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Our mission is to make it easier for SMEs to achieve net-zero and realise the business benefits of being a net-zero pioneer.

Be part of the change; make a difference now at: https://t.co/WxZRrB5uoO

#zerobees #netzero#sustainability #globalwarming #carbonemissions

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Research from the ABI (representing UK insurance companies), shows insurers in the UK paid out £1.4bn in property claims to homeowners and businesses in Q2 id 2024 for damages resulting from adverse weather events (Edie).

#climatecrisis #uninsurable #weatherdamage

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New research from NBS and RIBA has revealed that the number of net-zero projects and the achievement of sustainability targets in the built environment sector are on the rise. However, barriers related to costs persist.

#greenconstruction #netzero #planning #decarbonisation

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Humanity risks catastrophic global heating if it focuses only on decarbonisation at the expense of restoring the natural world, Colombia’s environment minister has said ahead of #cop16

#polycrisis #metacrisis #biodiversity #biodiversitycrisis #cliamtebreakdown

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The UK government could approve 13 new oil and gas projects in the North Sea, with the fuel produced emitting 350m tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e) if burned, Carbon Brief analysis shows.

#decarbonisation #leaveitintheground #uk #sustainabilty #energytransition #netzero

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WRI’s new Financial Institutions Net Zero Tracker analyses major banks and financial institutions’ performance against Net Zero pathways. See how banks like Barclays and HSBC are doing… https://t.co/WfEYaaKHK0

#barlcays #hsbc #netzero #banking #financingdecarbonisation

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Amazon – passing $2 trillion market value last week – is reportedly planning to launch a a new discount shopping app aimed at competing with emerging e-commerce platforms like Temu and Shein.

#fastfashion #overproduction #overconsumption

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An advert for the world's first transatlantic flight to be 100% powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been banned, as the UK advertising watchdog said it was misleading.

#aviation #netzero #banprivatejets #fewerflights #cliamteemergency #greenwashing #claims

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Barclays helped raise nearly $2bn for companies running highly polluting coal-fired power plants in the US, exposing an “enormous loophole” in its (already lacklustre) climate policy.

#naughtylist #barclays #coal #decarbonisation #banking #emissions

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Air New Zealand has abandoned a 2030 goal to cut its carbon emissions, blaming difficulties securing more efficient planes and sustainable jet fuel.

#aviation #netzero #banprivatejets #fewerflights #cliamteemergency

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About time!

Ofwat chief executive David Black said the findings have confirmed a “catalogue of failure” which as resulted in “excessive spills from storm overflows”.

#waterpollution #sewagescandal #environmentagency #regulation #corporatemisconduct #ourwaters #ourrivers

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Some good news! Camera-trapping data revealed in a new study show a steady recovery of tigers in Thailand’s Western Forest Complex over the past two decades [Mongabay]

#biodiversity #keystone #conservation #nature #naturerestoration #tigers #endangered

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After repeated warnings of continued failures from official watchdogs and nature charities, the new UK Government will undertake a rapid review of targets to cut waste and improve air quality, water and biodiversity. [Edie]

#nature #restoration #UK #environment

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SBTi backtracks on use of carbon credits in corporate Net Zero targets.

An SBTi technical report this week cites findings that carbon credits are “ineffective,” [ESG Today]

#actonclimate #sbti #carboncredits

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The energy giant Shell has quietly backed away from a pledge to rapidly increase its use of “advanced recycling”, a practice oil and petrochemical producers have promoted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis.

https://t.co/GXLyPqkYYp

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A court in Berlin has made the nation’s first ruling against the German state on its air pollution policy.
Read more here: https://t.co/o5dUyxrULU

#airpollution #court #regulation #eu #climate

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Its worse that you think.

See the full run down courtesy of https://t.co/1ajioCRfNy

#USA #republicanpolicy #climatechange #climateemergency

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UK’s new Labour government has appointed one of the country’s foremost climate experts to lead a “mission control centre” on clean energy.

#netzero #DESNZ #decarbonisation #UKenergy

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The UK’s new Labour government is grappling with a legal dilemma over its plan to impose an immediate ban on new North Sea oil and gas exploration before the industry’s latest licensing round closes.

#northseaoilandgas #nonewoil #leaveitintheground #decarbonisation #netzero

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Hurricane Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin – yet another sign of climate change in action.

#extremeweather #climatechange #lossanddamage #netzeronow

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Venezuela had six glaciers in the Sierra Nevada, located about 16,000 feet above sea level. By 2011, five had already disappeared, and the last is now gone.

#climatechange #glacialretreat #warming #crisis #cliamtecrisis #netzero