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Net zero legal challenge to be heard by High Court in February

Envirotec Magazine

Good Law Project, Friends of the Earth and ClientEarth will bring their legal challenge of the Government’s threadbare net zero strategy to the High Court, in a hearing due on 20-22 February 2024. The UK’s 2050 deadline to reach net zero and the carbon reduction targets that apply along the way are legally binding.

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Seagrass planting robot to reinstate vanishing ocean meadows and tackle climate change

Envirotec Magazine

A team of young engineers is launching a £100,000 project to build a robot that will plant seagrass to help fight climate change, thanks to help received from Converge, a group describing itself as a pan-Scotland springboard for university entrepreneurs. The Seagrass planting prototype.

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Report highlights “glaring gap in the UK’s Net Zero Strategy”

Envirotec Magazine

A new report sets out to explain – in direct terms – why the UK Government’s current Net Zero Strategy (NZS) falls significantly short on ambition if Britain is serious about limiting warming to 1.5°C. “We will never solve the problems of climate change without the help of the natural world. ‘Net

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Current incremental levels of change insufficient to meet global net zero ambitions by 2050, says KPMG report

Envirotec Magazine

Coal-fired power plant chimneys: In fast-growing economies, rapidly increasing energy demand is triggering investment in both low carbon and fossil fuel generation, leaving certain countries, including India and China, unlikely to reach net zero until much later. Progress across different sectors is varied.

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Shoring Up the Grid for Extreme Weather and Climate Change

3BL Media

The threat of climate change is no longer a threat—it’s here and it’s impacting everyone. We realized that New Jersey's energy infrastructure needed extensive upgrades to withstand the effects of climate change, which has made severe storms more frequent and ferocious. Addressing climate change.

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Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat

Corporate Knights

A convoy of tractors was making its way to a Dutch government building in February when Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted out his support for farmers revolting against the EU’s regulatory push to drive down climate emissions: “I’m pro-environment, but I support the farmers! Farming has no material effect on climate change.”

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The music industry changes its tune on climate change

Corporate Knights

s Association of Independent Music launched the Music Climate Pact , which was signed by all three major labels – Universal, Warner and Sony – along with large indies like Secretly Group and Ninja Tune. The post The music industry changes its tune on climate change appeared first on Corporate Knights.