Month: June 2023

IRENA Launches Report for the G20 on Low-Cost Energy Transition Finance

Stuart Mitchell

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in partnership with the Indian G20 Presidency, launched a comprehensive report today on how low-cost finance can accelerate the energy transition. Titled “Low-Cost Energy Transition Finance”, and developed in close collaboration with India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the report provides a toolbox to increase the availability of low-cost capital in G20 countries and beyond. The report was introduced by IRENA’s Deputy Director-General, Ms. Gauri Singh, alongside MNRE Secretary, Mr. Bhupinder S Bhalla, and India’s Power Ministry Secretary, Mr. Alok Kumar. The…

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Octopus Energy reaches tentacles further into Asia with £1.5 billion investment in renewables and energy tech

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy announces its commitment to invest £1.5 billion in the Asia-Pacific energy market by 2027, helping speed up the region’s transition to a cleaner, smarter energy system. The global energy and technology group is planning to invest £1.2 billion into solar and wind generation in the region, with half of the money going into Japanese renewables. Doubling down on its existing Asian headquarters, Octopus is committing a further £300m to expand its tech innovation and energy retail hub in Tokyo. This will enable the business to increase its headcount…

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Young Innovators from 78 Countries Develop New Solutions to World’s Water Challenges

Stuart Mitchell

Students from 78 countries have proposed fresh ideas to address the world’s intensifying water challenges with entries in the 2023 Global Student Innovation Challenge hosted by water technology leader Xylem. More than 1,000 students created new solutions for a range of pressing water issues, including green hydrogen production and reducing plastic pollution. Now in its third year, the challenge invites the next generation of water innovators to solve critical water issues and empowers them to become leading contributors to serious environmental challenges. This year, students were challenged to analyze the…

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TMW Unlimited and the Trussell Trust help food banks support their local communities

Stuart Mitchell

With the support of TMW Unlimited (part of UNLIMITED), the Trussell Trust has launched Put It On Your List, a dynamic out-of-home campaign that alerts shoppers to the real-time needs of food banks in their area. The increased price of food is placing acute pressure on food banks who are having to purchase more food than in previous years as donations are not keeping up with levels of need. While donations to food banks in the Trussell Trust network increased by 18% last year, they distributed 37% more emergency food…

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New report reveals environmental impact of Londoners’ fashion habits

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from ReLondon and University College London, ‘London’s fashion footprint’, shows for the first time the environmental impact of our fashion habits in the capital, while revealing that buying just a few more second-hand items instead of new could make a real difference to our own personal carbon footprint. Fashion is on track globally to use over a quarter of the world’s carbon budget by 2050[1] so it has a huge impact on our planet and the escalating climate crisis. ‘London’s fashion footprint’ highlights the fact that Londoners…

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