What makes Net Zero different from Carbon Neutral? Carbon neutral is an off-setting process, focusing more on seeking to reduce carbon emissions from a business or home. Net Zero aims to reduce emissions to the lowest possible point and only using off-setting measures as a last resort. Strictly speaking, something or someone is carbon neutral
Read moreThe UK government’s new energy strategy announced recently, aims to provide cleaner and more affordable energy to millions of UK homes. It represents a step change in the way the government will treat energy resources in the future and is intended to ‘supercharge’ the deployment of clean energy within the country. It calls for an
Read moreThis month on the Prestige ClimateInvest podcast we spoke to Chris Winward, CEO of Privilege Finance, and Marketing Manager Stevie Leeks. Privilege Finance is 20 years old and has been lending to the agricultural area throughout that period, but 10 years ago diversified into financing projects which help reduce carbon and mitigate against climate change.
Read moreThe private debt sector is now mature and sophisticated enough to be able to play a much more important role in the battle against climate change. Following the conclusion of the COP26 conference, it has become increasingly clear that private finance will be required for a good proportion of the necessary changes to the way
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