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UK Green Building Council calls for stamp duty reforms to catalyse green home retrofit market
UKGBC sets outs proposals for a 'green' stamp duty incentive as government data reveals record interest for Green Homes Grant in its final month
LEAF Coalition: UK joins US, Norway, and top corporates to launch $1bn tropical forest protection drive
Coalition aims to mobilise $1bn in financing for tropical forest protection and restoration and provide a standardised and verified way for corporates to deliver climate finance
'The sky's the limit': How 'cheap, abundant' renewables could boot fossil fuels from the electricity sector by mid-2030s
Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand
Climate Leaders Summit: US, Canada, and Japan unveil enhanced 2030 climate plans, as China hints at coal phase down
First day of climate summit hosted by US offers up a number of enhanced climate targets from world leaders as Prime Minister Johnson insists he is not a 'bunny hugger'
From sustainable cocoa to solar-powered beer: 10 of the biggest, best, and quirkiest Earth Day announcements
Don't have time to cut through the Earth Day noise? We've rounded up some of our favourite announcements from drinks, fashion, consumer goods and tech brands this year
Hotel giant Whitbread fast-tracks its net zero timeline by 10 years
Owner of Premier Inn hotels accelerates its timeline for decarbonising its operations, vowing to achieve net zero by 2040
'We can be a green finance powerhouse': MPs urge Treasury to beef up climate plans
New Treasury Committee report on net zero transition and future of green finance calls on government to consider climate labelling for financial products and ramp up efforts to tackle greenwash
Carbon accounting: Why corporates are increasingly turning to internal carbon pricing
Fresh findings from CDP reveal nearly half the world's largest businesses have internal carbon fees, but warn prices fall short of preparing companies for ever-tightening emissions regulations
Race to Zero campaign accelerates amid Earth Day corporate climate pledge bonanza
UN-backed campaign says it now has more than 2,150 members after a raft of major technology, automotive, and retail firms bolster their climate pledges and sign up to the scheme.
Climate Pledge surges past 100 member mark after enlisting dozens of top corporates
Bumper batch of new members includes 20 British businesses and bring total membership of Amazon climate initiative to 105, update reveals
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero: Mark Carney to chair net zero umbrella forum for global financial sector
GBANZ aims to ensure commitments across all parts of the financial sector are ‘coordinated and ambitious’, but campaigners warn scheme falls short of aligning sector's activity with global climate goals
Volvo Trucks revs up electric ambition with 50 per cent EV sales target
Volvo Trucks unveils plans to launch three all-electric models next year and produce hydrogen fuel cell trucks by mid-decade
'From field to wardrobe': Inside Mulberry's plans to develop world's 'lowest carbon leather'
British fashion brand launches ‘made to last’ sustainability manifesto geared at transforming into a fully regenerative and circular business model by 2030
UKEF support for sustainable projects doubles to £2.4bn in 2020
Government export agency says its provided record levels of sustainable investments to developing countries last year
Race to Zero: One third of mobile industry now comitted to credible 2050 net zero goals
UN-backed initiative says mobile sector is first to hit crucial ‘tipping point’ that is expected to catalyse industry-wide systems change
How Defra's post-Brexit statutory instrument spree could weaken UK environmental law
Detailed analysis of more than 100 EU exit statutory instruments laid by Defra prompts campaigners to warn of 'significant governance gaps in the application, interpretation and enforcement of environmental law' post-Brexit
'Not fit for purpose': Powering Past Coal Alliance slammed by NGOs as 'smokescreen' for greenwashing
UK is failing to lead by example as PPCA co-chair it mulls a brand new coal mine in Cumbria, while financial institutions in group are not acting fast enough to cut ties with sector, report warns
Investors managing $11tr of assets urge banks to curtail fossil fuel financing
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change calls on banks to back their net zero pledges with moves to halt support for fossil fuels and activities that drive deforestation
Report: Green steel investment blitz could 'revolutionise' Northern England's economy
Green steel 'stimulus for the north’ could revitalise the industry and establish UK as a global leader in low carbon steel technologies, according to IPPR North
'Good news': Study charts contrasting fortunes for coal and renewables financing costs
Landmark analysis from Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme reveals costs of financing coal projects have soared over the past decade, while renewable energy financing costs have moved in the opposite direction
UK subsidy-free solar market shines as intallations surpass 1GW
A further 1GW of subsidy-free solar could also be added this year as decarbonisation of buildings and energy gathers pace, Solar Energy UK claims
JP Morgan and Citi pledge multi-trillion dollar green finance blitzes
Investment banks bolster their climate finance commitments for coming decade in latest wave of Wall Street net zero financing targets
Sustainable bond market tipped to hit $1tr in 2021
SEB revises its predictions for sustainable bond market upwards, after stellar results in first quarter of the year
RE100 initiative hits 300 member milestone
Corporate clean energy initiative now boasts 300 members after Heineken, Epson, Novartis and LG Energy Solution pledged to switch their operations to renewables
Green remedy: How a net zero global healthcare sector could help cure planetary ills
Health systems will bear the brunt of the climate-related health emergencies, so bold action needs to be taken to reduce the sector's ever-growing emissions, a new report argues
CBI: Clean Air Zones can deliver economic boost to cities in wake of Covid
Clean Air Zones deliver an average 18 per cent reduction in polluting nitrogen oxide in cities that will significantly reduce local rates of pollution-related illness, new research finds
Citizen power or climate chaos: How can policymakers and businesses encourage low carbon behaviours?
New report from Cambridge Sustainability Commission on Scaling Behaviour Change warns world's wealthiest people must change their habits to meet global climate goals
Facebook posts 'net zero' operational emissions status update
Clean energy purchasing blitz allows tech giant to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by 94 per cent in three years, company announces
Future Buildings Standard: Building professionals and green NGOs slam 'significant shortcomings'
21 organisations call for new National Retrofit Strategy in letter to top civil servant at housing ministry, warning current standards lack 'vision and ambition’
Major investors call for 'temperature scores' to gauge funds' climate performance
Research published by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership warns current patchwork of climate performance disclosure approaches is sowing confusion among investment community
Inside the net zero target bonanza: Why the 'decade of transition' will require stronger climate targets
Latest update from investor-backed Transition Pathways Initiative reveals number of 'credible' net zero targets have doubled over the past year, but warns the majority of high-carbon companies are yet to establish climate plans in line with global climate...
ClientEarth sues Belgian National Bank over high-carbon corporate lending policies
Lawyers allege European Central Bank's quantitative easing programme undermines the EU’s emission reduction commitments because it favours high emitting companies
Falling out of fashion: How growing environmental concerns could jeapordise the future of the fast fashion sector
New UBS analysis warns consumption of fast fashion items is likely to decline by up to 30 per cent over the coming decade as consumers increasingly embrace more sustainable fashion choices
One year on: UK power sector emissions fell 7.6 per cent during pandemic
Wartsilla publishes scorecard ranking the electricity sector carbon reductions of the 10 largest European economies since the first spate of Covid lockdowns
Business leaders call for VAT tax break for 'green' products
Bosses of Arrival, Ecotricity, and Bulb are among more than 30 business leaders to urge government to take step to make low carbon products and solutions more affordable for consumers
'A truly momentous occasion for glass': Diageo produces glass whisky bottles in waste-powered furnaces
Drinks giant claims biofuel furnaces tested in trial will reduce carbon footprint of glass manufacturing by 90 per cent and thus boost sustainability of its “grain-to-glass” supply chain
'A lot of mainstream financiers saw us as a bunch of hippies': James Alexander reflects on UKSIF at 30
As the UK's Sustainable Investment and Finance Association celebrates 30 years of existence, CEO James Alexander discusses what is in store for the sector over the next three decades
Energy efficiency: 84 per cent of new homes in England built to EPC grade A and B
Latest EPC statistics reveals percentage of new homes to bag top EPC ratings is on the rise, but top scores remain uncommon for older homes
Morrisons to axe plastic bags from stores nationwide
Supermarket announces it will gradually phase out 'bags for life' from all its stores over the coming year
'Tipping point': Study reveals electric trucks are 'very close' to challenging diesel vehicles
Fast charging networks 'the linchpin’ in drive to decarbonise heavy transportation industry, according to study
Tributes flow following death of Peter Ainsworth, Conservative MP and pioneering Green Tory
Former colleagues and friends have paid tribute to former Conservative frontbencher Peter Ainsworth, who played an integral role in pushing conservation and climate action into the political mainstream
'Project Prometheus': British Army plots solar energy drive as it confirms 2050 net zero goal
Plan to marshall a greener future for armed forces comes amid confusion around timetable for Army’s net zero goal, which was previously announced for an earlier date
Report: UK requires 'substantial and sustainable' behaviour change to hit net zero
The public-private Energy Research Partnership warns all new decarbonisation incentives must include 'behaviour change enabling plans' for both corporates and the public
'World first': SSE and Equinor plot major blue hydrogen power plant in Scunthorpe
Partnership will explore whether SSE's under-construction Keadby 2 gas-fired power station could be ‘progressively decarbonised’ through hydrogen blending
Good Energy announces former Moneysupermarket executive as new CEO
Nigel Pocklington to take the reins from the green energy supplier's founder Juliet Davenport, who will become non-executive director of the clean energy business
'Europe's largest': Zenobe plots 'pioneering' 100MW battery project near Chester
Zenobe claims Battery will be largest grid-connected battery in Europe and first to absorb reactive power directly from a transmission network
Natural capital: Carbon sink value of UK waters estimated at £57bn
Carbon sequestration in and around UK waters trumps value of potential fossil fuel extraction in these areas, Office for National Statistics estimates
Chelsea tractors: Are car advertisers pushing city dwellers to buy carbon intensive SUVs?
Fresh analysis suggests 'Chelsea tractor' stereotype holds true with gas-guzzling SUV sales largely concentrated in UK towns and cities