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UK Government appoints Arup as sustainability consultant for COP26

Envirotec Magazine

COP26 is to be held at the SEC, Glasgow, in November 2021. The UK Government, as hosts of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), has selected engineering, design and consultancy firm Arup to help it achieve its ambition of delivering a sustainable summit.

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7 Companies Leading the Net Zero Energy Revolution

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Last year marked a global shift in corporations adopting low-carbon and net-zero pledges as experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference , COP26, declared that the climate crisis is at a critical inflection point. C commitment and 7,126 companies have joined the Race to Zero. SOURCE: Antea Group.

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What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'

GreenBiz

Heather Clancy: Do you see any long-term changes emanating from the COVD-19 crisis that could help the world deliver a zero-carbon future? I mean, they are much more likely to be downwind from the smokestacks and downstream from the hazardous waste flows, but they also have much less access to quality healthcare.

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Dealing sensibly with knotweed (with a nod to emissions)

Envirotec Magazine

The Japanese knotweed removal industry generates thousands of tonnes of plant waste every year which is consigned to landfill sites where it either regrows or decays, giving off harmful gases such as methane. We recognise our business activities create waste and emissions to land, air and water which we seek to mitigate as best we can.

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Local Leaders and mayors call for power shift to meet net zero

Envirotec Magazine

According to a press release about the event, the International Net Zero Local Leadership Summit is being compared to the Paris City Hall Declaration in 2015, which paved the way for the Paris Climate Agreement at COP21. We want to work hand-in-glove with Government to accelerate the drive to Net Zero.”. Comments from local leaders.

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Drax seeking permission to add pumped storage at 440-MW Cruachan facility

Renewable Energy World

The project, announced as the UK prepares to host the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, will support almost 900 jobs in rural areas across Scotland during construction and will provide critical storage capacity needed to support a net-zero power system. “Our

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Sustainability management will continue to get smarter in 2022

CIM

Given the very public political debate and manoeuvring prior to COP26 Net Zero, sustainability will likely be a significant factor in Australia’s Federal Government election and also play a role in state and territory elections in 2022. This includes a shift towards Net Zero carbon emissions. But that is changing.