The Paulownia tree is thought to be one of the fastest growing trees in the world, reaching up to eight metres within five years, according to Carbon Plantations. “No other tree can sequester as much CO2 as quickly as the Paulownia, and its wood is known as the aluminium of the timber industry,” he said. […]
As part of the latest funding round, new investors the Qatar Investment Authority is set to support the company’s expansion to countries in the Middle East, including its first Growing Centre in Qatar, which is expected to open in 2023. “Building a global farming network of our climate-resilient vertical farms is a core mission at […]
Dougie Sutherland, CEO of Cory, said the CCS project “has the potential to be game-changing”. Cory is one of a growing number of waste and resources firms exploring the potential of CCS to drive down emissions from EfW plants. Earlier this year Viridor announced plans to fit CCS technology to a number of EfW plants […]
The permanent removal of CO2 from the air has been touted as a potential solution for eliminating emissions companies are otherwise unable to cut. Customers are offered refunds when they return Ocado bags for recycling, but unclaimed refunds are put towards good causes, such as carbon capture. Advocates of DAC technology maintain it can play […]
Along with the rest of our colleagues in Glasgow, we’ll be spending the morning poring over the text and debating the intricacies of UN legalese, ahead of the crunch meetings later today that will aim to thrash out the unresolved issues and push the Summit to a close. …Read the full story
After the third consecutive day of round the clock negotiations, the COP26 Presidency this morning issued a raft of draft technical documents and the crucial draft cover text for the final agreement. But there is still widespread speculation that Saudi Arabia and a number of other major fossil fuel producers could yet call for all […]
Head of pension investments and responsible investments Maria Nazarova-Doyle touted the move was a “major milestone” in the pension provier’s journey to net zero. Nazarova-Doyle said by committing to gradually reduce the overall emissions contained in Scottish Widows’ investment portfolios to net zero, the firm would help support the companies it invests in to decarbonise […]
With COP26 in full swing in Glasgow, some of the strongest momentum for climate action comes from non-state actors, including businesses, investors, public institutions, and local governments. …Read the full story
“To keep 1.5C alive, we need action from every part of society, including an urgent transformation in the way we manage ecosystems and grow, produce and consume food on a global scale,” said Environment Secretary George Eustice. …Read the full story
“We know that carbon pricing is one of the most powerful ways of reducing emissions and supporting and encouraging the private sector and individual citizens to make smarter choices around reducing emissions at the same time as we create innovations to move forward,” he told the Summit. In the way that we know citizens want […]
Negotiations over the next two weeks are expected to be fraught amid competing priorities from different nations, further exacerbated by brittle trust between richer and poorer economies over financial support to fund climate adaptation measures. “We have no choice but to make COP26 a success,” Espinosa said. The UN climate chief’s rallying call struck a […]
It comes amid growing fears that growing corporate and government appetite for carbon offsets that nominally enable them to meet ambitious net zero emissions goals could actually undermine global climate goals. Critics have argued an unregulated and ineffective carbon offset market could provide large polluters with a cover story that allows them to continue to […]
