Climate change

'The business case is absolutely clear': Projects to tackle methane emissions secure funding boost

Climate change

'The business case is absolutely clear': Projects to tackle methane emissions secure funding boost

Wave of new initiatives and funding pledges launched at COP31 in bid to tackle climate-forcing 'super pollutants'

clock 12 November 2026 • 6 min read
COP31: IEA reveals how tackling global waste mountain could slash emissions by 1.5 billion tonnes by 2035

Waste

COP31: IEA reveals how tackling global waste mountain could slash emissions by 1.5 billion tonnes by 2035

Flurry of fresh pledges designed to tackle emissions from waste announced at the UN Climate Summit in Antalya

clock 12 November 2026 • 4 min read
COP31: Andy Burnham blames 'dependence on fossil fuels' for rising bills and worsening climate impacts

Politics

COP31: Andy Burnham blames 'dependence on fossil fuels' for rising bills and worsening climate impacts

Prime Minister stresses climate change is a national security issue, as he backs plans for faster electrification at UN Climate Summit in Antalya

clock 12 November 2026 • 8 min read
The 'brutal truth': Has limiting 1.5C 'overshoot' become climate action's guiding principle?

Climate change

The 'brutal truth': Has limiting 1.5C 'overshoot' become climate action's guiding principle?

Despite record renewable energy and clean tech deployment, the gap to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C goal remains 'substantial', according to a wave of new reports

clock 12 November 2026 • 9 min read
COP31: President Lula warns 'science and multilateralism remain under attack'

Politics

COP31: President Lula warns 'science and multilateralism remain under attack'

World leaders address UN Climate Summit, as Finland becomes latest nation to produce fossil fuel transition roadmap

clock 11 November 2026 • 8 min read
Asda exceeds target to halve operational carbon emissions within a decade

Management

Asda exceeds target to halve operational carbon emissions within a decade

Supermarket cut carbon emissions by 12.8 per cent in 2025 to deliver 55 per cent reduction since 2015

clock 11 November 2026 • 3 min read
UN Secretary General: 'The dinosaurs did not have a lobby - fossil fuels do'

Climate change

UN Secretary General: 'The dinosaurs did not have a lobby - fossil fuels do'

António Guterres kicks off world leaders' segment of COP31 Climate Summit with excoriating criticism of fossil fuel interests

clock 11 November 2026 • 8 min read
How no country is doing enough to comply with the Paris Agreement - and why that may soon change

Climate change

How no country is doing enough to comply with the Paris Agreement - and why that may soon change

Annual study shows how climate action gap between 'leading and lagging countries' continues to widen

clock 11 November 2026 • 6 min read
'Nations now face a choice - electric or shock': Calls grow for global electrification pledge at COP31

Energy

'Nations now face a choice - electric or shock': Calls grow for global electrification pledge at COP31

Momentum builds behind proposed pledge for 35 per cent of global energy to come from electricity by 2035, but climate finance and petrostate opposition remain major hurdles

clock 10 November 2026 • 8 min read
'Not once and done': How to build a lasting and investable climate adaptation strategy?

Risk

'Not once and done': How to build a lasting and investable climate adaptation strategy?

BusinessGreen's latest webinar explores how companies are mapping climate risks and developing strategies to curb impacts and exploit opportunities that come with enhanced resilience

clock 10 November 2026 • 11 min read