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The Business Imperatives of Sustainable Buildings

3BL Media

The report was launched at COP26 in Glasgow in November during the day dedicated to Cities, Regions and the Built Environment. Now to deliver a net zero building is embedded in the cost of doing business. We asked David Symons, WSP UK Director of Sustainability, about what this report means for WSP and our clients.

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Schneider Electric Announces Additional Participation in First-of-Its-Kind Supplier Program To Advance Climate Action

3BL Media

Launched at COP26, the Energize program has educated hundreds of pharmaceutical suppliers. Amgen is well on the path to deliver net-zero for Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon footprints as part of its 2027 ambition. LOUISVILLE, KY., The original Energize announcement can be found here.

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Ottawa vows to bring in methane emissions regs. Alberta promises to never implement them.

Corporate Knights

The new regulation, which broadly aligns with a similar effort in the United States, will eliminate the equivalent of 217 million tonnes of carbon dioxide pollution between 2027 and 2040 and deliver C$12.4 billion in “avoided global damages”, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said in a release.

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Biomass power generation: A technology for the energy transition only?

Envirotec Magazine

In the aftermath of BREXIT and in view of COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, the UK has been focussing on decarbonisation in relation to its infrastructure and power offerings. This renewed energy and focus on the energy transition is good news to ensure we continue to move towards the UK’s net zero targets.

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Take Five: A “Starting Point” for Sustainability Reporting 

Chris Hall

billion – to address some of the service and pollution issues – but Thames must also refinance £2 billion of index-linked debt by 2027, with some bonds maturing in October. They’ve also agreed to fund an eight-year transformation programme to the tune of £1.5

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Scottish floating offshore wind port cluster could deliver £1.5bn boost

Envirotec Magazine

Scottish projects installed between today and 2027 may produce a total lifetime spend of £18.8 ” Net Zero and Energy Secretary Michael Matheson said: “The offshore wind sector has a vital role to play in decarbonising our energy system and ensuring we become a net-zero economy by 2045.

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ESG Explainer: Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Chris Hall

Clearly, current incentives do not sit well alongside the UK’s net zero ambitions. But the UK’s approach is seen as half-hearted at best, and it certainly deviates from the position outlined in the IEA’s Net Zero by 2050 analysis, which says oil and gas exploration must cease after 2021. “If degrees Celsius.