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Legal challenge to exclusion of waste incinerators from post-Brexit emissions trading scheme

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The exclusion means the UK will fail in its obligations under the Paris Agreement and instead has concentrated on the need to achieve net zero by 2050. By concentrating only on achieving net zero by 2050, it is alleged that the Government has failed to lawfully take account of those aims.

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UK steel industry could expand in transition to zero carbon future, says report

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Part of the government’s path to net zero by 2050, today’s measures will create and support 80,000 UK jobs over the next 30 years whilst cutting emissions by two-thirds in just 15 years. Steel production is the world’s second biggest emitter of carbon dioxide after concrete, with an average of 1.85

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Embracing the suck

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As the slipping of climate targets continues, it’s becoming increasingly clear that cutting emissions won’t be enough to keep global temperature increases below the 2ºC target enshrined by the 2015 Paris agreement. In September, the Washington-based Energy Futures Initiative , founded by former U.S.

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Comment: Why hydrogen is the key to a low carbon future

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Moreover, there is no “silver bullet” that can deliver a zero carbon society overnight. If society is to reach net zero within the timeframe set out by the Paris Agreement, then this will require a major shift in how we produce our energy. What’s driving the shift to hydrogen?

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Selfridges unveils ambitious initiative incorporating new retail models and an attempt to shift shopping mindsets

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Underpinning Project Earth is a broader commitment to Science Based Targets and to achieve Net-zero carbon by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. Mindsets – Put longevity, creativity and sustainability at the heart of the business, and engage with teams, partners and customers to effect change.

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New report says the building and construction sector can reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050

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Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions. It is only then the industry will shift its approach, and we can move towards net zero carbon emissions.

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Urgent action on carbon measurement needed, according to academic group

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Unreliable data is responsible for variances of up to 2000% in forecasting carbon usage, prompting an urgent call for common data standards, reporting structures and changes in asset design. The authors say the result is a lack of understanding, obscuring the true impact of infrastructure projects on carbon emissions.