy Suicide? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.| The Daily Sceptic
The Energy Advice Hub is powered by Sustainable Energy First – the UK’s leading energy and carbon consultancy. From April 2026 the UK’s most energy-intensive businesses are set to save up to £420 million per year on electricity costs, as the government confirms plans to increase the available discount on electricity network charges, from 60% to 90%. […] The post UK government to cut electricity costs by £420m a year for energy-intensive firms appeared first on Energy Advice Hub.| Energy Advice Hub
The Energy Advice Hub is powered by Sustainable Energy First – the UK’s leading energy and carbon consultancy. A new survey shows that most European businesses support stronger sustainability reporting and due diligence rules than those proposed under the EU’s “Omnibus” simplification package. The research, by think tank E3G and conducted by YouGov, asked more than 2,500 […] The post EU companies want stricter sustainability standards, survey finds appeared first on Energy Advic...| Energy Advice Hub
This page was reviewed and updated on 16/10/25. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (known as CSDDD or CSD3) is an EU law that requires large companies to identify and address human rights and environmental risks in their supply chains. It aims to make businesses more accountable for their impact on people and the planet. […] The post Business Insider: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) appeared first on Energy Advice Hub.| Energy Advice Hub
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has voted to reduce sustainability reporting obligations for companies operating in the EU.| Energy Advice Hub
Written by Harriet Wollerton, ADS Services Director I was delighted to be invited to moderate a panel discussion at the ADS Toulouse […] The post Onboarding the Supply Chain for Decarbonisation: Reflections from moderating the ADS Toulouse panel appeared first on SCS Framework.| SCS Framework
PRESS RELEASE: “You can’t fit a square peg in a round hole,” says AEF as it responds to the publication of a report from the Environmental Audit Committee that concludes that …| Aviation Environment Federation
Australian Idol: South Australia’s politicians pumped hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money into green hydrogen schemes| Australian Family Party
By Vijay Jayaraj We were promised a “green” utopia free of fossil fuels, powered by sunshine and breezes. However, the net zero hobbits living in this imaginary shire were blissfully ignorant of hard realities dictated by physics, engineering and economics. Once trumpeted by corporate giants and governments alike, the vision of a world without greenhouse gas emissions is crumbling, its … Read more The post Net Zero Hobbits Encounter Realities Outside Middle-earth appeared first on CO2 C...| CO2 Coalition
Between Targets and Trust: Wales and Net Zero Net Zero in Wales Net zero is no longer just a climate policy; it has become a concept that reflects the hopes, tensions, and contradictions of our time. In Wales, the journey toward net zero by 2050 is both a legal requirement and a test of our […]| The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Less than 3% of large listed companies have published net zero credible transition plans, according to TPI Global Climate Transition Centre.| Energy Advice Hub
It is a week of HL staff achievements, with two of our team members being acknowledged for their hard work and dedication in their chosen fields. Firstly, is Juan Lopez, who has been notified that he has successfully passed, with Merit, his Architect Part III study with Newcastle University. Juan joined HL in February 2024 as …| Howarth Litchfield Architects
Thousands of UK businesses and fleet operators will continue to benefit from government discounts on electric vans and trucks, after confirmation that the plug-in grant scheme will run until at least 2027.| Energy Advice Hub
“Howarth Litchfield to complete £4.25m overhaul of historic Newcastle building” “Howarth Litchfield has been appointed to undertake the £4.25m overhaul of a grade II-listed building in Newcastle, which dates back to 1899 and is home to the Discovery Museum. Repairs will be carried out the the East Block of Blandford House, which houses the …| Howarth Litchfield Architects
Max Fordham has been testing the pilot version of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard to see if its projects would hit the carbon limits. The firm’s Henry Pelly reveals which building types are providing the most difficult challenges| CIBSE Journal
The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Act to streamline how companies report against the EU Taxonomy as part of a broader package of simplification measures known as Omnibus I.| Energy Advice Hub
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) recently launched a draft of its revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard for public consultation. This new standard| EcoAct
The Met Office is lashing out at critics of its dodgy temperature network, but as Chris Morrison notes, it's really just doubling down on junk data to keep the Net Zero narrative alive.| The Daily Sceptic
Families all over Britain are facing the real threat of losing their land and livelihoods as new solar power rules give developers the power to take over their property.| The Daily Sceptic
Thanks to everyone on social media who between you have come up with 32 environmentally-friendly peers to ask to support our Planning and Infrastructure Bill amendments in the House of Lords. All 3…| Save And Restore Walshaw Moor
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) recently asked for evidence about how greenhouse gas removals can assist the UK in meeting Net Zero targets to 2050. Specifically, … The post Can greenhouse gas removals assist the UK in meeting net zero? appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.| Aviation Environment Federation
What is net zero and why is it important? Here, we'll outline what this climate concept is and why it's critical for fighting global warming.| Lumify Energy
Almost four decades ago, for a reason that I can’t remember, I developed an interest in solar power, so I went looking in Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford for something on the subject. Of the three or four available at the time I purchased the cheapest, with the wonderful title of How To Make Your Own Solar … Continue reading "Photosynthesis"| Warwick Vegan
By Vijay Jayaraj The grand vision of “Net Zero” initiatives – by which emissions of carbon dioxide magically balance with expensive and futile capture and storage systems – have long been sold as the redemption arc for humanity’s profligate modern ways. Yet, like a poorly scripted dystopian thriller, the holes in this plot are glaring. Net Zero was always a … Read more| CO2 Coalition
Tony Blair has declared that phasing out fossil fuels is "doomed to fail". But the hard data shows that what's really doomed is trying to keep fossil capitalism alive through carbon capture, AI and nuclear.| Age of Transformation
Researchers from a desert country, where food growing is limited due to lack of water, offer a new proof of concept for a new closed loop system calle| Green Prophet
This co-living project in Evanston includes lofted units, a conservatory, greenhouse, and shared spaces designed for community-oriented living.| Moss Architecture
Simplifyber, a New York-based material innovation startup, has raised Series A funding to advance its groundbreaking approach to sustainable garment production. The company develops fully biodegrad…| TexSPACE Today
By Vijay Jayaraj Nations once relegated to the margins of economic discourse are now sprinting toward prosperity, their trajectories propelled by a single, unifying force: energy. Energy is indispensable. From the huge AI data centers in the U.S. to the mega-scale manufacturing factories in China, affordable and dependable energy supplies make all the difference between living and thriving. Access to … Read more| CO2 Coalition
BP has reversed its net-zero ambitions, shifting back to fossil fuels. What’s behind this U-turn, and what does it mean for the energy transition?”| A greener life, a greener world
While discussions are on going about the future of the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, asset owners remain steadfast in their expectations that asset managers have robust, credible transition plans in place. Alpha shares key insights from our recent peer benchmarking on how asset managers' must evolve their Climate Transition…| Asset & Wealth Management - Alpha FMC
Achieving a net-zero future is impossible without carbon capture. But until now, the solutions have been too expensive, too complicated, or too slow t| Green Prophet
The fusion energy industry is set to receive a record £410 million as part of the government’s ambition to establish the UK as a leader in this emerging clean energy technology.| Energy Advice Hub
Dr Gavin Mudd, Director - Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre, discusses the findings and new methodology featured in the 2024 Criticality Assessment| British Geological Survey
COP27 is complete. Some analysts are praising a new loss and damage union between rich and poor, but big issues remain on fossil fuels. Loss and damage The key achievement from COP27 has been, writes EDIE, a loss and damage finance mechanism in 2023, and for the responsibility of the mechanism to sit with the […] The post How will COP27 influence UK climate policy? appeared first on Project Net Zero.| Project Net Zero
Private companies can have their say on a new, best-practice blueprint for climate transition plans, published this week. A new Disclosure Framework and accompanying Implementation Guidance are the work of the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT), announced at COP26 by the UK Chancellor to develop the gold standard for private sector climate transition plans. The […] The post New ‘gold standard’ for corporate net zero transition plans launched appeared first on Project Net Zero.| Project Net Zero
Nuclear fusion has been hailed as the limitless supply of green energy the planet so desperately needs – and the UK government has just announced the site of its first prototype fusion energy plant. But what is nuclear fusion, and how close are we to commercial production of nuclear fusion power? Our short guide explains. […] The post What is nuclear fusion, and is it the future of clean energy? appeared first on Project Net Zero.| Project Net Zero
The government has chosen Weston Burton A power station in Nottinghamshire as the site for the first prototype for a nuclear fusion power reactor. This will be the UK’s, and potentially the world’s, first commercial prototype, according to the BBC. While the science behind fusion reactions is still in its early stages, the potential is […] The post Is limitless clean energy within reach? Site selected for UK’s first commercial nuclear fusion reactor appeared first on Project Net Zero.| Project Net Zero
Despite the growing awareness of net zero, many UK businesses have not yet got to grips with it. An August 2022 survey of decision-makers at some of the UK’s largest companies found that over half had set net zero targets, but without necessarily having a strategy to back it up. For UK businesses of all […] The post Business reasons to engage with net zero appeared first on Project Net Zero.| Project Net Zero
Is net zero at risk under the new Conservative leadership? The government’s Net Zero Review launched this month. Ultimately, it will provide answers. Politically, it’s hard to see net zero top level targets lessening. More palatable for government might be a softening of pace on net zero, based on an argument surrounding its costs given […] The post The UK’s Net Zero Review is open. What comes next for business? appeared first on Project Net Zero.| Project Net Zero
Edit ColumnEnvironmental groups have just published a stinging critique of the government’s strategy on Biomass with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS).| Energy Advice Hub
Discover the beauty of an Engawa house, a net zero home inspired by the traditional Japanese concept of blending indoor and outdoor spaces.| Moss Architecture
By John Whitmore Jenkins Beginning around 1760 at the end of the Little Ice Age, the Earth’s temperatures began increasing which has continued to the present. A century after this warming cycle began, the Industrial Revolution began generating energy by burning fossil fuels which emitted increasing levels of CO2 into the atmosphere. Some scientists and others attributed these CO2 emissions … Read more| CO2 Coalition
Carbon capture is one in a portfolio of solutions that will enable us to meet the IEA’s Net Zero Emissions by 2050 scenario, writes Adam Aziz of DAI Magister.| Power Engineering International
The carbon footprint of the internet is something that is often overlooked by many. It is beneficial for businesses to look into their own websites and make an effort to cut their website's carbon footprint. The post Is Your Website Killing the Planet? appeared first on FutureBusiness.| FutureBusiness
What can financial institutions do to help push through towards the net zero target? The post The Financial Industry’s Role in Reaching Net Zero appeared first on FutureBusiness.| FutureBusiness
From 2021 onwards, there has been a ‘climate consensus breakdown’ – and a backlash against net zero. This backlash has changed the nature of Conservative-Labour competition around climate change, from one focused around policy performance, to one questioning how ambitious and rapid UK climate policy should be. The two biggest parties also faced electoral competition from both left and right in the 2024 General Election, creating new policymaking dilemmas about how to tackle climate chan...| Policy@Manchester Articles
Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) is a process that captures carbon dioxide emissions and reuses or stores the emissions.| Energy Advice Hub
Canadian company Volt Lithium has developed and pilot-tested a new low-cost lithium extraction method to pull this critical battery metal out of low-concentration brines. Now it plans to turn old oil fields into lithium production operations.| New Atlas
As the EV revolution speeds up, and big battery projects ramp up to stabilize power grids running on intermittent renewables, global demand for lithium batteries will rise sixfold in the next 10 years. But can the world actually supply the materials?| New Atlas
King Charles III made his King’s Speech this week, marking the 2024 state opening of the UK parliament, and laying out the vision for Great British Energy.| Smart Energy International
By Vijay Jayaraj Though touted as next generation energy sources, solar and wind technologies have been shoe-horned into electricity grids only through government fiat and subsidies. Their failure to be adopted freely by investors and consumers lies in the pathetic energy density of solar panels and wind turbines. Energy density is defined as the amount of energy stored in a … Read more| CO2 Coalition
By Vijay Jayaraj During his debate with former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden claimed: “The only existential threat to humanity is climate change.” What if I told you that it is not climate change but climate policies that are the real existential threat to billions across our planet? The allure of a green utopia masks the harsh realities of providing … Read more| CO2 Coalition
Although challenges remain, the new EU Nature Restoration Law champions biodiversity, climate goals, and offers exciting opportunities through instruments such as voluntary biodiversity credit markets. La entrada Why is the EU Nature Restoration Law a landmark achievement for Europe’s biodiversity and climate goals? se publicó primero en ClimateTrade.| ClimateTrade
Accenture’s global utilities lead Scott Tinkler issues call at utilities and energy conference to 'compress innovation cycles into months'.| Power Engineering International
AGL Energy and SunDrive are teaming up to explore establishing a solar manufacturing facility at the site of Liddell Power Station.| Leading Edge Energy
UK Power Networks anticipates growing its flexibility offering on the EPEX SPOT Localflex platform for local flexibility markets.| Smart Energy International
I was recently on a Zoom call conversation with a few other people to talk about methane. I did most of the talking during this conversation. That call was also recorded for one other person who wa…| Regenetarianism
The UK government has announced it will implement a new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism for imported goods, to support the decarbonisation drive.| Energy Advice Hub
In my first months as Acting Chief Sustainability Officer, one thing has become abundantly clear: our clinical staff are key in our efforts to reach our net zero goal. Climate change is not just an environmental challenge; it’s a health emergency that demands our urgent attention and concerted efforts. As the NHS takes bold strides […]| www.england.nhs.uk
