Global plastic treaty: UN to deliver draft this year
A UN committee has agreed to prepare a draft of a plastic pollution agreement this year, paving the way for a global treaty.
Dick Winchester: is CCS already redundant?
There are really two options for dealing with carbon emissions. You either avoid them by stopping the burning of hydrocarbons and using something else or, try to collect them as you produce them and hide them away somewhere in the hope they won’t escape. The latter being CCS - carbon capture and storage.
ESO takes urgent measures to speed up grid connections
Slow developers will be ejected or moved to the back of the queue as sweeping new reforms are proposed to speed up the connection of renewables projects to the grid.
What the EU due diligence directive means for business
The European Union is moving forward with its corporate sustainability due diligence directive to address companies’ negative human rights and environmental impacts.
CCUS business models: Making money from collaring carbon
After years of discussion and disappointments, amongst them at least two false dawns, the UK’s carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) industry is starting to fall into place.
Corporate net zero progress continues to disappoint
Yet more studies are showing that companies are not on track to reach net zero by mid-century and climate goals are at the bottom of the priority list, which is disappointing considering that we need to address the triple crisis of climate, nature, and pollution. Major polluters are feeling the pressure from external and internal stakeholders.
Five ways software will accelerate sustainability in the next five years
Technology services company DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) has identified five software applications that will accelerate the sustainable transition in the next five years.
UK geothermal energy could unlock jobs in deprived areas, says MP’s report
Utilising geothermal energy could unlock jobs in some of the most deprived areas of the UK, according to a report by an MP.
Startup profile: E-magy
E-magy has invented a high-energy solution for next-generation batteries, supplying nano-porous silicon to automotive and battery manufacturers worldwide.
Nigeria owes its energy company $6bn in fuel-subsidy debt
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company said it’s owed more than $6 billion by the country’s government that the firm has spent to keep gasoline cheap, a day after newly sworn-in President Bola Tinubu announced an end to the subsidy program.