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A Principled Stance

Chris Hall

Chris Skidmore, former MP and author of the net zero review, talks about what the next UK government should do to get the country’s net zero commitments back on track. “I cannot vote for the [Offshore Petroleum Licensing] bill next week. In May, a High Court ruling ordered it publish a revised net zero strategy.

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GREEN house effect: Calculate the savings from electrifying your home

Corporate Knights

Corporate Knights partnered with the Toronto Star to analyze the co-benefits of these clean technologies, quantifying just how much households can save by adopting them, and what their impact will be on emissions. And the faster these technologies are adopted, the fewer emissions Canada will produce. megatonnes, or about 8.6%

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Shipping sets Sail for Greener Horizons

Chris Hall

“Regulating emissions from international shipping has been slow progress as any IMO rules need to be agreed upon by its 175 member states, and sector participants have conflicting motives to invest in clean technologies,” notes Louis Bromfield, Lead Sustainability Associate at UK-based Foresight Capital Management. .

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Meet the 50 fastest-growing green companies in Canada

Corporate Knights

Instead, they see our net-zero targets slipping away and they feel betrayed. The list’s sheer variety confirms climate experts’ contention that net-zero will create infinite opportunities for entrepreneurs and inventors with vision, grit and persistence. Vicinity Motor was formed in 2008 to meet B.C.

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How the humble household can lead the way in fighting climate change

Corporate Knights

These are important objectives that have helped guide an evidence-based approach to policies such as the carbon tax in British Columbia, which dates back to 2008. But we also have a bright light for dark times: many clean technologies have become more affordable than their fossil fuel counterparts. The year 2050.