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McKinsey Estimate Cost of Net-Zero Transition at $275 Trillion

A report by McKinsey published in January 2022 estimates capital spending on physical assets for energy and land-use systems in the net-zero transition between 2021 and 2050 would amount to about $275 trillion, or $9.2 trillion per year on average, an annual increase of as much as $3.5 trillion from today. They look at the economic transformation that a transition …

Coventry City Council scores Zero on Climate Council Scorecards

Climate Emergency UK assessed plans according to 28 questions across nine sections, based on the expert-approved checklist for Council Action Plans. Each council was marked against these criteria and given a right to reply before the scores underwent a final audit. This work was completed between June and December 2021. Council Climate Scorecards is a website showing the results. The …

Coventry's Solar Future

Journey to the clean green future The Road Map to a Brighter Future 2014 Government report indicated the potential for 250,000 hectares of flat, south facing commercial roofs for solar panel installations, turning them into local green power stations. By adding public sector (government buildings, universities, colleges, school, hospitals) as well as third sector (faith centres, housing association etc.) this …

Decommissioning nuclear power stations

The UK has eight second generation nuclear power stations accounting for around 16% of total UK electricity generation in 2020. Seven of the eight stations are Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) stations, the design of which built on that of the first generation of now closed Magnox reactors. Under current plans, all of the AGR stations will have stopped generating electricity …

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Global Climate Strike

What’s it all about? #PeopleNotProfit The basis of our climate emergency is our failed economic systems that drive people and corporations to focus on short-term profit rather than justice and sustainability. We need to point out the greed inherent in the system of extractive industries and fight for meaningful change now. The struggle for climate justice is part of the …