Month: September 2026

Climate Impact X and Carbonplace combine to build infrastructure for next phase of environmental markets

Stuart Mitchell

Climate Impact X (CIX), a global environmental markets exchange headquartered in Singapore, and Carbonplace, a London-based full-service platform for carbon portfolio management and trading, have announced their intent to merge, bringing together complementary capabilities to build the financial market infrastructure underpinning the next phase of environmental markets. The deal, subject to final regulatory approvals, reflects a shared view that carbon and environmental markets have entered a new chapter shaped by higher standards for integrity, transparency and accountability. However, the markets’ true climate change mitigation potential can only be realised if…

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InstaVolt extends partnership with Zapmap to provide more payment options for drivers

Stuart Mitchell

InstaVolt, the UK’s largest high-powered EV charging network, has extended its long-standing partnership with Zapmap to give drivers more payment choice across its extensive public network.  Zapmap users, now numbering over one million, can pay for charging quickly and easily at over 2,500 Rapid and Ultra-rapid InstaVolt chargers across almost 900 locations using the Zapmap app or charging card. Located primarily in quality food and beverage and retail spaces such as McDonald’s, Costa Coffee and Booths, and along the strategic road network, including motorway service areas, InstaVolt chargers deliver Ultra-rapid charging.…

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ZELP Sense™: A breakthrough wearable device for real-world livestock emissions measurement at scale

Stuart Mitchell

A new wearable device to measure livestock methane emissions has been commercially released in a major step forward for measuring greenhouse gas emissions from livestock at scale. ZELP Sense is a low-cost, easy-to-use system for continuously measuring methane emissions from individual cows in real-world settings. The technology combines a wearable device, automated data transfer and a user-friendly app to enable more practical and scalable measurement in commercial and research settings. Existing measurement tools can be expensive, operationally complex, and dependent on controlled settings or long animal adaptation periods, limiting their…

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew reduces fossil fuel consumption by 22% in one year on journey to become climate positive by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) has announced a significant reduction in fossil fuel consumption and core carbon footprint, with the use of fossil fuels down by 22% and core emissions falling by 17% year-on-year, across both its botanic gardens, Kew Gardens in London and Kew Wakehurst in Sussex. This is a big step towards RBG Kew’s goal to become climate positive by 2030: reducing its core carbon footprint by 46% this decade, and balancing remaining emissions with high-quality carbon sinks. The latest figures mark an important step in Kew’s…

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Mitie’s ESG Report showcases the power of skills, opportunity and community impact

Stuart Mitchell

Mitie has published its 2026 ESG Report, Pathways to Sustainable Futures, highlighting progress across its environmental, social and governance commitments. The report marks the first full year of delivery under Plan Thrive, Mitie’s social value strategy, which has already uplifted 265,000 lives and delivered social value in 404 places across the UK. Plan Thrive – one year of impact A year after launching Plan Thrive, Mitie is already making strong progress towards its ambition to uplift one million lives and enable 1,000 places to prosper by 2030. The business supported…

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