Natural carbon capture projects catch £4.3m funding
Six pioneering nature projects across England have received major funding award to trial the most effective ways to capture carbon and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Nature Based Solutions for Climate Change at the Landscape Scale is a partnership led by Natural England with the Environment Agency, the Forestry Commission and Royal Botanic Gardens […]
Government commits £12m to help energy-intensive industries cut emissions
Businesses across the UK will benefit from a share of more than £12 million government funding to help energy-intensive industries cut their carbon emissions and energy costs. The funding for the 22 winning projects will help businesses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland clean up their industrial processes and improve their energy efficiency – benefiting […]
Aston University touts new industrial CO2 measurement breakthrough
Researchers at Aston University are to take the UK a step nearer to net zero emissions by developing a better system of measuring industrial carbon dioxide. The government is giving the University £100,000 to improve measurement of CO2 streams from sites such as at power plants and factories. The Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) […]
Salford and Gloucester shopping centres first in UK to achieve net zero status
Two retail destinations, Quayside MediaCity in Salford and Gloucester Quays, are the first of their kind to achieve ‘Net Zero Carbon – Operational Energy’, in line with UKGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework. The two retail destinations have been added to the growing list of Peel L&P’s buildings which have achieved net zero carbon status, […]
Change or be changed – The looming threat of regulation for data centre energy use
By Simon Harris, Head of Critical Infrastructure at BCS Climate change and the global response of Net Zero has dominated the political discourse in recent years. There appears to be widespread agreement within the data centre industry – as a major and growing consumer of power – that it has an important role to play […]
Small businesses call for greater Government leadership in the race to Net Zero
New research suggests small businesses are maintaining a commitment to tackling the climate emergency despite the immediate economic challenges they face – but many would like to see Government take more of a lead to encourage and support the green initiatives of small enterprises. Despite the tough economic climate, the research from Novuna Business Finance […]
Can we get to Net Zero by 2030?
By Steve Lorimer, Group Technical Director at Keysource In 2021, 25 operators and 17 associations in the data centre industry pledged to be net zero by 2030, when they signed up to The European Data center Association’s Climate Neutral Data center Pact (CNDCP). They committed to three-quarters of the energy used by their data centre facilities […]
New collaboration to support data centre market on net zero goals
Keysource and Chapmanbdsp have formed a partnership to support clients on the road to net zero carbon emissions in the data centre and critical infrastructure market. The collaborative service combines both industry leaders’ expertise to provide customers with the ability to measure and manage the full carbon lifecycle of a project, including embodied and operational […]
Understanding and overcoming the carbon reduction net-zero challenges faced by UK businesses
By Shell Energy It is predicted that by 2050, the world’s total energy demand is likely to double. Business energy needs will increasingly be delivered by a wider portfolio of more sustainable alternatives. This will need to be achieved in tandem with a net-zero approach, as organisations seek to further reduce the impact of energy […]
EU and Egypt to collaborate on COP27 energy transition goals
The EU and Egypt will join efforts to implement the Paris Agreement and ensure ambitious outcomes at COP27, which takes place in Sharm El-Sheikh in November. The joint statement commits both parties to work together on a global just energy transition, on improving adaptation capacity, mitigating loss and damage due to climate change, and on […]