January 11, 2021 5:58 pm
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots today chaired the first meeting of the region’s new Green Growth Inter-Ministerial Group today (Monday, January 11).
Held virtually, the group included Economy Minister Diane Dodds, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey and Finance Minister Conor Murphy.
Working together towards shared goals
Speaking following the meeting, Minister Poots explained the session aimed to encourage a “spirit of partnership and collaboration” between ministers over environmental issues.
“The Executive’s overarching multi-decade Green Growth Strategy and Delivery Framework for Northern Ireland is aiming to transform our society towards net-zero by 2050, protect and enhance our environment and deliver sustainable economic growth,” he said.
Regulation
In the UAE, there are far too many players, and a clean-up of the construction industry is required. We expect distressed players will exit leaving room for established companies to compete, collaborate and grow together.
Governments around the world, including the UAE, have been looking at implementing measures to mitigate the impact of global movements on the industry, while simultaneously encouraging players to operate in a more energy-efficient and cost-efficient manner.
Regulation, such as the new building code issued by the Dubai government, coupled with new technologies will help streamline overall costs, improve profitability and eventually contribute to a new future for the industry.
08 January 2021
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Japan will need nuclear power if it is to realise the government s carbon neutrality goal and should therefore restart idled nuclear reactors as soon as possible, as well as work to extend their operating lifetimes and build new nuclear capacity, the heads of the Japanese Atomic Industry Forum (JAIF) and the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) have said in separate New Year messages.
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (Image: Tepco)
Japan has confirmed its objective to raise the share of nuclear power to 20-22% by 2030, but the process to restart the reactors shut down after the Fukushima Daiichi accident remains slow. According to the International Energy Agency, as of January 2020, the reviews of 15 reactors had been successfully completed and nine of them had returned to operation. The remaining 18 operable reactors are at various stages of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) review process, and several may be forced to shut down temporarily for not meeting NRA
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