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• Gas ‘completely dominated’ discussion about Covid-19 recovery, commission adviser says

  12-06-2020 22:00
  
  Focus should shift to renewables to avoid risk of being stranded with fossil fuel infrastructure, AMWU national secretary says
  A member of a Covid-19 recovery taskforce has rejected the overwhelming focus by the Morrison government on gas as the path out of recession, saying the country risked ending up with stranded fossil fuel infrastructure and should be backing renewable energy.Paul Bastian, national secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and a member of a manufacturing task
  
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• #SustyTalk: BT's Gabrielle Giner on COP26 and sustainability networking in the 'new normal'

  12-06-2020 17:19
  
  edie's #SustyTalk interview series continues with BT's head of sustainability policy Gabrielle Giner discussing how climate momentum can continue in the run-up to a delayed COP26.
  
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• World's largest ICT companies failing to tackle human rights abuses in supply chains

  12-06-2020 16:38
  
  In a new analysis of how the world's 49 largest ICT businesses are protecting against human rights abuses in their supply chains, the average score is just 30%.
  
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• Report: Remote working means UK businesses will underreport 470,000 tonnes of carbon in 2020

  12-06-2020 13:00
  
  UK businesses are on track to collectively underreport their 2020 carbon emissions by almost half-a-million tonnes, as they face challenges monitoring the emissions generated by employees working from home.
  
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• Wales to play host to Gigafactory and marine energy hub

  12-06-2020 11:22
  
  The green light has been given to a new £60m marine energy project in Pembrokeshire, in the same week that battery giant Britishvolt has unveiled plans to build a new Gigafactory in Wales.
  
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• Green building advocates 'underwhelmed' by EU recovery plan

  12-06-2020 11:22
  
  When the European Commission unveiled its proposed €750bn recovery fund two weeks ago, green activists were expecting a detailed spending programme, with billions of euros allocated to clean mobility, renewables, and an upcoming EU-wide building renovation wave. Those working in the built environment space have, however, expressed disappointment.
  
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• New global extinction target proposed

  12-06-2020 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With species fast disappearing, the world needs a single target for fighting extinction, say experts.
  
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• Carbon pricing, climate disclosure and COP26: Businesses outline key asks for Covid-19 recovery policy

  12-06-2020 02:01
  
  The Aldersgate Group - an alliance of dozens of business and civil society leaders - has published a new briefing outlining key policy changes and low-carbon investments it believes should be made to ensure the UK's recovery from Covid-19 produces a greener, more inclusive and resilient economy.
  
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