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A New Frontier for Green Investment

Chris Hall

These include start-ups that are able to measure waste in kitchens using smart metres, helping to cut food waste. Many of these devices will disappear into drawers, closets, cupboards or garages or be tossed into waste bins at great environmental and human cost. According to the latest research by WEEE , 5.3

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EU wants to allow natural gas, nuclear in green investment

Renewable Energy World

For nuclear, the commission said research, development and use of advanced technologies reducing waste and improving safety will be included. They also should replace existing coal facilities that cannot be substituted with renewables and switch to renewable or low-carbon gases by 2035.

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Partnership aims to install UK-first CCUS pilot plant at EfW facility

Envirotec Magazine

Energy-from-Waste (EfW) operator enfinium signed an agreement – on 19 March – with green technology company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) to install the UK’s first carbon capture pilot plant at an EfW facility. The trial will run for at least 12 months and will apparently be operational from July 2024.

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How F&B brands are prioritizing sustainability

Environmental News Bits

From packaging and food waste to green investments, there is much pressure in the CPG space to achieve sustainability. As studies show that shoppers care about sustainability more than ever before, food and beverage companies are pledging to make their portfolios more eco-friendly. Included in this trendline: JBS…

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Macquarie Launches Biomethane Platform as EU Looks to Ramp Investment

ESG Today

Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) announced today the launch of VORN Bioenergy, an investment platform for the development, construction and operation of biomethane projects, established as the EU aims to significantly ramp investment in the space over the next few years.

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The nuclear option

Corporate Knights

But are nuclear green bonds suitable for ESG-focused investors, given the long delays, cost overruns, and safety and waste risks of nuclear plants? Is the nuclear industry using a smokescreen of net-zero to cover up its sustainability problems? congressional hearings in the 1980s.

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Four in 10 Southeast Asians uncertain about green investing, study finds

Eco-Business

A regional study of investor appetite for green finance in Southeast Asia finds that waste management is the top priority sector, while Malaysia has the highest proportion of green investors among the countries surveyed.