Supermarket giant to offer suppliers access to preferential financing rates if they commit to science based emissions targets and carbon reporting

Tesco is set to become the first UK retailer to offer sustainability-linked supply chain finance, in a bid to encourage more suppliers to sign up to ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030644/little-helps-tesco-offer-suppliers-access-sustainbility-linked-finance-deals

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CNG Fuels plans to open Avonmouth refuelling station later this year to support fleet operators switching their trucks to run on biomethane made from food waste

The "world's largest" renewable biomethane refuelling station is set to open near Bristol later this year, enabling truck drivers to fill...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4031299/food-waste-powered-trucks-bristol-set-world-largest-biomethene-refueling-station

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Alok Sharma intent on holding 'most inclusive COP ever' in Glasgow, but it is not UK's gift alone to make in-person event happen

This morning, with six months to go until the crucial COP26 in November, Alok Sharma stood before the Whitelee wind farm just outside Glasgow and made a plea to global ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4031363/cop26-uk-planning-person-summit-glasgow-key-questions-remain

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It might seem odd to find supporters of climate action debating the merits of a concept that science shows to be essential for halting climate change, and which is accordingly embedded at the heart of the defining global agreement.
Yet that is where we find ourselves with the concept of "net zero...

https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4031265/net-zero-despite-greenwash-vital-tackling-climate-change

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Study touted as first thorough effort to track natural forest expansion highlights reforestation 'hot spots'

Top conservation groups have published the results of a major study into the regeneration capacity of natural forests in a bid to bolster and enhance reforestation initiatives that are an ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4031053/enormous-potential-study-explores-key-drivers-successful-reforestation-schemes

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Electric car company Polestar has joined forces with hydrofoil electric boat company Candela in a new partnership, which will see it supply the marine specialist with battery and charging systems for its vessels.  The companies hailed the multi-year agreement as a "world first" between the fast-expanding electric automotive and marine industries. It is also the first time that EV manufacturer Polestar has supplied battery and charging systems to a third party. In an announcement Aug. 23, the companies said they hoped the combination of their technologies would "propel the growth of sustainable electric mobility in society.

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4055091/polestar-candela-team-voyage-electric-boat-market

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Local leaders network warns UK's current approach to local government is 'structurally incapable of delivering net zero'

Local authorities are ready and willing to deliver on the UK's climate goals, but efforts are being thwarted by lack of funding, investment, and resources, a new report has ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030680/uk100-local-authorities-power-funding-deliver-net-zero

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Revelation that plants make smart investment decisions when interacting with soil bacteria could ultimately curb use of toxic nitrogen fertilisers, according to researchers

Researchers at the University of Oxford have made a discovery about how plants interact with soil bacteria that they claim ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030682/scientists-tout-pea-plant-discovery-potential-breakthrough-sustainable-farming

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Customers will be able to browse second-hand furniture at dedicated circular hubs at Ikea stores and on Gumtree, according to store

Ikea customers can now sell their used flat pack furniture back to the store, after the Swedish furniture giant's 'buy back' scheme launched nationwide today.
The ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030763/circular-economy-ikea-kicks-furniture-business-nationwide

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CBI chief says it is 'not acceptable' for businesses to sit on the sidelines amid 'seismic' challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss and Covid-19

Boris Johnson has joined Britain's biggest business group, the CBI, in urging G7 nations to lead international action to address the climate ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4031204/boris-johnson-joins-businesses-urging-g7-climate-biodiversity-focus

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UK energy firm to begin construction of first of three biomass pellet plants in North America later this month in bid to bolster supply chain for sustainable feedstocks

Drax is poised to begin construction of the first of three new wood pellet plants in North America later this month, as the ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030939/drax-fires-plans-fleet-pellet-plants-supply-uk-biomass-operations

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The pressure on corporates to strengthen their sustainability plans is more intense than ever, and a host of key votes await in the coming months

The 2021 proxy season is officially here - much awaited after the tumultuous events of 2020. From how businesses chose to respond to the COVID-19 ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4030962/2021-proxy-season-menu

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Investment is starting to flow into the carbon capture and utilisation space following a number of landmark deals

Carbon-sequestering concrete is having a moment.
In mid-April, two climate-tech startups focused on decarbonizing the world's most widely used construction material, CarbonCure ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030963/carbon-sucking-concrete-capturing-attention-funding

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A plan to decarbonise Britain's homes is the major missing piece from national action on climate change, with ministers and policy makers currently poring over options for a replacement for the blighted Green Homes Grant scheme. Despite its multitude of failings, government data on the now-closed ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4030654/green-homes-grant-turn-mess-marvel

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Fast food chain reveals how 'in the weeds detail' helped deliver on ambitious waste goals

Chipotle's head of sustainability, Caitlin Leibert, celebrated her 10-year anniversary at Chipotle announcing a historic achievement for the brand: most of the company's waste no longer ends up in landfills.&...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030686/chipotle-hands-dirty-achieve-waste-diversion-goals

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More than 150bn of gross capital investment needs unlocking to decarbonise the UK road transport in the 2020s, explains the Green Finance Institute's Lauren Pamma

The COP26 Climate Summit is now less than six months away. It is encouraging that world leaders are addressing the complexities of ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4031131/decarbonising-uk-transport-finding-innovative-practical-financial-solutions

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Catch up on all the latest news, top speakers and in-depth discussion from BusinessGreen's sustainable technology pitch event

Fifteen of the UK's most exciting clean tech start ups will be touting their climate solutions to investors at this year's edition of BusinessGreen's Technology and ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4031128/technology-investment-forum-2021-live-blog

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Devising an effective ESG strategy is complex, but getting it right promises a thriving business and a better world, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer

It was once the preserve of the investor community, but the three words environmental, social and governance (ESG) are rapidly assuming mainstream ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4031380/effective-esg-strategies-rebadged-sustainability-policies

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Electric van and bus specialist announces it is working with global ride-hailing giant to develop affordable electric vehicle for taxi fleets

Plans to electrify urban road transport took a leap forward this morning, with the news UK-based electric van and bus pioneer Arrival is to team up with ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030715/arrival-uber-hail-plans-purpose-built-electric-car

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The message emerging from the UK's May 2021 local election manifestos is 'we want hydrogen - let's get going', writes Beyond2050's Rob Dale

Some of the leading mayoral candidates for this week's local elections have made manifesto commitments to introduce hydrogen technology into their region ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4030768/hyodrogen-agenda-mayor-election-candidates-uk

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Deployment of SmartValve technology at three substations in England is first large scale use of power flow technology on a transmission network

An innovative technology is being integrated into Britain's electricity grid that could unlock an extra 1.5GW of capacity by automatically routing power ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030965/national-grid-installs-pioneering-power-flow-tech-ease-network-bottlenecks

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Latest update from Cornwall Insight on burgeoning renewables sector published days after solar and nuclear turn South Wests grid 100 per cent zero emission

Overall generation from clean energy projects delivered through the Contracts for Difference scheme is set hit 25.8TWh across 2021, equivalent...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030649/contracts-difference-projects-tipped-provide-cent-britain-electricity-2021

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Veteran politician to become under secretary of state for Defra for the second time

Lord Richard Benyon has been appointed as parliamentary under secretary of state for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), returning to the department where the former MP previously ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4031378/lord-benyon-returns-defra-environment-minister

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The premise behind natural capital accounting is that environmental damage is the result of mainstream economics failing to fully value natural assets. Quantifying natural capital and embedding these values in state and corporate activities would, it follows, lead to more sustainable decision-making...

https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4031337/business-natural-capital-accounts

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New content hub to explore nature's role in the net zero transition, as speaker line up confirmed for Net Zero Nature Summit

BusinessGreen has today launched the new Net Zero Nature Hub, kicking off a series of features and interviews exploring the vital role of nature in the net zero transition ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4030814/businessgreen-debuts-net-zero-nature-hub

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Green Party MP Caroline Lucas sets out the case for the government bringing forward plans for a 'green recovery bond' to help drive decarbonisation and level-up the UK

The Prime Minister's pledge to "live local and prosper", which we're told is likely to be the centrepiece of today's Queen's ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4031066/green-recovery-bond-decarbonise-uk-buildings-boost-jobs

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But environmental campaigners fear fresh push to shake-up planning system

The government will today set out its legislative agenda for the coming Parliament with the Queen's Speech expected to showcase the UK's net zero goals and preparations for the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow this autumn.
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https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4031082/queen-speech-environment-skills-net-zero-set-heart-legislative-agenda

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Firm joins growing band of corporates and governments around the world that have turned to the sustainable debt market

Amazon has issued its first sustainability bond, becoming the latest major corporate to tap the green debt market to raise funds to support its transition to more environmentally ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4031089/amazon-launches-usd1bn-sustainability-bond-fund-green-social-projects

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Up to 400 million people could be living in cities with no plan to combat growing threat from floods, storms and heatwaves by 2030, CDP finds

Hundreds of cities around the world are facing significant climate hazards such as flooding, extreme heat, and devastating storms, yet many still do not ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4031116/hundreds-climate-threatened-cities-lack-adaptation-plans-cdp-warns

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Newly-launched Coalition for Decarbonisation of Road Transport estimates 150bn may be needed in 2020s to drive green vehicle transition

A host of leading businesses and experts spanning finance, transport and energy have joined together in a new coalition geared at accelerating the transition to ...

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4031165/uber-tfl-lloyds-bank-chargepoint-join-uk-green-transport-coalition

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