Month: September 2023

Bird flu ‘ticking time bomb’ cannot be stopped without major farming reforms, warns new report

Stuart Mitchell

Without major reforms to industrial farming it will not be possible to end the spread of bird flu or reduce the risk of a global human pandemic, warns a compelling new report released in August by Compassion in World Farming. The report – called Bird flu: Only major farm reforms can end it – shows that, contrary to popular belief, wild birds are typically victims of the disease rather than the cause, and it is spiralling out of control due to the rise of factory farming. This view is supported…

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Whitehouse Communications launches 2023 pro bono scheme

Stuart Mitchell

The award-winning agency is inviting applications from third sector organisations interested in political communications consulting and support. Whitehouse Communications is an issues-led communications agency with decades of experience in public affairs, PR and media relations. It supports long-term business and policy objectives and runs high-profile campaigns for clients in the private, public and charitable sectors that influence public opinion, policy, legislation and regulations, and builds support among key opinion formers and decision makers in Westminster, Brussels and beyond.  As part of its longstanding commitment to delivering positive and lasting change,…

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Occidental Enters into Agreement to Acquire Direct Air Capture Technology Innovator Carbon Engineering

Stuart Mitchell

Occidental recently announced that a wholly owned subsidiary has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all the outstanding equity of Carbon Engineering Ltd. for total cash consideration of approximately $1.1 billion, to be made in three approximately equivalent annual payments, with the first at closing. This transaction is expected to close before the end of 2023, subject to Canadian court reviews, Canadian and U.S. regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Occidental has been working with Carbon Engineering on direct air capture (DAC) deployment since 2019. Acquiring Carbon…

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Stonewater secures £200m sustainability-linked loan to help retrofit 36,000 homes

Stuart Mitchell

Stonewater, which owns and manages around 36,000 homes for more than 78,000 customers, predominantly across central and the south of England, has refinanced its existing £125m facility and increased it by £75m. The social housing provider also took the opportunity to transition to a sustainability-linked loan where it will be it measured against three KPIs to receive covenants on its funding. It has committed to investing in retrofitting existing homes – which can reduce the amount of energy a home uses – to ensure its stock exceeds the current minimum…

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Iberdrola launches Carbon2Nature to reduce the global carbon footprint through nature-based solutions

Stuart Mitchell

Iberdrola launches Carbon2Nature (C2N) with the mission of developing high-impact nature-based solutions projects that reduce the global carbon footprint, improve biodiversity, and promote a sustainable economy. The company was born out of the utility’s conviction that investing in nature is essential to act against the climate and biodiversity crisis, while at the same time acting as a formula for sustainable value creation and profitability. Carbon2Nature harnesses the potential of carbon credit markets, driving the development of in-house or collaborative projects that will generate high quality carbon credits, which Carbon2Nature will…

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