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Bloomberg report: Urgent deployment of existing technology can get world close to net zero

Envirotec Magazine

The new report indicates that the speed with which clean technologies and decarbonization of the power sector are scaled up is crucial. Figure 1: Energy-related emissions and net-zero carbon budget, BNEF’s Economic Transition Scenario and Net Zero Scenario (Source: BloombergNEF. is buildings).

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Eco-friendly jetting backs super-thin tank technology at new hospital car park

Envirotec Magazine

Lanes has used a jet vac tanker to clean silt traps in the giant water tank. The innovative system, developed and manufactured in the UK, has also contributed to the NHS’s net zero commitments – in part by preventing the need to excavate and move hundreds of tonnes of earth and foundation aggregate.

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GREEN house effect: Calculate the savings from electrifying your home

Corporate Knights

Corporate Knights partnered with the Toronto Star to analyze the co-benefits of these clean technologies, quantifying just how much households can save by adopting them, and what their impact will be on emissions. And the faster these technologies are adopted, the fewer emissions Canada will produce. megatonnes, or about 8.6%

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Local governments must take responsibility for clean heat

Envirotec Magazine

Net zero energy goals for heating need to be owned and delivered by regional and local governments, according to a new report led by the University of Birmingham. That means boosting support for a nationwide, locally-led programme to upgrade our leaky homes while accelerating the transition from gas boilers to clean heating.”

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Green light for path to UK’s first ‘electric motorway’

Envirotec Magazine

Because of the limits of existing technology, the plan says “removing [road freight] emissions requires the development and deployment of clean technologies.”. But it is also vital that projects such as these engage with local communities and workers that could be affected by a wide-scale rollout.”.

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Hydrogen-in-transport innovators celebrate in latest round of £8 million competition

Envirotec Magazine

One project led by ULEMCo will develop hydrogen-powered airport ground-based support vehicles, such as tow trucks for airplanes and sweepers to clean runways. This will be based at Teesside International Airport, helping Teesside International Airport reach its goal of being net zero by 2030.

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The sins of omission: A cool reception for the King’s speech

Envirotec Magazine

Most controversial was the decision to support the future licensing of new oil and gas fields, “helping the country to transition to net zero by 2050 without adding undue burdens on households.” The proposal was viewed by many as a cynical attempt to draw an electoral battle line on the issue of climate change.