US Securities and Exchange Commission will no longer defend rules it adopted only a year ago that require firms to report on their climate risks and greenhouse gas emissions

Asset managers confirm they are not renewing membership of investor group, which pressures world's biggest carbon emitting firms to disclose and reduce their emissions

Move follows three-month consultation earlier this year on establishing potential regulatory regime for ESG ratings providers

Danish energy giant to exit 630MW project almost 10 years after it first began generating electricity off the cost of Kent

More than half of respondents to Aviva Investors' survey of 500 institutional investors worldwide also believe investments supporting the energy transition will secure the best financial returns

Former Foreign Secretary appointed to lead Treasury after Kwarteng's sacking earlier