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

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Steel production is the world’s second biggest emitter of carbon dioxide after concrete, with an average of 1.85 To comply with the Paris Agreement, producers must cut emissions by 90 per cent. The post UK steel industry could expand in transition to zero carbon future, says report first appeared on Envirotec.

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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. This is wrong in law.

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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 2ÂşC target enshrined by the 2015 Paris agreement. In September, the Washington-based Energy Futures Initiative , founded by former U.S.

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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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UN report: Ocean-based climate action could deliver a fifth of emissions cuts needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C

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. · The Getting to Zero Coalition launched today with industry partners to work towards having commercially viable zero emission vessels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030, supported by the necessary infrastructure for scalable zero-carbon energy sources including production, distribution, storage and bunkering. ·

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World Biogas Association’s newest members applaud mission to bring industry together to achieve its huge potential and build a long term sustainable circular economy

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Jean-Marc Leroy, Senior Executive Vice President for External Relations at ENGIE said: “For ENGIE, biomethane development is an integral part of an affordable zero-carbon future and a key element responding to a triple challenge: clean energy, waste management and territorial growth based on circular economy.

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World Biogas Association’s newest members applaud mission to bring industry together to achieve its huge potential and build a long term sustainable circular economy

Envirotec Magazine

Jean-Marc Leroy, Senior Executive Vice President for External Relations at ENGIE said: “For ENGIE, biomethane development is an integral part of an affordable zero-carbon future and a key element responding to a triple challenge: clean energy, waste management and territorial growth based on circular economy.

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