Year: 2026

New CATF report identifies how states in deregulated power markets can achieve long-term clean energy goals with state-led planning and procurement

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) identifies how establishing state-led planning and procurement can help state governments in deregulated electricity markets meet their power sector decarbonization goals and lays out the components needed to put that planning in action. Cutting power sector carbon emissions quickly and affordably requires the addition of long-lead-time technologies that are prone to development barriers, such as nuclear energy, geothermal, and long-duration energy storage. While market prices and clean electricity standards have done much to advance clean power deployment in deregulated electricity markets,…

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Greater Good Charities Launches “Good Exists” Campaign to Combat Bad News Fatigue and Fund Grassroots Solutions

Stuart Mitchell

Global nonprofit Greater Good Charities launched “Good Exists”, a challenge and digital movement to combat online negativity and news fatigue, while deploying direct aid to people and pets in need.  To kick off the campaign, Greater Good Charities is launching a high-impact TikTok challenge backed by a $100,000 catalytic grant pool inviting local leaders and organizations to film a video highlighting a local act of good they saw that day and tag @greatergoodcharities and a nonprofit doing meaningful work. To transform these proposals into real-world impact, Greater Good Charities will…

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Community Municipal Investments can bring the benefits of NS&I-style funding to local government, says GFI and University of Leeds

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI), in partnership with the University of Leeds, today launches new research showing Community Municipal Investments (CMIs) have matured into a credible, scalable and value-for-money addition to the local authority borrowing toolkit. Arranged through Abundance Investment’s FCA-regulated platform and championed by the GFI since first launched in 2020, CMIs are a form of local authority borrowing that enables councils to raise capital directly from citizens and mission-aligned investors to fund local infrastructure and regeneration projects. The paper, “Community Municipal Investments – Bringing the Benefits of NS&I…

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Think outside the canvas: Octopus Energy challenges young artists to reinvent a greener future

Stuart Mitchell

Budding artists across the UK are being invited to put their creativity to work and imagine a greener future, with the chance to win cash, internships and the opportunity to see their work displayed across the UK. To celebrate this year’s Turner Prize, hosted by the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA – part of Teesside University), Octopus Energy is launching a new UK-wide art competition. The theme is ‘Reinvention’, asking primary, secondary and university students from ages 5 to 25 to imagine what the future could look like –…

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NorthLink Ferries crew member Kathryn Fullerton hits £100,000 fundraising milestone

Stuart Mitchell

Serco NorthLink Ferries is celebrating the extraordinary fundraising efforts of crew member Kathryn Fullerton, who has now officially surpassed the £100,000 mark for charitable causes. This phenomenal achievement will be celebrated at her upcoming bingo event on Halloween, 31st October. Kathryn, who works on board the company’s ferries, has been running fundraising events for the past 14 years, with this year’s bingo event marking her 15th activity. What started as a simple raffle onboard in Christmas 2012 to support the Gilbert Bain Hospital Renal Unit – where her mother underwent…

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