Tag: The Climate Group

Climate Group urges UK Government not to weaken the ZEV Mandate or bring forward 2027 review

Stuart Mitchell

Sections of the UK car industry, amplified by several Members of Parliament, are once again pushing the Government to weaken the ZEV Mandate – a regulation ensuring increasing annual EV sales in line with the UK’s climate commitments. Despite changes to the Mandate following industry pressure and a new grant scheme introduced last year, automakers say they’re still struggling to meet targets, primarily due to lack of demand. However, evidence points in the other direction, particularly for electric cars which are attracting record-breaking consumer sales and interest  following the fuel price crisis.…

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Major British businesses commit to electrify their fleets on World Environment Day

Stuart Mitchell

On World Environment Day, British businesses are leading the transition to electric transport. Five major companies join The Climate Group’s global electric vehicles initiative EV100. Through this commitment, they will be switching their fleets to electric by 2030, cutting down on transport greenhouse gas emissions, the fastest-growing contributor to climate change, as well as curbing toxic air pollution.   Leading UK energy provider OVO commits to transitioning its fleet and installing charging infrastructure at its work locations to support EV uptake by employees.  Business services provider Rentokil Initial plc commits to transitioning its fleets in the UK and Europe, with a view to expanding to its global fleet.  Salary Sacrifice vehicle provider Tusker commits to switching its 20,000 customer vehicle fleet and increasing charging to…

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Major Environmental Groups Call On Businesses To Lead On Climate Policy

Stuart Mitchell

Eleven leading environmental and sustainable business organizations published an open letter in the New York Times today, urging the CEOs of Corporate America to step up their engagement on climate policy. Signatories include the heads of BSR, C2ES, CDP, Ceres, Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, The Climate Group, The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, World Resources Institute, and World Wildlife Fund. In the letter, the organizations call on businesses to adopt a science-based climate policy agenda that is aligned with the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…

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US-based Fifth Third Bank makes history by powering up 100% renewable solar facility

Stuart Mitchell

Fifth Third Bank‘s Aulander Holloman Solar Facility in North Carolina is officially declared open – with 80 megawatts (MW) of capacity, it’s one of the largest solar projects in the US. It is the first time a member of the RE100 initiative, led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, has met its entire electricity need from solar power. Built by solar developer SunEnergy1, the facility is expected to generate clean power that is more than or equal to the amount Fifth Third uses in a year, enough to…

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Virgin Media commits to only using 100% renewable electricity and joins RE100 initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media has signed up to The Climate Group’s RE100 initiative, joining a group of leading businesses committed to increasing the generation and consumption of renewable electricity across the UK and around the world. Virgin Media’s 2018 Sustainability Report, published today, reveals that in 2018 it sourced 100% of its contracted electricity, used across its UK and Ireland operations, from renewable sources. Now, by joining RE100, Virgin Media is making a long term commitment to supporting the UK’s drive to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. This commitment further supports…

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