14 Articles found
Carbon Trust Articles
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Green legacy of Sochi 2014 boosted by Carbon Trust, UNDP and GEF
Environmental legacy of the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games strengthened thanks to new report prepared by the Carbon Trust, looking at the international carbon flows of embodied greenhouse gas emissions in Russia’s products and ...
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UK energy – time to face some hard truths
How can the UK meet its future energy needs? Tom Delay, CEO of the Carbon Trust, looks at how we can solve the problem with our energy future. The future of nuclear power in the UK looks well and truly stuck. The whole episode illustrates how high ...
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Is marine energy about to go mainstream?
Why the costs of wave and tidal power could soon plummet - viewpoint from Dr Stephen Wyatt, Head of Technology Acceleration, Carbon Trust As the marine industry gathers in London for its annual get together one thing is clear; the sector is ...
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Can we do without nuclear?
James Smith, Chair of the Carbon Trust, considers the options for investment in low carbon electricity The euphoric phase on low carbon energy is over. There is no solution that is clean and cheap and always on. Yet we must make major investments ...
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Decentralised energy: powering a sustainable future
With rising fuel prices putting households under pressure, Helen Andrews Tipper, Public Sector Energy Programmes Manager, explains how decentralised energy schemes provide an alternative solution How we generate and consume energy is perhaps the ...
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Why carbon capture and storage is vital, has no friends but must be backed
James Smith, Chair of the Carbon Trust, sets out why we need to learn to love CCS - before it`s too late In front of the Public Liaison Committee in Parliament last week the Prime Minister laid out the importance of carbon capture and storage to ...
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Why it`s time to get serious about wave power
For most of us power from the sea means watching waves crashing on a beach or smashing up against a breakwater. But if you want to experience wave power at its most energetic then you need to be offshore. In fact you need to be over one hundred ...
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A prescription for lower carbon medicine
How pharmaceutical companies can keep up with the shifting trend towards reducing carbon emission beyond their direct organisational control. Regulation, efficiency and reputation have encouraged many organisations to consider how they can measure ...
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Sustainability in a competitive world - A new carbon order emerges
A growing global presence, a rising political power, a burgeoning consumer market are all terms associated with China. But, `a voice for sustainability`? This doesn`t tally with most people`s perceptions of the country, which emits more CO2 than the ...
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The awkward, realistic choices on low carbon electricity
We must be guided by engineering reality, costs and markets, not emotion. Viewpoint from James Smith, Chairman, Carbon Trust As the public debate on securing our future energy needs continues to heat up, one thing is certain. Kicking the ...
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Food, the carbon story
What do milk, bread and orange juice have in common? One answer is that they have all had their carbon footprints assessed and the products have been labelled by the Carbon Trust. Over the last five years, the Carbon Trust has certified the ...
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Supply and demand: key trends in carbon consumption
Hugh Jones, Managing Director of Carbon Trust Advisory, investigates eight key trends Carbon Trust Advisory predicts will have an impact over 2012 and beyond Regulatory pressures, the need to improve efficiency and save money, and the promise of ...
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Building a lower carbon construction industry
Dominic Burbidge, Senior Client Manager Carbon Trust Advisory takes a cradle-to-grave view of the construction sector value chain Carbon reduction is a complex challenge for all organisations, not least those in the construction industry. Taking a ...
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Unsung heroes of a `green and growing` strategy
Viewpoint from Jason Eis, Senior Strategy Manager, Carbon Trust In the face of a fragile economic recovery and ambitious emissions targets, there is a pressing need to find opportunities that marry “green” and growth. Much is made of ...