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Carbon trading / pricing

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6/7/2022 Feature / Piotr Konopka

Demystifying carbon pricing – how decarbonisation can help future-proof your business

The purpose of a business is to maximise profits and many corporations operating outside of carbon pricing mechanisms have neglected decarbonisation options due to their cost. However, over the long term, decarbonisation can save businesses money, as Piotr Konopka AMEI, Board Member of the EI Middle East and Senior Manager of Energy and Decarbonisation Programmes at a global shipping and logistics company, reports.

Electricity

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6/7/2022 Comment / Polly Billington

Fit for net zero – redesigning the UK's energy system

Polly Billington, Chief Executive of UK100, looks at the power of local, homegrown electricity in energy system planning.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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6/7/2022 Comment / Juliet Davenport

We must never stop pioneering

Decarbonisation and energy security have always gone hand in hand. But the current energy crisis has thrown that into stark relief, while reinforcing the importance of the sector’s people and their pioneering spirit, says the Energy Institute’s new President, Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI.

Energy policy

6/7/2022 News

US Supreme Court limits EPA’s powers to fight climate change

The US Supreme Court has voted to curb the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) abilities to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants, in a ruling that will make it harder for President Joe Biden’s administration to meet its climate targets and could tie the hands of future administrations that want to take action on climate change.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

6/7/2022 News

Current UK government programmes will miss net zero target

A new progress report by the independent Climate Change Committee (CCC) has found ‘major failures’ in the UK government’s programmes aimed at delivering net zero.

Renewables

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6/7/2022 News

Cost of new renewables temporarily rises as inflation starts to bite

Supply chain woes have pushed up the cost of newbuild solar, battery storage and onshore wind, which has risen between 4% and 14% from a year ago, according to the latest analysis from BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Fuel retailing/forecourts

6/7/2022 News

Some 70% of leading fuel retailers to expand their service station networks to offer alternative fuels

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that 70% of the world’s leading fuel retailers plan to expand their service station networks in the coming years, 95% offer or plan to offer electric vehicle (EV) charging, and 55% offer or plan to offer alternative fuels.

Hydrogen

6/7/2022 News

Roadmap for large-scale green hydrogen import to Germany

A group of leading German companies along with Australia’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has released a green hydrogen roadmap outlining a set of recommendations for government and industry to meet the ambitious target of importing large amounts of green hydrogen from Australia to Germany.

Nuclear

6/7/2022 News

Nuclear power could play a major role in the transition to low emissions energy systems

Momentum is building for nuclear power in many countries amid soaring fuel prices and growing energy security concerns, but success will depend on governments and industry, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Carbon capture, usage and storage

6/7/2022 News

New infrastructure plans for large-scale decarbonisation in north-west Europe

Fluxys and Equinor have unveiled plans for a major infrastructure project to transport captured CO₂ to storage sites in the North Sea that they say will offer north-west Europe ‘a robust and flexible solution for large-scale decarbonisation’. The carbon capture and storage (CCS) project is in the feasibility stage, with an investment decision expected by 2025.

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Demystifying carbon pricing – how decarbonisation can help future-proof your business

Fit for net zero – redesigning the UK's energy system

We must never stop pioneering

US Supreme Court limits EPA’s powers to fight climate change

Current UK government programmes will miss net zero target

Cost of new renewables temporarily rises as inflation starts to bite

Some 70% of leading fuel retailers to expand their service station networks to offer alternative fuels

Roadmap for large-scale green hydrogen import to Germany

Nuclear power could play a major role in the transition to low emissions energy systems

New infrastructure plans for large-scale decarbonisation in north-west Europe