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Climate impacts to scythe 18 per cent off global GDP by 2050, Swiss Re warns
Insurance giant's stress test of 48 major economies finds climate impacts are on course to make world trillions of dollars poorer
'We wanted to come up with something that was credible': Environment Agency Pension Fund reveals net zero plans
Influential pension fund lifts the lid on sweeping new climate strategy
'Dire warning': Fears grow over net zero 'complacency' as emissions rebound
Three major new reports raise alarm that for all the talk of a green recovery on the national and international stage net zero transition plans remain badly underpowered
'The end of Big Oil': Are we heading for $10 a barrel oil?
Influential analyst firm publishes Paris Agreement compatible scenario that would see oil prices plummet over the coming decades
Global briefing: US eyes sweeping climate risk disclosure rules
All the top green business news from around the world this week, including China coal fleet concerns, ultra-white paint and Brazil's rainforest funding demands
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
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...
Who are your climate justice advisors?
Climate justice is suddenly a political priority for the White House, but how should businesses tackle the many injustices that define the climate crisis and the clean tech transition?
The Pensions Regulator touts net zero plans as it urges schemes to 'act now' on climate risk
UK workplace pension schemes watchdog plans to issue guidance to help industry meet stricter climate risk disclosure rules coming into force later this year
How can governments turn the tide of plastic pollution post-pandemic?
As economies emerge from Covid-19, it is crucial governments set their sights on rapid action to curb plastic pollution worldwide, a new UNEP and WRI report implores
LGIM and Mercer set out frameworks to achieve 2050 net zero targets
Legal & General Investment Management's defined contribution pensions business has set out its plan to decarbonise its investment portfolio, while US asset manager Mercer has also pledged to deliver net zero by 2050
G20 central banks failing to turn climate advocacy into action, research finds
Despite growing focus on risk disclosure and green investing, few central banks have taken concrete actions to cut off support for fossil fuels, Positive Money claims
Confidence is evaporating: How fossil fuel share offerings plummet $123bn since 2012
Finds raised through stock market flotations for companies involved in fossil fuels have dwindles, while clean energy IPOs begin to surge, analysis suggests
'Wholesale transformation': Could net zero mission deliver 1.7 million UK green jobs by 2030?
Net zero transition promises major jobs boost but poses risks for high carbon regions in the Midlands, North, and Scotland, according to a wide-ranging new analysis
Behind the S Curve: The failure of corporate leadership in the age of climate crisis
A new survey reveals how a sizeable minority of CEOs are continuing to ignore climate issues - their misjudgement amounts to a shocking dereliction of duty
'A fundamental business issue': Majority of UK CEOs preparing surge in climate-focused investment
PwC survey of top bosses finds 70 per cent are concerned about climate impacts, but global picture reveals many bosses continue to ignore escalating risks
Key UK financial regulators mandated to consider climate issues
Chancellor demands that PCA and FCA take net zero target into account, just weeks after similarly updating key Bank of England regulators' remit
'Fuelling climate chaos': How big banks poured $750bn into fossil fuels during the pandemic year
Fossil fuel financing declined by nine per cent in 2020 amid the economic downturn, but campaigners warn overall trend is 'one heading definitively in the wrong direction'
'Critical step': Government plots mandatory climate risk rules for 1,600 UK firms
Government sets out proposals to make TCFD disclosures mandatory for large publicly quoted companies, large private companies, and LLPs
Net Zero Finance: TCFD ASAP
VIDEO: CDP's Paul Simpson, Eversheds Sutherland's Michelle T Davies, PCAF's Giel Linthorst and WRI's Nate Aden explore some of the best practice for assessing and disclosing climate risk for investors and businesses
Over $50bn is at risk from deforestation - but just one per cent of firms are taking 'best practice' action
New CDP survey of corporate efforts to combat deforestation for agricultural commodities have found an increasing number of firms are taking at least some action - but only a tiny fraction are on top of the problem
World Water Day: Prince of Wales kicks off water-focused climate finance drive
Water Aid-led Resilient Water Accelerator launched as UN-backed Race to Zero campaign urges water utilities around the world to commit to net zero emissions
Integrated Review: Climate action installed as UK's 'number one international priority'
Sweeping new strategy aims to place climate action at heart of UK foreign and security policy
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