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Manchester Prize to award £2 million to AI-breakthroughs that help make Britain a clean energy superpower

Envirotec Magazine

This year, the Manchester Prize is rewarding UK-led breakthroughs in artificial intelligence that will accelerate action towards the UK’s world-leading target to decarbonise the electricity grid to deliver green power by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. 

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Take Five: Europe’s Green Brigade Takes Shape 

Chris Hall

These can boost investment not only in defence, but also other critical objectives including the net zero transition. The former central banker has also promised to move forward with mandatory climate risk disclosures and Canadas long-awaited taxonomy with guidance for priority sectors from the fall of 2026.

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Tiny Window for Pension Funds on Forestry

Chris Hall

Large scale afforestation needs deeper roots in net zero investment strategies, according to Julian Poulter, Head of Investor Relations at the Inevitable Policy Response. There’s no net zero without it. Limiting the overshoot means one thing – negative emissions technologies (NETS). Whilst the 1.5°C

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Lack of funding top barrier to sustainability action for 38% of UK businesses

Envirotec Magazine

The annual Sustainability Report produced by enterprise software firm SAP appears to reveal that 8 in 10 (83%) UK leaders will maintain or increase their investment in sustainability action by 2026. Yet, despite these intentions, UK businesses continue to create their own barriers to environmental progress, say the report’s authors.

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Decarbonisation Culture

Chris Hall

It has dedicated a C$2 billion envelope to sustainable land management in forest and agricultural land sectors by 2026. Industry collectives, with the assistance of academics and other experts, can help asset owners develop a common understanding of what best practices are and help move companies in the right direction,” he added.

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Sink, Swim or Adapt

Chris Hall

Remco Fischer, Climate Lead at the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), notes that investing in adaptation “could bring opportunities for the private sector”. “First movers could reap the benefits from a market worth an estimated US$2 trillion per year by 2026, especially as climate impacts become increasingly intense and frequent,” (..)

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Show Your Working

Chris Hall

trillion by 2026, up from US$18.4 A 2022 PwC report noted that investors globally are expected to increase their ESG-related assets under management across mandates, mutual funds and private markets to US$33.9