Investment
Starting gun fired for UN-backed 'Race to Zero' campaign
Secretary of State and COP26 President Alok Sharma urges companies, cities and regions to “unite behind a green global recovery” and join new Race to Zero campaign, which will run until COP26 in Glasgow.
Green Recovery: Germany unveils plans for €40bn climate spending surge
Raft of energy efficiency, green transport, and hydrogen programmes put at heart of €130bn stimulus package, as Bank of England confirms financial support for airlines
Saffron Building Society debuts green mortgage offer
Building Society launches new Retro-Fit Mortgage that aims to encourage homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties
'Decline and fall': Transition away from fossil fuel economy could lead to plummeting valuations for high carbon assets
Carbon Tracker warns 'there is far more risk inherent in the fossil fuel system than is conventionally priced into financial markets' and urges investors to step up efforts to engineer a more orderly transition to clean technologies
Green light for the green recovery?
After years of campaigning, the government looks poised to turbocharge the net zero transition - but can it deliver on its promise
Reports: Chancellor preps green jobs 'revolution'
As new study suggests net zero transition could create over 350,000 new jobs and deliver £90bn in economic benefits, Rishi Sunak is said to be preparing a green jobs package that promises to go beyond previous manifesto promises
Report: Private companies' ESG scores improve countries' macroeconomic growth
University of Oxford study – which provides 'hard numbers' to policy makers that private sector ESG scores impact countries' macroeconomic performance – adds to the growing debate over whether loans handed out to reboot economies post Covid-19 should...
Nature based solutions: Shell Energy debuts new 'carbon neutral' tariffs
Energy giant launches new carbon offset tariffs, as polling shows majority of public think lockdown has made them more aware of climate impacts
Government debuts plan for world's first net zero-aligned Emissions Trading Scheme
Response to consultation confirms government plans to press ahead with development of post-Brexit UK carbon trading scheme
Fresh cohort of financial institutions join Powering Past Coal Alliance
Legal & General, Aberdeen Standard Investments and Church of England Pensions Board join anti-coal, multi-stakeholder alliance that aims to encourage the phase out of coal by 2050 at the latest.
Reports: China scraps 'clean coal' from list of projects eligible for green financing
People's Bank of China intends to move its green financing framework closer to global standards by excluding so-called 'clean coal', according to reports
We must not sacrifice the environmental crisis just to resolve an economic one
Both economic growth and decarbonisation can be fostered from the current crisis, argues Gilles Moëc, chief economist at AXA Investment Managers
Pilot projects seek to tap private sector investment for nature restoration and resilience boost
Government-backed Natural Environment Impact Fund to support four projects that will explore how private investment can be harnessed to enhance nature
Study: Renewable power investments 'significantly' outperform fossil fuels over past decade
International Energy Agency and Imperial College London research further underlines strong investment case underpinning renewables sector
ExxonMobil holds out against growing shareholder rebellion over 'insufficient' climate action
Around a third of investors, including the world's largest asset manager, vote for changes to oil giant's governance to help drive bolder climate action
University of Manchester to decarbonise its investment portfolio
University claims its plan, which promises to end all investments in fossil fuel companies by 2022 and fully decarbonise its investments by 2038, goes 'further than other fossil fuel divestment programmes'
'Investing in our future': EU touts green infrastructure blitz at heart of €1.85tr recovery plan
European Commission unveils sweeping economic recovery strategy in support of Green Deal ambition
Planet Tracker: Investors face financial risk as salmon industry careers toward 'ecological brink'
Report warns that investors must put their clout behind emerging innovative technological solutions, such as offshore closed cage systems and onshore recirculating aquaculture solutions, for the industry increase production supply through 2030.
New guidance to help investors tackle physical climate risks
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change offers members detailed advice on how to integrate climate risks and opportunities into investment processes
'Deeply troubling': Covid-19 to spur record drop in global energy investment
IEA expects global energy investment to plummet by $400bn this year with major implications for renewables, energy efficiency and net zero
Food waste startup Apeel Sciences snags $250m backing
Investors in US firm - which produces thin, edible coating for food products to extend their shelf life - include celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Katy Perry
Factories of the future
All across the country green industrial facilities are planned that could turbocharge the recovery and help deliver net zero emissions
Clean Growth Fund: Government launches £40m green start-up funding push
Business Secretary Alok Sharma says new public-private venture fund will help clean tech start-ups 'drive a green and resilient economic recovery'
JP Morgan Chase climate shareholder resolution narrowly defeated
Resolution's narrow defeat – at 49.6 per cent – sends a clear sign to bank that investors are increasingly displeased with its approach to fossil fuel investment.
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