Investment
Green Recovery: Calls grow for a 'New Deal Roosevelt would recognise'
Ahead of Chancellor's summer update, MPs and business leaders step up calls for government to deliver sweeping green stimulus plan
CDP kicks off corporate temperature rating system
New rating system will allow investors to manage climate risk by highlighting the temperature pathways of their portfolios
A green recovery needs green money
E3G's Tom Burke sets out four tests the Chancellor's stimulus package must pass if the government is to deliver on its 'green recovery' promises
AXA trims portfolio's 'warming potential', as company warns of climate costs
Insurance giant's annual climate report warns the companies it invests in could lose over 10 per cent of their revenues by 2030 under a 1.5C scenario
Bank of England to consider incorporating climate factors in corporate bond portfolio
Governor Andrew Bailey reiterates central bank's 'strong commitment' to net zero as he seeks to fend off criticism from green groups
BNP Paribas sets out rules for coal financing phase out
In a string of new measures unveiled yesterday, the bank has tightened its rules on providing finance to companies invested in coal, giving European firms until 2021 to align their coal strategies with a 2030 exit date.
Carbon Clean Solutions closes $22m funding round
Carbon capture and separation technology pioneer pulls in backing from oil and gas giant Equinor in second major funding round
Carbon Tracker and 2° Investing Initiative ink new research collaboration
Collaboration between the two influential think tanks will see Carbon Tracker's industry-leading utilities and oil and gas insights accessible to more markets through 2DII's PACTA tool.
'Bad precedent': Aviation industry opts to water down flagship climate plan
UN aviation body ICAO condemned by climate campaigners for controversially changing CORSIA carbon offset scheme rules
Comic Relief founder launches campaign to shift £3tr of pension assets into sustainable investments
'Our pensions are powerful, and we must use that power to build a better world'
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Carbon Limiting Technologies' Beverley Gower-Jones
VIDEO: Carbon Limiting Technologies and Clean Growth Fund head chats to BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray about scaling up clean tech and unlocking finance to deliver net zero
UNEP calls on finance sector to boost biodiversity ambition and engagement
The brewing industry is among the nine critical sectors identified in a report published today by UNEP and the Natural Capital Finance Alliance that highlights need for banks, investors and insurers to set firm targets to reduce biodiversity loss.
Government unveils £80m energy efficiency innovation push, as fears grow over promised building upgrade plan
Government announces £80m boost to cut CO2 from homes and industry alongside £200m of funding for cutting edge R&D efforts, but fresh reports fuel fears 'boring' multi-billion pound efficiency upgrade programme could be sidelined
Green recovery can spur innovation, create jobs, and boost economy, argue senior MPs
Select Committee Chairs join wave of calls for a green recovery in letter to Chancellor that warns economic stimulus channeled towards carbon-intensive infrastructure projects would be a 'historic mistake'
Global Briefing: EU carbon price projected to average €32 in 2020s
Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including Denmark's new climate law and the Australian mining sector's net zero pledge
Inside Cargill's experiment to pay farmers for carbon sequestration
The agri-business giant is working with the Soil & Water Outcomes Fund in a bid to curb the impact of its supply chain
'Action is needed now': CBI leads flurry of calls for green recovery
Reports from CBI, EnergyUK, ECIU, and ScottishPower all hammer home calls for ambitious green recovery package
Amazon debuts $2bn Climate Pledge Fund to back 'visionary' green innovators
Tech giant set to invest in firms that are 'building products, services, and technologies to decarbonise the economy and protect the planet'
Gore Street Capital snaps up 50MW Fife battery storage project
Ferrymuir utility-scale battery project marks the private equity investors first such investment in Scotland
BP invests $5m in methane leak-detecting specialist Satelytics
Cloud-based geospatial analytics firm uses imagery and machine learning to monitor environmental changes such as methane emissions
How best to solve a problem like carbon pricing?
A new OECD report weights up the pros and cons of a host of carbon pricing options, from cap and trade systems to flat fuel taxes
BlackRock votes against AB Volvo chief on climate-related grounds
Move from the world's largest asset manager delivers a warning shot to other boardrooms dithering on climate action.
Bank of England admits bond portfolio out of step with Paris climate goals
Central bank publishes first ever climate risk assessment revealing non-gilt holdings aligned with whopping 3.5C global warming scenario
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