Helping to drive awareness of its upcoming reef conservation platform, The Great Reef Census, Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef has partnered with sustainability focused creative company Rethink Everything to promote its important reef protection work. Designed as a 21st-century conservation organisation, Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef uses leading science, innovative technology and meaningful citizen action to drive significant conservation outcomes. CEO of Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef, Andy Ridley, says: “We are absolutely thrilled to partner with Rethink Everything, particularly because co-founder Mike Spirkovski and I have…
Read MoreMonth: May 2023
Record Growth in Renewables Achieved Despite Energy Crisis
By the end of 2022, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3372 Gigawatt (GW), growing the stock of renewable power by a record 295 GW or by 9.6 per cent. An impressive 83 per cent of all power capacity added last year was produced by renewables. Renewable Capacity Statistics 2023, released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that renewable energy continues to grow at record levels despite global uncertainties, confirming the downward trend of fossil fueled power generation. “This continued record growth shows the resilience of renewable energy…
Read MoreUK’s first ‘Train to Zero’ carbon capture rail link set to decarbonise Yorkshire energy facility through connection to Teesside terminal
Two British businesses have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of the UK’s first ‘Rail to Zero’ carbon capture rail corridor, that would enable dispersed industrial sites to permanently store their emissions. enfinium, one of the UK’s largest energy from waste operators, will work with Navigator Terminals, the UK’s leading bulk liquid storage provider, to develop options to transport carbon dioxide (CO2) captured at enfinium’s Ferrybridge waste facilities in West Yorkshire to Navigator’s storage facilities in Teesside using rail freight. The CO2 would then be…
Read MoreResearch from the CIPR finds MPs are failing to address “fundamentally broken” lobbying rules
Three in four MPs have not talked about lobbying in Parliament since December 2019, according to research published by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), the industry body for UK lobbyists. The research suggests that the calls for reform of lobbying rules – including from a government-commissioned inquiry, a number of Parliamentary committees, the Committee on Standards in Public Life, campaign groups, and the lobbying industry – have been ignored. Amidst mounting public pressure for reform, the report – The Never-Ending Scandal – investigates Parliament’s attitude to lobbying by…
Read MoreIIGCC launches Net Zero Engagement Initiative to scale and accelerate climate-related corporate engagement
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has launched the Net Zero Engagement Initiative (NZEI), a new initiative to scale and accelerate climate-related corporate engagement. 93 investors have agreed to participate in the initiative including Church of England Pensions Board, Schroders and PGGM. By expanding the universe of companies engaged beyond the Climate Action 100+ focus list, including those across the demand side, the objective is to help investors align more of their portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement as set out by investor net zero commitments,…
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