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🏛️ 🌿 Welcome Back to Our Series: "Hansard to Headlines" Your weekly snapshot of parliamentary progress on green policies is back! Each week, we'll bring you an overview of key debates, decisions, and developments shaping the UK’s sustainability agenda. This Week’s Highlights: ⭐ Highlight of the Week: The UK's Submission of its 2035 NDCs The UK has submitted its 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the UN, committing to an 81% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels) by 2035. This ambitious target builds on the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal. At B4NZ we look forward to seeing more detail on how this target aligns with the UK’s Carbon Budget Delivery Plan. Underpinning these high-level commitments with clear sectoral plans will be key to giving investors certainty about the long-term investment landscape. This means digging deeper into sector-specific emissions data—moving beyond models to understand actual emissions and the real-world impact of policy measures. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ett8VZAH ⚡ UK Boosts Clean Energy in Africa: The UK is investing in clean energy access across Africa, with a £5.3M deal to expand renewable power in the DRC and an £8.5M contribution to support solar mini-grids via the African Development Bank. This supports the UK’s Mission 300 goal to connect 300M Africans to electricity by 2030. 🔗 More on this initiative: https://lnkd.in/e7bfX7Bd 🌍 Reforming the UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme: The UK is tightening its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), preventing companies from keeping excess free carbon allowances after shutting down operations. This closes a loophole, making the system fairer and ensuring allowances match actual emissions. 🔗 Read the details: https://lnkd.in/ecxmjwAF 📊 New Power Plant Decarbonisation: New Environmental Permitting Regulations will now require all combustion power plants (not just those over 300MW) to assess carbon capture and storage (CCS) or hydrogen retrofitting, closing a key loophole. The Environment Agency will take over enforcement. 🔗 Details here: https://lnkd.in/esY4ZmKD 💡 Follow us every week for concise, impactful insights on the policies driving the UK’s net zero transition!

What Is a Green Bond? As the world increasingly focuses on addressing climate change and other environmental challenges, green bonds have become popular for investors to align their financial goals with their values and contribute to positive change. Green bonds are a type of fixed-income investment used to fund projects with a positive environmental impact. Like traditional bonds, green bonds offer investors a stated return and a promise to use the proceeds to finance or refinance sustainable projects, either in part or whole. These bonds are issued by public, private, or multilateral entities to raise capital for initiatives that contribute to a more sustainable economy and generate identifiable climate, environmental, or other benefits. Projects funded by green bonds include renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean public transportation, pollution prevention and control, conservation, sustainable water and wastewater management, and green buildings that meet internationally recognized standards and certifications.

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There are many challenges in our journey to net zero. In this article, Brenden and Simon explore one that have received too little attention to date. If we don't take communities with us, we will journey far too slowly. Speeding up will be critical.

Base Carbon has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in the voluntary carbon market by receiving an initial transfer of 717,558 #carboncredits for its #Rwanda #cookstoves project. These credits are not only a testament to the project's success but also stand out as the first-ever to be designated with Verra’s “Article 6 Authorized” label, marking a significant advancement in carbon credit validation. Article 6 of the #ParisAgreement facilitates international collaboration in achieving national climate targets through the trade of mitigation outcomes, known as carbon credits. This provision aims to ensure that carbon credits are not only credible but also contribute effectively towards global emission reduction targets. Read the full news here: https://lnkd.in/gtqchZyd #BaseCarbon #CarbonCredits #Sustainability #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalImpact #CleanCooking #CarbonMarket #EmissionReduction #ClimateChange #GlobalGoals #SDGs #Article6 #ParisAgreement #Verra #VCM #ClimateFinance #CarbonTrading #EcoFriendly #SustainableDevelopment #CleanEnergy #RwandaDevelopment #ImpactInvesting #GreenInitiative #EnvironmentalSustainability

This week's news round-up. 🌍♻️📰 🌿 Google is launching a new coalition called Symbiosis, a multi-company effort designed to increase the effectiveness of nature-based carbon removal projects. The initiative aims to restore ecosystems, such as trees and mangroves, and establish benchmarks for project design and measurement. Symbiosis strives to deliver significant climate benefits, restore biodiversity, and ensure equitable involvement of local communities. 🔋 The European Council has adopted a new regulatory package establishing common market rules for renewable gas, natural gas, and hydrogen. This regulation aims to advance the shift to renewable and low-carbon gases and support the EU's decarbonisation goals. The package represents a significant step towards reducing reliance on fossil fuels and promoting a sustainable energy transition in Europe. ♻️ The UK government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Authority announced a new package of consultations to expand the ETS to new sectors, including energy from waste and waste incineration. The UK ETS, launched in 2021, sets a decreasing cap on greenhouse gas emissions for key sectors, motivating companies to lower emissions in line with climate goals. Successful companies can sell emissions allowances on the secondary market, creating a carbon price and encouraging investment in cleaner energy and improved energy efficiency. --- #Sustainability #CarbonRemoval #RenewableEnergy #EmissionsTrading

EU Supports Greece’s Carbon Capture Milestone with €150M Boost Key Points: - The EU is investing €150 million in Greece’s first large-scale carbon capture project. - The project aims to capture millions of tons of CO₂ emissions annually from major industrial facilities. - This initiative aligns with EU targets for decarbonizing heavy industries across Europe. - The project is expected to boost Greece’s green economy and attract further sustainable investments. - It emphasizes the EU’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions and meeting climate goals. https://lnkd.in/gTfei45k #CarbonCapture #EUInvestment #GreeceCCS #Decarbonization #GreenEconomy #IndustrialDecarbonization #ClimateAction #EUClimateGoals #SustainableIndustry #CarbonNeutral #ClimateInnovation #CO2Reduction #CarbonCaptureTechnology #GreenEnergy #IndustrialEmissions

🌱 Australia has issued its inaugural $7 billion green bond, marking a significant advancement in #sustainable finance. Aimed at climate change mitigation and adaptation, this bond has garnered substantial global interest. 📈 Attracting over $22 billion in bids from 105 investor institutions across Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America, this bond highlights strong demand for sustainable investment opportunities. 🔋 Funds will support green hydrogen hubs, community batteries, clean transport, and biodiversity conservation programs. These initiatives align with Australia’s net zero by 2050 goal and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 💼 Encouraging private sector investment in net zero projects, this bond is a key part of the Albanese Labor Government’s Future Made in Australia plan. It aims to finance projects integral to the global economy, create new jobs, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and boost renewable energy production. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dCr5Nrg7 #GreenBond #SustainableFinance #NetZero2050 #ClimateAction #RenewableEnergy #CleanTransport #BiodiversityConservation #FutureMadeInAustralia