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Portfolio Earth claims financiers are ‘co-responsible’ for propping up the plastic packaging industry, one of the main contributors to harmful plastic waste

The move aims to help businesses switch to low carbon fuels such as hydrogen, biomass, geothermal power and repurposed waste

The University of Edinburgh Business School warns that some domestic banks in countries with strict environmental policies are simply shifting their fossil fuel spending abroad

The money will be used to equip the scientists, universities and research institutes across the UK with state-of-the-art technology

Green buildings are expected to help save more than 20% on energy and water consumption compared to typical buildings

That’s the forecast from the Oil and Gas Technology Centre and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, which suggest new investment in clean North Sea technologies could boost the UK economy by as much as £125 billion each year

This rise is expected to continue to 10.8% over a ten-year timeframe as global climate action continues to ramp up on the road to reaching net zero by 2050

Uswitch warns 816,000 households could be affected by fixed deals ending and suggests they could see bills rise by an average of £155 as they are moved onto standard variable tariffs

The Taskforce will conduct a focused review to identify the barriers and enablers to investment into low carbon heating across the UK housing market

The funding aims to improve insulation and install energy efficient heating systems, in order to contribute to Scotland’s net zero targets