All the news and analysis from Shell's latest summit on the transition towards a lower carbon future
Hosted with support from Shell, the Powering Progress Together Hub will provide news, analysis, and interviews from the energy giant's latest conference on the transition to a lower carbon future.
Featuring a host of leading green economy experts, including author Mike Berners-Lee, Professor Kevin Anderson, Hermione Taylor of the Do Nation, and Undercover Economist Tim Harford, as well as senior executives from Shell, Toyota, and the Energy Saving Trust, the conference will explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the low carbon transition.
Over the next week, BusinessGreen will report on the key discussions on the day, including sessions on the role of the consumer in driving clean energy adoption, effective behaviour change models, and how cities will shape the future of energy.
The BusinessGreen Powering Progress Together Hub is supported by Shell. All the hub's content is editorially independent, unless stated otherwise.
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Offsets
Offsetting emissions, at least in the short term, is crucial for many hard to decarbonise industries to reach net zero - but the market for woodland and peatland projects remains a nascent one
18 November 2019
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Infrastructure
Ahead of the CCSA's first conference, Luke Warren argues the next government can unlock the huge potential offered by carbon capture technologies
04 November 2019
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Infrastructure
Shell's Ben van Beurden recently declared the pursuit of a net zero economy was 'the only way to go', but how can the fossil fuel industry overcome the barriers that block the path to deep decarbonisation?
22 July 2019
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Marketing
Experts from the energy, sustainability, and behavioural science world reveal their secrets for turning climate concern into climate action
12 July 2019
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Energy
Shell's UK country chair talks to BusinessGreen about net zero targets, unburnable carbon, and why this time around the company's interest in renewables feels very different
11 July 2019
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Energy
People make two common mistakes when it comes to predicting the future, according to Tim Harford, and here's how to avoid them when thinking about the future of energy
10 July 2019
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Technology
Trend forecaster Cate Trotter offered delegates at the Shell Powering Progress Together Summit a glimpse of what life could be like for energy consumers in 2040
09 July 2019
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Policy
An international system to curb energy use may be the only way to lift people out of poverty while preserving the planet - but is the world really ready for such a radical shift in thinking?
08 July 2019
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