The UK government provides new funds to help industry cut down on fossil fuel use and slash carbon emissions. On 31 May 2022, the UK Government announced the provision of £31m in funding to industry to help reduce fossil fuel use and cut carbon emissions. This is another step on the path toward the government’s target of achieving net-zero by 2050. In a previous news release by Sustainable Future news, we saw the Group of Seven (G7) ministers of advanced economies join together at Germany’s G7 Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministerial press conference. The ministers issued an official bulletin (communiqué),…
Energy and climate ministers of the G7 group commit to electricity sector decarbonisation and eliminating fossil fuel subsidies. On 26–27 May 2022, the Group of Seven (G7) ministers of advanced economies met at Germany’s G7 Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministerial press conference. The countries that constitute the G7 include Italy, Japan, Canada, France, Germany the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.). In addition, the European Union (EU) is a ‘non-enumerated member’. After the two-day meeting in Berlin, the G7 ministers issued an official bulletin (communiqué) setting out the steps needed to tackle “the triple global crisis of climate…
On May 14, 2022, Transport Secretary, the Rt Hon Grant Shapps announced plans to deliver the world’s first net-zero emissions transatlantic flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Shapps delivered this news during a meeting with airline executives during a trip to the U.S. The UK government intends to work closely with the international sector to deliver the demonstrator flight in 2023. The flight will provide invaluable data concerning future work for testing and certifying the use of SAF. What is SAF? To reduce their carbon footprint and make their products more sustainable, the aviation industry has been looking…
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR) is a UK-based engineering company that specialises in power and propulsion systems for aviation and other industries. On 11 May 2022, the company announced the approval of its mtu diesel engines for operation with sustainable fuels by its Power Systems business unit (Power Systems). Through its comprehensive decarbonisation strategy, Rolls-Royce is continuing to take steps like this towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The UK Sets a New Ambitious Climate Change Target Since the historic Paris Agreement, countries and their respective governments from across the globe have devised and submitted nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to…
