Tag: Carbon Trust

Registration open for UK innovators to benefit from support programme

Stuart Mitchell

Developed by the UK Agri-Tech Centre and the Carbon Trust, alongside key industry stakeholders, the Food Agriculture System Technology Accelerator (FASTA) programme launched on 1 December to accelerate the adoption of Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems. These MRV systems are vital for agricultural business to make credible sustainability claims and can unlock finance and drive measurable progress towards Net Zero. They provide the data and transparency needed to track emissions, validate impact and guide smarter decisions. This is essential when scaling climate-smart practices, carbon markets or building trust across…

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Energy efficiency innovations in UK industrial sector could save 4 million tonnes of CO₂ over 10 years

Stuart Mitchell

Thirteen projects awarded a combined £7 million in grant funding have demonstrated industrial advancements in a range of industrial settings, including: metalworking, food equipment cleaning, brewing heat recovery, in-situ road resurfacing and recycling textiles and plastics. Funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero under its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), the third and fourth phases of the IEEA were delivered by the Carbon Trust in partnership with Jacobs and Innovate UK Business Connect. According to the results published by the Carbon Trust, the projects have demonstrated innovative…

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High-growth businesses can – and should – lead on Net Zero with support from target-setting standards and government policy

Stuart Mitchell

High-growth companies have a major role in leading the Net Zero transition but need enabling conditions to do so, including supportive government policy and updated target setting standards, according to the Grow to Zero report from the Carbon Trust Economic growth and business’s financial success don’t have to come at the expense of climate action – Grow to Zero calls for high-growth businesses to break the link between growth and rising emissions, a critical step to limiting global temperature rises to 1.5C. We must not lose focus on this, particularly…

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FASTA programme launched to scale technologies that make farming part of the climate solution

Stuart Mitchell

FASTA – a pioneering programme backed by the UK Agri-Tech Centre and delivered in partnership with the Carbon Trust launched recently to help UK-based innovators scale the technologies needed to support sustainable farming in the UK. Developed in collaboration with key industry stakeholders, FASTA aims to accelerate the adoption of Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems which are vital for credible sustainability claims, can unlock finance and drive measurable progress toward Net Zero. With agriculture contributing around 10% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the UK, MRV is vital to…

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New joint industry project to standardise offshore wind geospatial data management kicks off

Stuart Mitchell

The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of the Unison Project, which will develop a standardised offshore wind data model to support safer, faster and more cost-effective construction of offshore wind farms. The Unison Project is led by a consortium of 12 major offshore wind developers and industry stakeholders and will be delivered by the Carbon Trust. The rapid expansion of the offshore wind industry has led to a surge in demand for geospatial data services that support offshore site development, with a growing number of contractors and developers producing…

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