5th Jul 2022
The world is using more fossil fuels than ever
In a new renewable energy report, it has been proven that the share of wind and solar power hasn’t risen that much over the last decade. Even when renewables became more prominent with electricity last year, they did not meet the rise in demand. In the UK the sector that uses the most energy in the UK is the transport sector renewable energy provides less than 4% of energy for this system....
1st Jul 2022
The UK is not hitting decarbonisation goals
The Climate change committee (CCC) has just released a new report on the progress of the UK’s decarbonisation plans and weather they are at the required level to reach net zero by 2050. In the report it was highlighted that the current policies are not likely to deliver the net zero target. The CCC have made it clear that from this report that there are a lot of departments in this country...
29th Jun 2022
Global energy levels rise in 2021
When a global pandemic hit in 2020 energy and fuel demand went down, as a result so did carbon emissions. However, when the lockdowns ended and people where back to work energy consumption shot back up even higher than before the pandemic hit. According to a report primary energy demand soared by 5.8% last year, proving that global energy demand shot right up. This went above the demand in 2019...
24th Jun 2022
Resolve Net Zero commits to a real living wage
Resolve Net Zero has today accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Resolve receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90, significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £8.91 per hour. Our company is based in the Northwest, a region with nearly a fifth of all jobs (18.4%) paying less than...
14th Jun 2022
A guide to net zero for SMEs
Why is net zero important? By now most people would have heard of the term net-zero? But what exactly is this and what does it mean for your business? Net-zero refers to the target most countries have to completely reduce greenhouse gasses, so no harmful emissions are being released into our atmosphere. In 2015 197 countries agreed during the Paris agreement to find a way to stop global warming...
22nd Apr 2022
How businesses get on track to sustainability
What is world earth day? On Friday the 22nd of April people around the globe celebrate World earth day. Usually, Earth Day is celebrated by billions around the world with people using the day to talk and draw attention to the environment. This day started in 1970 and has stuck to become an annual day devoted to the environment. Earth Day began in America as a protest in cities and towns across the...