A DRIVE to 'decarbonise' Highland Council's fleet of vehicles is gathering pace – with dozens of new charge points installed in the past five years, the local authority has claimed.

Source: https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/team-behind-drive-to-increase-electric-vehicle-use-at-highla-322092/

“Although we already have all the operationally proven technology … without the ability to deliver firm, carbon-free electricity at scale to match demand, we can’t shut the coal-fired power stations, and, without that, we can’t decarbonise.”

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/north-harbour-sets-sight-on-clean-energy-missing-link-20230818-p5dxof.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_business

At their centre is the proposal Starmer outlined in September 2021 to borrow £28 billion a year till 2030 to help pay for measures to decarbonise the economy—subsidising wind farms, home insulation, battery factories, but also nuclear power.

Source: https://socialistworker.co.uk/alex-callinicos/labour-sells-out-before-its-in-office/

Car and bike-sharing community hubs will be rolled out to 200 towns, villages and city suburbs from next year, in a major push by the Government to decarbonise transport.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/electric-car-and-bike-sharing-hubs-for-200-communities-to-reduce-carbon-footprint/a1923273540.html

Dr Gill Armstrong is a senior project manager in Climateworks’ Cities team, leading research and policy projects to decarbonise Australia’s buildings sector, including residential and non-residential buildings, and both new and existing builds.

Source: https://www.themandarin.com.au/215273-how-to-cut-a-homes-energy-usage-to-zero/

Elsewhere, similar attempts to decarbonise the shipping industry are underway.

Source: https://thenextweb.com/news/nordic-tech-worlds-biggest-electric-ship

'Every change we make to decarbonise our country will come at a cost and the enormous price tag of fully electrifying Australian homes and business has been frequently downplayed,' he told the publication.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11810507/Electrifying-Australian-homes-cost-63billion-according-costing-David-Pocock.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

EV Maritime founder Michael Eaglen said he was lobbying city leaders around the world to decarbonise harbour and river transport.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/electric-dreams-the-bid-to-take-brisbane-s-citycats-into-the-future-20230615-p5dgpu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

How can the UK decarbonise its electricity supply?

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/cp/how-can-uk-decarbonise-its-electricity-supply-what-about-when-sun-doesnt-shine

However, “the private sector in general and industry in particular should seize the opportunity that PEEB Cool offers to decarbonise their buildings”.

Source: https://tumblerridgenews.com/two-lines-of-funding-come-into-the-building/

Kuehne+Nagel’s appointment by COP28 can not only be credited to its logistics expertise, but also to its ambitions to decarbonise the logistics sector.

Source: https://mid-east.info/cop28-appoints-kuehnenagel-as-freight-forwarding-and-logistics-partner/

“Labour is hopeful all parties can reach a solution in partnership with workers and industry, investing in a range of technologies to decarbonise steel and build the jobs and opportunities for the future of the UK steel industry.”

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/uknews/2023/11/28/unions-reveal-plan-to-safeguard-port-talbot-steel-plant-and-protect-jobs/

Mr Harvie, the Scottish Government minister for carbon neutral buildings, is encouraging households to replace gas boilers with sustainable systems such as heat pumps as part of plans to decarbonise heat in buildings.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23715418.harvie-calls-uk-action-heat-pumps-lead-lower-energy-bills/?ref=rss

That is the easiest way to decarbonise by ‘shutting everything down,’ but you haven’t really decarbonised if you have offshored it to China, as they have terrible Co2 emissions.

Source: https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/political-nimbyism-planning-big-hurdles-28226653

The design of Britain’s energy market is under scrutiny as never before, as efforts to decarbonise collide with a need to keep the lights on during the Russian-inflicted gas shortage.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/29/gas-fired-plants-uk-lights-on-cost-profits-energy-crisis

The partnership will offer a bankable solution to major manufacturers seeking to switch away from natural gas to decarbonise operations using hydrogen.

Source: https://www.business-live.co.uk/professional-services/bristol-law-firm-osborne-clarke-27111124

These pictures come after it was confirmed that Tata's parent company based in India and the UK Government are in talks about combined investment of over £1bn to safeguard the future of the plant and decarbonise.

Source: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/gallery/12-pictures-inside-port-talbot-27641108

The UK can’t decarbonise its energy system without increasing the help available to households from trained energy experts.

Source: https://theconversation.com/the-uk-needs-a-national-energy-advice-service-197176

This included not only a focus on how space data can increasingly contribute to battling climate change but also on how the sector itself can continue to decarbonise.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23783765.scotland-must-ready-take-off-space-sector-grows/?ref=rss

"This is a game-changing prospect underpinned by a steely determination to decarbonise and protect the future of our planet for future generations."

Source: https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/birmingham-airports-hydrogen-plan-step-27022681