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Colombia Launches National Roadmap for Net Zero Carbon Buildings

Colombia Launches National Roadmap for Net Zero Carbon Buildings

August 24, 2022 |

Colombia’s National Roadmap for Net Zero Carbon Buildings, launched in June 2022 by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, aims to achieve net zero in all new buildings by 2030 and all buildings by 2050. Developed in partnership with WRI’s Zero Carbon Building Accelerator, the roadmap provides a framework for how the country can decarbonize the built environment by setting out clear goals, defining actions and identifying the actors responsible for implementation.

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Building A Net Zero Financial System in UK

Building A Net Zero Financial System in UK

February 3, 2022 | ,

E3G has released a parliamentary briefing which defines a Net Zero Financial System as an alignment of both public and private financial flows with the UK’s targets on net zero and climate resilience. It highlights what progress the UK Government has made to date on green financial reform, and what is still missing to successfully deliver a UK Net Zero Financial System before COP27.

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UK Biomass Policy Statement Hints At Shift But Isn’t Enough

UK Biomass Policy Statement Hints At Shift But Isn’t Enough

November 19, 2021 |

Cracks are beginning to show in the UK Government’s finely tuned head-in-the-sand approach to biomass energy policy. The Government’s new Biomass Policy Statement shows that it’s harder than ever for officials to deny the damaging impacts of burning forest biomass for electricity. Biomass looks like a ‘zero carbon’ fuel when in fact the power plants burning it are some of the biggest carbon polluters in the country.

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UK’s path to net zero set out in landmark strategy

UK’s path to net zero set out in landmark strategy

October 21, 2021 |

A landmark Net Zero Strategy setting out how the UK will secure 440,000 well-paid jobs and unlock £90 billion in investment in 2030 on its path to ending its contribution to climate change by 2050 has been unveiled by the UK government on October 19, 2021. Building on the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan, the UK Net Zero Strategy sets out a comprehensive economy-wide plan for how British businesses and consumers will be supported in making the transition to clean energy and green technology.

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