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'No issue ranks higher than climate change': BlackRock CEO presses firms to pursue net zero emissions
Larry Fink, CEO of world's largest asset manager, urges firms to publicly disclose credible strategies for achieving net zero by 2050
Adaptation Action Coalition: UK joins clutch of countries in climate resilience drive
UK, Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, the Netherlands and Saint Lucia among nations endorsing new principles for climate adaptation as world leaders gather for first ever summit focused solely on issue today
'Moral hazard': MPs urge Bank of England to clean up dirty investments ahead of COP26
Environmental Audit Committee calls on central bank to align its corporate bond purchasing programme with global climate goals
Climate Risk Index: Bolstering resilience more critical than ever as climate impacts escalate
Calls come as Global Climate Risk Index estimates climate change has taken 475, 000 lives and incurred $2.56tr of economic damages between 2000 and 2019
Water companies pledge to share more information about sewage overflows
Government and water industry taskforce vows to establish a long-term goal to eliminate harm from discharges of sewage that occur during and after periods of heavy rainfall
'The pandemic has shown how unprepared we are': Why the Covid-19 recovery must help economies bolster climate resilience
Leading scientists and economists call for post-pandemic recovery efforts to address climate adaptation and Covid-19
'Giant opportunity': Why achieving a net zero emission supply chain could be cheaper than you think
Supply chain decarbonisation is possible at relatively low cost to consumers, World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group research suggests
Covid and climate: Annual Davos report raises alarm over escalating, intertwined risks facing the global economy
A pair of new reports on global economic risks and water shortages highlight the urgent need for coordinated action to tackle interlinked and worsening threats to global stability
Climate adaptation: Could nature based solutions help bridge the gap?
Huge shortfall in financing for climate adaptation measures means global efforts to tackle the climate crisis are akin to 'going into battle blindfolded with one hand tied behind our backs', UN warns
'Climate pariah': Campaigners urge Blackrock to strengthen coal exclusion policy after counting $85bn of coal investments
Environmental NGOs urge investment giant to expand its coal exclusion policy to include bigger portion of coal value chain, noting that current ban applies to just 17 per cent of coal companies
Can banks become the solution to - rather than a driver of - global deforestation?
Criticism of banks' financing of environmentally-destructive industries continues to grow, but a new report argues they could play a critical role in protecting forests and driving climate action
HSBC faces shareholder climate resolution from $2.4tr investor group
Group of 117 institutional investors file resolution urging bank to phase out fossil fuel financing in compliance with the Paris Agreement
Natural disaster damages hit $210bn worldwide in 2020, Munich Re estimates
Insurance giant warns 'it is time to act' in order to curb growing costs of climate change
Are there turbulent seas ahead for shipping firms as banks back net zero efforts?
Shipping firms face an uncertain decade as they work to align their fleets with IMO carbon intensity targets, the latest briefing from Lloyds List Intelligence warns
The Boy Who Cried Wolf: Redux
The real message from the parable of the boy who cried wolf is that there was a wolf
Could Democrat's Georgia victory and Trump's disgrace trigger the 'Decade of the Green New Deal'?
Amidst historic chaos in Washington, the Democrat's Senate victory has provided a major boost to hopes for a new era of global climate action – but can they be realised?
MSC: Over-fishing depriving 72 million people of food
The Marine Stewardship Council warns that a growing population and increased demand for seafood are set to place even greater pressure on the world's ravaged fish stocks
Major banks 'co-responsible' for plastics crisis, first-of-its-kind investigation argues
The world’s biggest banks are indiscriminately funding firms responsible for devastating marine ecosystems and fuelling climate change via their plastics production, a new report from Portfolio Earth concludes
'Real risk to wellbeing': UK summer temperatures set to rise faster than global average, study finds
Research mapping 40 years of future global climate trends has concluded that temperatures in the UK are set to increase faster than other parts of the world
No hugging, no learning
The government's chronic mishandling of the pandemic does not bode well for the challenging net zero transition it now has to navigate
'Disastrous extremes': Christian Aid catalogues $145bn cost of 2020 weather disasters
Most costly floods, windstorms, tropical cyclones and fires in 2020 killed thousands of people across the globe and displaced millions, charity finds
'Business exists to address challenges': Ingka Group's Karol Gobczynski on net zero problem-solving
The head of climate and energy at Ingka Group, which owns the majority of Ikea stores, sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the company's sustainability plans and why investment now will secure the company's future profitability
2020: A year of crisis, crossroads, and alternative histories
A year of tragedy and chaos has also seen a dramatic leap forward for the global green economy
Nature-based prescriptions: Green projects secure £5.77m to help boost mental wellbeing
Seven projects across England secure funding to test nature-based prescriptions designed to improve mental health and community well-being
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