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UN launches push for net-zero emissions by 2050 – BBC

15 June 2020 admin 0

Kevin Keane, BBC Scotland's environment correspondent reports on global warming and Race to Net Zero Emissions. This is part of the diplomatic push to increase ambition in the lead up to the COP26 international climate change summit in Glasgow next November. To view the full article: BBC - 5th June 2020 - UN launches push for net-zero emissions by 2050 Article summary below: BBC short film on global warming: The piece includes a short film on global warming. To begin with, the report gives an explanation of what global warming is. Greenhouse gases stop heat escaping from the atmosphere. [...]

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Return of the Capacity Market and additional subsidies available for Storelectric and Plastic Green Power.

22 November 2019 admin 0

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Andrea Leadsom had given a statement in the House of Commons on the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on 23rd September, 2019. Following her statement, the Secretary of State, has published the Energy Policy as well: "The Government welcomes the Commission’s decision, which enables the Capacity Market to resume its important work as Great Britain’s principal tool for ensuring electricity security of supply and provides confidence that its design is fit for purpose." Andrea Leadsom (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) For complete [...]

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