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Veolia and SUEZ have signed a combination agreement, confirming their merger, which was formally announced on 11 April. The agreement enables Veolia to acquire the strategic assets needed to pursue its goal of building a global champion in ecological transformation, while guaranteeing a coherent and sustainable industrial and social footprint for the new SUEZ, the companies said in a…
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Every home in England will receive easier and more consistent recycling collections, the government has announced. Under new plans to boost recycling and protect the environment, every household will receive separate, weekly food waste collections from 2023. Plans being considered include the introduction of statutory guidance on new minimum service standards for waste and recycling…
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Global energy-related CO2 emissions are expected to surge by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021 – the second-largest increase in history, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The increase, largely driven by an increase in coal demand, would reverse most of 2020’s decline, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and would be the biggest annual rise in emissions since 2010, during the…
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Enexor Bioenergy has been chosen as one of 11 companies in North America to participate in the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change. This programme recognises Enexor, which generates green energy from organic waste, as a top company providing innovative and impactful climate change solutions. Launching in June, the three-month programme grants access to Google’s best…
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Veolia and SUEZ have reached an agreement on the merger between the two companies. Their respective boards of directors reached an agreement in principle on 11 April on the key terms and conditions of the merger. The two groups have agreed on a price of €20.50 per SUEZ share conditional upon the signature of the combination agreement. SUEZ and Veolia have agreed to enter into definitive…
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The UK Government has been urged to reallocate some of the £100 million (€117 million) of unspent budget to save more than 31,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum. With the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) set to close this week, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) is calling for the reallocation of unspent budget to help support 19 ‘shovel-ready’ projects,…
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From this week, 50,000 UK homes will be upgraded with green improvements from a £562 million (€650 million) government fund. The funding will enable over 200 local authorities across England and Scotland to fund a nationwide upgrade of the UK’s least energy efficient and fuel-poor homes, helping to reduce carbon emissions and support green jobs. According to the government, the funding…
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Innovative green projects creating the next generation of electric trucks and hydrogen-fuelled buses are set to secure jobs and cut carbon emissions thanks to over £54 million (€62.6 million) in funding allocated by the UK Government. On 22 March, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng announced that three projects in Cwmbran, Warwickshire, and Ballymena will receive more than £54 million…
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Whisky and spirit producers in the UK will benefit from an almost £9 million (€10.4 million) cash boost announced by the government. The initiative, announced on 20 March, will drive forward plans to create low-carbon green distilleries. Having already received collective funding of more than £1 million (€1.16 million) to kick-start green innovation projects, 12 distilleries across…
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An industry award programme for students has been re-launched by Privilege Finance, with a focus on rewarding innovative approaches and research into climate change solutions. The Climate Change Thought Leadership Award is now open to applications from undergraduate, masters, or PhD students at UK universities. Privilege has provided a £2,000 (€2,300) prize fund, made available alongside a…
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The UK is now halfway to meeting its target of net-zero emissions by 2050, new research shows. According to analysis by Carbon Brief, the UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2020 were 51% below 1990 levels. The milestone was reached after a ‘record-breaking’ 11% fall in GHG emissions in 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Emissions are likely to rebound this year, or in 2022,…
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Excess heat recovered from the sewage treatment process could be used to power more than 2,000 homes in London. A new partnership between Thames Water and Kingston Council, dubbed the ‘poo power’ scheme, is the first of its kind in England and has the potential to provide clean, green heating to new homes as part of the regeneration of Kingston’s Cambridge Road Estate. Under the…
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C-Capture has completed an £8 million (€9.3 million) funding round supported by existing shareholders Drax, IP Group, and bp Ventures, with additional funding from the British Business Bank’s Future Fund. The company, which designs chemical processes for the capture of CO2, said the investment reflects is confidence of the C-Capture board in its ‘ground-breaking’ technology and the…
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ENGIE and Equinor have joined forces to develop low-carbon hydrogen activities. The firms will investigate the production and market potential for hydrogen from natural gas whereby CO2 will be captured and stored permanently offshore. They signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate the development of low-carbon hydrogen value chains in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. ENGIE…
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