Policy
'Stronger together': BEAMA and RenewableUK forge closer ties
MoU signed last week commits the industry groups to collaborating on attracting investment and presenting a more united front on energy system policy and regulations
'Grow back better': Wildlife and Countryside Link argues nature restoration can generate 25,000 jobs in aftermath of Covid-19
330 'ready-to-go' nature recovery projects across England could generate some 10,000 jobs 'in the short term', according to Wildlife and Countryside Link
'Time is running out': Green groups issue dire warning on post-Brexit environmental safeguards
Environmental standards 'likely to be weaker' from 2021 under current government plans, Greener UK warns
Global Briefing: Vatican urges Catholics to join divestment movement
Campaign group 350.org hails Vatican's intervention as 'a breath of hope in times when faith is more needed than ever'
10 principles for a green recovery
The IEA has added to the avalanche of reports making the case for a green recovery - BusinessGreen explores the key principles that are emerging as governments weigh how to engineer a climate-focused stimulus
Branching out: Defra seeks input on how to boost England tree cover
Updated England Tree Strategy slated for later this year as government faces uphill struggle to meet its 2025 tree planting targets
We want to deliver a green recovery in partnership with business and finance
Business Secretary and COP26 President Alok Sharma's speech on green finance, Covid-19 recovery and the climate emergency at the London Stock Exchange
Energy firms to face 'ambitious' new annual smart meter targets
Government sets out plans to accelerate smart meter rollout across UK homes and businesses, in bid to boost post-Covid-19 recovery
Alok Sharma: 'Finance and investment are the lifeblood of net zero projects'
Business Secretary pushes green finance agenda as he unveils £12m climate fund to support projects Africa, Asia and South America
A green business blueprint for a resilient Covid-19 recovery in Europe
The European Council must now take the chance to create a healthier, fairer and secure environment, argues Ursula Woodburn of the European Corporate Leaders Group
IEA sketches out vision for $1tr a year global green stimulus
Influential agency warns the next six months could determine whether or not the goals of the Paris Agreement are met
Green recovery: LSE and SOAS publish toolbox to steer central banks' coronavirus crisis response
Briefing warns central banks' activities in the wake of coronavirus risk slowing transition to a net zero economy, highlighting how just five of 170 central banking and supervisory crisis response policy instruments and adjustments 'explicitly' take sustainability...
'A pivotal moment': BP Statistical Review confirms net zero shift was gathering pace before pandemic struck
Oil giant publishes latest edition of influential global energy market analysis, revealing renewables growing competitiveness and mounting fears over slow pace of decarbonisation
Not by governments alone
Ahead of London Climate Action Week, E3G's Tom Burke warns that governments alone can not tackle the escalating risks from climate change - businesses and wider society have to step up
Survey: Green business strategies largely unaffected by Covid-19 crisis
Top corporates polled by The Climate Group finds overwhelming support for green recovery measures from governments
Greener railways: Hydrogen trains and 5G WiFi take share of £9.4m funding pot
Department for Transport announces winners of rail innovation funding competition as industry urges for more support for hydrogen trains
Covid-19 has stymied the war on waste, but now is the perfect time to fix the system
The case for tackling throwaway culture is stronger now than ever, argues Green Alliance's Libby Peake
Government to merge Foreign Office and DFID, heralding potential climate aid shake-up
Merger designed to better integrate diplomatic and development goals, but campaigners fear aid efforts could be undermined
Green light: Government approves green number plates for electric vehicles
New number plates to be launched from autumn, as Ministers announce new £12m zero emission vehicle research funding boost
Technology leaders lobby Prime Minister to fund £100m AI, climate, and energy centre
Proposed centre would help the UK meet its net zero emissions ambition while establishing the UK's leadership in the clean tech space ahead of COP26 climate conference, according to Energy UK, techUK, and a number of leading companies and academic institutions....
Investor coalition unveils plans for new climate change lobbying framework
BNP Paribas Asset Management, the Church of England Pensions Board and Swedish pension fund AP7 launch research project that will identify hallmarks of responsible corporate climate change lobbying and develop a tool that will allow investors to compare...
Study: Shipping sector must prioritise green retrofitting to meet climate goals
Shipping sector 'cannot wait' for development of zero carbon ships to cut climate impact, University of Manchester study warns
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