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Study: Alps could lose half its 'snow days' by end of the century

Climate change

Study: Alps could lose half its 'snow days' by end of the century

Changing climate threatens both winter sports industry and water availability across Europe

clock 20 June 2022 • 3 min read
Carbon tariffs: Government confirms it is to consult on carbon border adjustment mechanism

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Carbon tariffs: Government confirms it is to consult on carbon border adjustment mechanism

Environmental Audit Committee says move could help UK catch up with fast-evolving EU and US policy plans

clock 20 June 2022 • 4 min read
'Keep stepping up': Race to Zero raises the bar for 'net zero' investors, companies, and cities

Investment

'Keep stepping up': Race to Zero raises the bar for 'net zero' investors, companies, and cities

Campaigners claim new rules ‘throw down the gauntlet’ to the various net zero alliances in the finance sector

clock 15 June 2022 • 9 min read
EU warned it cannot meet methane goals without curbing livestock numbers

Energy

EU warned it cannot meet methane goals without curbing livestock numbers

Report argues promised 30 per cent cut in methane emissions will be extremely difficult to achieve without tackling livestock numbers

clock 14 June 2022 • 4 min read
Sky to anchor £100m Planet Fund for climate-focused start-ups

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Sky to anchor £100m Planet Fund for climate-focused start-ups

New initiative to be powered by Founders Factory and will focus on supporting entrepreneurs working on decarbonisation, resource preservation, climate resilience, and the circular economy

clock 14 June 2022 • 2 min read
Fast Food chains to serve up Science Based Targets after global investor pressure

Supply chain

Fast Food chains to serve up Science Based Targets after global investor pressure

McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, and Pizza Hut have more work to do on supply chain emissions and water usage, report warns

clock 14 June 2022 • 2 min read
Net Zero Stocktake: 80 per cent of the world's population now covered by national decarbonisation goals

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Net Zero Stocktake: 80 per cent of the world's population now covered by national decarbonisation goals

But the volume and robustness of targets set by non-state actors remains 'alarmingly weak', according to the latest edition of the Net Zero Tracker

clock 12 June 2022 • 5 min read
Green Search: Ecosia sees active user rates soar to 20 million

IT

Green Search: Ecosia sees active user rates soar to 20 million

Not-for-profit search engine has used advertising income to fund the planting of 150 million trees

clock 10 June 2022 • 2 min read
Study: Modular homes cut embodied carbon by 45 per cent

Buildings

Study: Modular homes cut embodied carbon by 45 per cent

Two developments saved the equivalent of the CO2 absorbed by 1.3 million trees in a year

clock 06 June 2022 • 2 min read
'It could be a turning point': Cambridge engineers claim zero carbon cement making breakthrough

Supply chain

'It could be a turning point': Cambridge engineers claim zero carbon cement making breakthrough

University engineers aimed to find method of decarbonising the cement industry using technology readily available today

clock 31 May 2022 • 3 min read