Green Economy

Happy Friday - the bank holiday weekend has arrived! What better way to kick things off than with a rundown of some key green headlines from the week... 🌊 What does a dying coral reef sound like? AI is developing an answer via Bloomberg https://lnkd.in/etr5Q997 🌡 UK passes 250,000 heat pump milestone via edie.net https://lnkd.in/eXE8736C 🌲 Tree bark is removing atmospheric methane, study finds via #GreenIntelligence https://lnkd.in/edpsbvNi ☀ England and Wales announce new mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower via Innovation News Network https://lnkd.in/eej2bfsJ 🍺 Budweiser Budvar agrees to pay £414,000 for recycling failure via Circular https://lnkd.in/ee2BFWMh 🦏 African Parks embarks on critical conservation undertaking for 2,000 rhinos via Mongabay https://lnkd.in/eyDkabfv 🤝 'Important strides to build on': Starmer pledges closer clean energy partnership with Welsh Government via BusinessGreen https://lnkd.in/emHUk3xM 🏜 ‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink via The Guardian https://lnkd.in/ehXuZArW 🔋 EDF Renewables set to bring 300MW in UK battery storage online via Energy Voice https://lnkd.in/eHjD9w_V 🍄 Why fungi often gets overlooked as a nature-based solution via Forbes https://lnkd.in/eq4aDzkH 🌲 Forest loss intensifies climate change by increasing temperatures and cloud level via ScienceDaily https://lnkd.in/evpejarP

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This month's Green Intelligence has arrived! Here's what's covered in the August edition... 👨💻 SBTi update Corporate Net Zero Standard for climate action https://lnkd.in/eyX99HRX 🌳 Tree bark is being used to remove atmospheric methane, study finds https://lnkd.in/edpsbvNi 🚗 Which cities are best for EV drivers? https://lnkd.in/eS3jZiGd 🌏 A look at the UK's 'greenest ever' month https://lnkd.in/ePkhhzid 🚘 EVs take bigger market share, but sales and skills are behind UK targets https://lnkd.in/eDHzRiEm 📈 Record budget for UK clean energy auction https://lnkd.in/e66SYs4d ⭐ Our Energy Future: Solar Power - a comprehensive guide with commentary from Kevin Aisbitt and the Energy Innovation Agency ✂ Building confidence in sustainability for textile firm Swiscot Group https://lnkd.in/epjspwYr 💭 Government responds to UK energy sector data sharing model https://lnkd.in/eYyKfnKj Don't forget to subscribe to Green Intelligence to receive our monthly newsletter directly to your inbox! https://lnkd.in/eU4FpY4N

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Happy Friday! Here's a rundown of some key green headlines from the week... 🚿 Urgent tests underway after canal cyanide spill via BBC News https://lnkd.in/eCDSxr-X 🖋 New Scottish circular economy legislation signed into law via ENDS Report https://lnkd.in/eUQMjFDd 🏭 ‘8.1m people died from air pollution’ in 2021 via Future Net Zero https://lnkd.in/eY6Xm5Wp 💡 Suez forges ahead with carbon capture projects at Teesside industrial hub via edie https://lnkd.in/eRBNDcd5 📃 Experts are fighting over whether to treat heat waves like hurricanes via Bloomberg https://lnkd.in/eWEZCuNE 📗 SBTi update Corporate Net Zero Standard for climate action via #GreenIntelligence https://lnkd.in/eyX99HRX 🥗 The importance of boron for sustainable food production via Innovation News Network https://lnkd.in/efzFSizX 🚌 UK cements position as Europe's biggest green bus market via BusinessGreen https://lnkd.in/edvJUTGc 👨🌾 Farmer-led badger vaccination could revolutionise mission to tackle bovine TB via ZSL https://lnkd.in/ewXz2mGt

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