Net Zero News – Late June 2025
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Workers in the North Sea and Britain’s manufacturing heartlands will drive forward the country’s industrial renewal, as 2 major carbon capture projects in Aberdeenshire and the Humber receive funding to progress.
It comes as part of the government’s Spending Review, which will see working people across Scotland benefit from significant investment in clean energy and innovation, creating thousands of high-skilled jobs and strengthening Scotland’s position as the home of the United Kingdom’s clean energy revolution. After years of delay under previous governments, the government has backed UK carbon capture industries with £9.4 billion following the Spending Review, investing in Britain’s reindustrialisation with good, well-paid, skilled jobs for Britain’s engineers, technicians and electricians. Funding will be invested this parliament to get spades in the ground and accelerate Britain’s global leadership in the technology of the future
The UK’s largest survey of businesses garnering information on their decarbonisation plans, progress and challenges is running for a second year. Sustainability professionals from businesses of all sizes and sectors are encouraged to participate.
The Net Zero Business Census 2025 is open for responses from Monday 23 June until Friday 18 July. It will track how businesses are setting emissions goals and building momentum to achieve them, as well as providing a snapshot of present barriers and challenges on the horizon. https://www.edie.net/british-businesses-encouraged-to-take-part-in-nations-largest-survey-on-net-zero/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=edie_daily_news_alert_23-06-2025&utm_content=edie_daily_news_alert_23-06-2025+CID_ecda80b33a3ca2786a4fcec1c4181850&utm_source=campaign%20monitor&utm_term=Read%20more
edie has collaborated with Zeigo to launch a new, free-to-download report setting out how businesses can reduce Scope 3 (indirect) emissions from their supply chains.
Measuring and reducing supply chain emissions is a key facet of any credible climate plan for businesses.
CDP estimates that the average large listed company will generate 26 times more emissions across their supply chains than in their operations. The discrepancy is even higher in sectors like retail and apparel, at a ratio of 92:1 tonnes and 47:1 tonnes, respectively.
While many organisations have already taken steps to reduce carbon emissions from their own operations, the emissions embedded in supply chains often represent the largest and most complex part of the companies’ environmental footprint.
This is why edie has partnered with Zeigo to launch a new report: Navigating Decarbonisation – The Supply Chain Advantage. https://www.edie.net/new-free-guidance-to-help-businesses-cut-supply-chain-emissions/?
