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Big Blue embraces big green: IBM pledges to reach net zero emissions by 2030
Big Blue embraces big green: IBM pledges to reach net zero emissions by 2030

US computing giant announces ambitious headline goal alongside a series of interim environmental targets for 2025

  • Management
  • 17 February 2021
E.ON extends 100 per cent renewables offer to small business customers
E.ON extends 100 per cent renewables offer to small business customers

Company says it aims to enrol over 100,000 small business customers to 100 per cent renewables backed power supply over the next 12 months

  • Energy
  • 21 January 2020
Drinks giant Pernod Ricard joins RE100
Drinks giant Pernod Ricard joins RE100

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten also signs up to initiative promising 100 per cent renewable electricity

  • Management
  • 19 December 2019
Greens propose £12bn renewables blitz, as Tories unveil public transport plans
Greens propose £12bn renewables blitz, as Tories unveil public transport plans

Green Party says investment drive would create 75,000 clean energy jobs, as Tories announce plan for £4.2bn Local Public Transport Fund

  • Politics
  • 04 December 2019
A whole new way to love McDonald's: its climate goals
A whole new way to love McDonald's: its climate goals

Having inked its first major US renewables deal, the fast food giant is now exploring to curb emissions from its thousands of franchises

  • Management
  • 15 November 2019
UK set to miss a host of environmental goals, research shows
UK set to miss a host of environmental goals, research shows

New analysis reveals targets covering air pollution, water quality, recycling, tree planting, renewable energy and biodiversity are all on track to be missed in the coming years

  • Policy
  • 12 November 2019
IEA: Solar set for 'spectacular' growth over next five years
IEA: Solar set for 'spectacular' growth over next five years

New forecasts from International Energy Agency suggest world will add 1,200GW of new renewables capacity by 2024

  • Energy
  • 21 October 2019
Energy firms risk customer confusion over 'green' tariffs
Energy firms risk customer confusion over 'green' tariffs

Which? argues energy firms selling renewable electricity tariffs based on credits could be 'greenwashing' customers

  • Energy
  • 27 September 2019
Record renewables output helps push coal to less than one per cent of UK grid
Record renewables output helps push coal to less than one per cent of UK grid

Official data shows renewables provided over 35 per cent of UK power during the second quarter, as coal hit a record low of 0.6 per cent

  • Energy
  • 26 September 2019
Report: Corporate renewables demand keeps on rising
Report: Corporate renewables demand keeps on rising

BloombergNEF update confirms global corporate demand for clean energy contracts is continuing to rise, thanks in large part to US blue chips

  • Energy
  • 13 August 2019
How Organic Valley lit up 10 communities with solar while meeting its clean energy goals
How Organic Valley lit up 10 communities with solar while meeting its clean energy goals

US organic foods player confirms it is on track for 100 per cent clean energy sourcing

  • Energy
  • 09 August 2019
Virgin Media dials up 100 per cent renewables goal
Virgin Media dials up 100 per cent renewables goal

Media giant signs up to RE100 initiative, after confirming it sourced 100 per cent renewable power in the UK and Ireland last year

  • Energy
  • 30 July 2019
European renewables outstrip fossil fuels for second year running
European renewables outstrip fossil fuels for second year running

Renewables produced more power than fossil fuels in first six months of 2018 and 2019, according to analysts EnAppSys

  • Energy
  • 18 July 2019
Increasing tailwinds behind renewables
Increasing tailwinds behind renewables

Wind turbine manufacturers are on the winning side of the world's changing energy mix, reports Liontrust's Mike Appleby

  • Investment
  • 17 July 2019
New study shows public wants renewables - but the government is not listening
New study shows public wants renewables - but the government is not listening

The polling is remarkably consistent - the public wants to see more renewables projects

  • Infrastructure
  • 09 July 2019
Report: Wind and solar to deliver half the world's power by 2050
Report: Wind and solar to deliver half the world's power by 2050

BloombergNEF report concludes that in nearly two thirds of the world wind and solar are the least expensive option for new capacity, but long term challenges remain for grid decarbonisation efforts

  • Energy
  • 19 June 2019
European Commission: Member States' climate plans not good enough
European Commission: Member States' climate plans not good enough

Current plans fall short of 2030 targets, official European Commission assessment warns

  • Policy
  • 19 June 2019
Target sets sights on new renewable energy goal
Target sets sights on new renewable energy goal

US retail giant commits to sourcing all its electricity from renewable sources by 2030

  • Energy
  • 17 June 2019
SDG7: The compass pointing towards a world of clean and accessible energy
SDG7: The compass pointing towards a world of clean and accessible energy

Could SDG7 provide a spring board for both full decarbonisation and the achievement of all 17 SDGs?

  • Policy
  • 14 May 2019
WindEurope: 'Collapsing' German onshore wind development putting EU renewables targets at risk
WindEurope: 'Collapsing' German onshore wind development putting EU renewables targets at risk

Trade body warns the powerhouse of the European wind energy market is in 'deep trouble'

  • Wind
  • 10 May 2019
Solar-powered pharmaceuticals: Novo Nordisk on track to meet 100 per cent renewables target
Solar-powered pharmaceuticals: Novo Nordisk on track to meet 100 per cent renewables target

Investment in vast solar installation will enable Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk to meet its 2020 renewable energy goals

  • Energy
  • 01 May 2019
Clean Energy Deal Tracker: Utilities want in on growing demand for renewables
Clean Energy Deal Tracker: Utilities want in on growing demand for renewables

GreenBiz releases its latest update on soaring renewables demand from US corporates

  • Energy
  • 18 April 2019
Wales: 'Radical' plan could deliver 100 per cent renewable power by 2035
Wales: 'Radical' plan could deliver 100 per cent renewable power by 2035

Report from the Institute of Welsh Affairs argues that combination of public and private investment could see the country fully decarbonise its electricity system over the next 15 years

  • Energy
  • 19 March 2019
How Bloomberg, Cox, Gap Inc., Salesforce and Workday combined clout to buy clean power
How Bloomberg, Cox, Gap Inc., Salesforce and Workday combined clout to buy clean power

Five US corporate giants have teamed up in a bid to rapidly expand their use of clean power

  • Energy
  • 18 January 2019
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