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New report highlights potential of mine energy in achieving UK net zero target

Envirotec Magazine

A new white paper published by the Mine Energy Taskforce and Local Energy Hub network has called for greater support for mine energy as a key low carbon heat source in the UK that can contribute to government’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050. Dawdon mine water treatment scheme (image credit: Copyright Coal Authority.

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Rewilding British farms is bringing back threatened species, storing carbon and growing hope

Corporate Knights

So, all of these things that we’re experiencing that are problematic as a result of climate change … are reduced if you can restore carbon to the soil,” Leeson said. billion) per year that will have to come from private investment, according to an Environment Bank white paper. “If In the U.K., billion pounds ($3.1

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Net Zero Scrutiny Intensifies at COP27 

Chris Hall

The 17-member group is chaired by Catherine McKenna, a former Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change. . “We At a separate COP27 event, CDSC Chair and GFANZ Vice Chair Mary Schapiro said its white paper on the NZPDU made three key recommendations for addressing data gaps and inconsistencies.

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ESG Explainer: China’s Climate Challenge

Chris Hall

Independent analysts Climate Action Tracker estimate China’s emissions to have been 13.8 This would put China within range of overachieving on its NDC non-fossil fuel targets, but it would be insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement 1.5C Climate Action Tracker also noted that China commissioned 38.4

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Behind the coming ESG disclosure explosion

GreenBiz

According to Tomas Otterström, KPMG’s partner and head of responsible investment and sustainability services in Finland and Sweden, climate change, biodiversity and diversity/inclusion issues appear to be this year’s top proxy issues globally. The Biden administration’s decision to rejoin the Paris Agreement cements this view.

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Stewardship Nears Breaking Point

Chris Hall

Annabel Clark, Programme Manager at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) urged asset owners to “not shy away from being ambitious”. “Asset owners have the right to engage with their managers on this and to build a more constructive relationship,” she added.