Investment

Pilot project to harness geospatial data to track peatland health in potential boost to voluntary carbon market

Analysts tout materials decarbonisation as a major investment opportunity, noting that firms leading on reducing emissions intensity are likely to see 'persistent advantages'

Influential investor-backed initiative sets out fresh plan to crank up pressure on polluting corporates that fail to implement credible net zero transition plans

Party insists it remains fully committed to borrowing to invest in UK green economy if it wins next election, but acknowledges it will not achieve £28bn target until second half of Parliament

UK Export Finance confirms funding to help manufacturer of world's first hydrogen-powered, zero-carbon double decker buses scale up export plans

Edible bugs and planet-friendly laundry detergent among businesses selected for funding as part of James Watt's NextUnicorn competition

Cambridge-based firm claims to create climate-friendly meat from a single animal cell using 'unique' process

Government announces more than £30m ringfenced for farming and forestry tech that can help boost sustainable food production and reduce emissions

Planet Tracker warns investors are failing to price threats from tightening environmental regulations and consumer changes into its plastics risk profiles

Report shows nearly two-thirds of UK pension schemes are not invested in natural capital assets