By Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent Treasury proposes rise from 5% to 20%, while the tax on coal will stay at lower rateHomes hoping to shrink their carbon footprints by installing a solar-battery system face a steep VAT increase from October under new laws proposed by HMRC.The Treasury put forward legislation on Monday to raise VAT…
Ireland has published the Climate Action Plan, led by Minister Richard Bruton, to give Irish people a cleaner, safer and more sustainable future. The plan sets out over 180 actions, together with hundreds of sub-actions, that need to be taken to achieve 2030 targets for carbon emissions, and to achieve net zero carbon emissions by…
By Megan Darby UK becomes first major economy to legislate an end date for its contribution to global warming. The post UK unveils 2050 net zero carbon target, in a first for a major economy appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Robin Lancaster SPR calls on UK to back 2050 net zero goal Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Michelle Froese The State College Borough Council, a university town in Pennsylvania, voted unanimously this week to adopt a resolution establishing a goal of 100% renewable energy no later than 2050. With this resolution, the Borough of State College is now committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy “as quickly…
By Kelly Pickerel Commercial solar developer Smart Roofs Solar has signed a letter of intent with Net Zero Analysis and the Entrex Carbon Market. The Entrex Carbon Market is a joint venture between Universal Solar Technology (UNSS) and the Entrex Capital Market (a joint venture with LBCC), which launched to establish an efficient, blockchain enabled,…
By Marta Ady Responding to the publication of the new Committee on Climate Change (CCC) report, calling for the UK to set a net-zero target for 2050, Charlotte Morton, chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association, said, “The UK’s anaerobic digestion industry fully supports the Committee on Climate Change’s call for net zero…
By Robin Lancaster GB green sector welcomes net zero ambition Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Tim Probert Scotland adopts CCC net zero recommendation Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Kelsey Misbrener Francis Solar and Quick Mount PV are supplying Texas’s first NetZero Capable Community, Whisper Valley, with equipment to go solar. The supply partnership has helped the 7,500-home Texas community win the Grand Award at the 2019 Green Builder Media Sustainability Awards. The new community is a model for the future of sustainable…
By Joshua S Hill Online retailer and internet megalith Amazon has announced plans to make all its shipments net zero carbon under the banner “Shipment Zero” with an interim target of making 50% of all shipments net zero by Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Steve Hanley El Dorado Chevrolet/Mazda in McKinney, Texas is building 37 canopies over its new car inventory and fitting them with solar panels. When the project is complete later this year, it will be one of the first net zero car dealers in America Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Robin Lancaster UK urged to set net zero emission goal Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Monash University Monash University and ClimateWorks Australia have won the Momentum for Change Award presented by the United Nations at the Climate Week conference in New York for the Net Zero initiative. The post Monash University’s Net Zero initiative wins global UN 2018 Momentum for Change Award appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article…
By Joshua S Hill In what is being described as an “unprecedented” level of coordination between corporation and government, a group of 38 businesses, cities, states, and regions have partnered to launch with the World Green Building Council the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment that is intended to signal the start of a leadership movement…