Why corporate pledges are insufficient to drive the energy transition
Local governments play a crucial role in influencing the speed of the energy transition. Corporate pledges alone are insufficient –…
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COP26 opens the door to a managed decline of fossil fuels
COP26 has marked a significant moment when countries have proposed to phase out fossil fuels for the first time.
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UK Renewable PPAs continue to grow in 2021
Power purchase agreements for renewable energies are increasingly popular in the UK thanks to its contracts for difference scheme and…
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Cartels, collusion and the quest for decarbonisation
A growing number of companies want to collaborate with their competitors to decarbonise across a sector, but EU competition law…
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Mads Nipper, CEO of Ørsted: “Consent” is the biggest threat to renewables
The availability of land and sea – and consent to use them – is the biggest bottleneck renewables face, says…
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Major polluters make headway in establishing net-zero targets
More than 100 of the world’s most polluting companies have established net-zero targets following a rise in investor pressure from…
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Business community sceptical of corporate sustainability pledges
Companies must make sustainability a priority and ensure clear communication of any positive action, warns a GlobalData study, as employees…
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Carbon markets see promise and peril from COP26
Agreement on carbon trading rules at COP26 could help climate finance flow to developing countries – but strict carbon accounting…
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