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German ‘Energiewende’ gets a boost with Octopus Energy renewables investment

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s generation arm invests in renewables developer Lintas Green Energy in a move to turbocharge Germany’s energy revolution, bringing bills down for customers while driving net zero. The deal sees Octopus’ Sky fund (ORI SCSp) take a 50% stake of Lintas Green Energy, an Oldenburg-based experienced and fast-growing green energy developer to accelerate their growth across the country. The investment will help build new wind and solar farms, targeting 1 GW by 2030 – enough clean energy to power 370,000 German homes. Lintas has already built green energy projects…

Ceres Welcomes New Board Member and announces new President’s Council Chair

Stuart Mitchell

The Boston-based sustainability nonprofit Ceres has welcomed new members to its Board of Directors and President’s Council.     Ceres welcomed Debbie Simpson, former CFO and Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group, to its Board of Directors in October 2023. Ceres’ Board comprises 25 leaders working to advance Ceres’ mission to build a cleaner, more just and sustainable world.   Ceres also announced today that Loren Blackford, Senior Advisor at the Sierra Club, who has been serving on the President’s Council since 2014, has been named Chair of the President’s Council and began…

New Report Finds Lower Snake River Dams Create Methane Emissions, Not Clean Energy

Stuart Mitchell

New science on the four Lower Snake River dams is in and it disproves claims that hydropower is clean energy. A new report finds these dams are not a source of green, zero-carbon energy, but rather a major source of the heat-trapping greenhouse gases causing the climate crisis. Compounding the problem, dams submerge and destroy natural carbon sinks that once grew under their reservoirs. For decades, politicians and various industry leaders have defended damming rivers by pointing to the climate benefits of allegedly clean hydropower. The new report, titled “Estimate…

Growth Impact Fund backs Genius Within’s mission to empower the UK’s Neurodivergent workforce

Stuart Mitchell

Recently the Growth Impact Fund (GIF), a social impact investment fund developed by Big Issue Invest (BIIFM) and UnLtd, targeted at £25 million to help underrepresented social entrepreneurs across the UK, announces its first debt deal of £500,000 in Genius Within.  The funding will help Genius Within, a specialist employment and training provider, support neurodivergent people into employment and help them to work best when employed. In the UK, it is estimated that over 15% of the population are neurodiverse, with 40% of neurodiverse employees reporting to be impacted most…

Clear Channel UK partners with the University of the West of England’s New Wave collective to amplify LGBTQIA+ voices

Stuart Mitchell

An exhibition featuring artwork by students from UWE Bristol’s School of Arts, is now on display on 21 of our digital screens across Bristol.   Exploring various themes from across the LGBTQIA+ community, including the changing language around loneliness across age groups and queer love, students collaborated to create 2D works of art that incorporate their artistic flare. The artwork will be displayed around the city of Bristol until the end of the year, creating a public art gallery for passersby to enjoy while on the go.   As one of…