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Pressure will be on governments – who have approved the report – to take action at the Cop26 climate summit in November.

Digital Edition: Could Wylfa’s former backer step in if CGN is removed from UK nuclear projects? Energy analysts have suggested that Horizon Nuclear Power – which officially withdrew its planning application for the proposed Wylfa Newydd power station in January – could step in if China General Nuclear (CGN) is forced out of other UK nuclear projects. You have read 1 of 1 free-access articles allowed for 30...

UKs poorly mixed cocktail of policy driving biodiversity decline, MPs warn The UK is not treating biodiversity loss with the same urgency as the climate crisis, according to a group of MPs that have warned that current Government policies are inadequate to address a sharp decline in nature-based losses. The EAC report also criticises funding cuts to public bodies and calls for the Government to increase Natural England’s multi-year funding The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has published...

One of the most ubiquitous materials in the modern world, steel is used in everything from suspension bridges an

Carroll told an I-Construct webinar last week that the industry is "in a unique position to contribute to tackling climate change". "Without new nuclear

Steel is essential in today’s world, and it will be just as essential tomorrow – much of the technology to create a zero-carbon future will use steel in...

Just last week, a new plan was revealed for an integrated energy scheme in the North Sea which would combine 200 floating wind turbines and hydrogen

Power companies run by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have announced plans to launch a small advanced reactor in Wyoming. The Natrium nuclear reactor project will use the site of a retiring coal plant. Gates company TerraPower and power company PacifiCorp, owned by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, have said that the exact location of the demonstration plant will be announced by the end of the year. The technology features a 345Mw sodium-cooled fast reactor with molten salt-based energy storage sy...

Oil and gas company net-zero targets face scrutiny, skepticism from researchers Net-zero emissions targets put forward by oil and gas companies offer a chance to hold major emitters to account but continue to face skepticism from researchers examining the robustness of the mounting pledges by countries, states, cities and companies around the world. Authors of a report titled “Taking Stock: A Global Assessment of Net Zero Targets” discussed their findings May 26 at an American University In...

Banking giants team up to accelerate net-zero transition for steel industry Six leading lenders to the steel industry - ING, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered and UniCredit - have created a new working group focusing on decarbonisation. Steel manufacturing is accountable for around 7% of global emissions from fuel use Called the Steel Climate-Aligned Finance Working Group, the panel will consist of senior representatives from each bank’s metals and mining teams, as w...