Climate change

Less 'extravaganza', more delivery: Chris Skidmore joins calls to reform UN Climate Summits

Climate change

Less 'extravaganza', more delivery: Chris Skidmore joins calls to reform UN Climate Summits

Net Zero Review author becomes latest figure to call for annual climate negotiations to be streamlined to help drive bolder climate action

clock 27 October 2023 • 4 min read
'We have to be realistic': Government dismisses CCC's concerns over UK's net zero progress

Politics

'We have to be realistic': Government dismisses CCC's concerns over UK's net zero progress

Government insists UK can meet all its climate targets, but rejects recommendations 'that force families to make costly and burdensome changes to their lifestyles'

clock 26 October 2023 • 6 min read
COP28: Food firms and green groups call for action to tackle food system emissions

Climate change

COP28: Food firms and green groups call for action to tackle food system emissions

Open letter signed by 70 groups and individuals calls for food systems transformation to be put higher on the agenda at the upcoming Dubai Summit

clock 26 October 2023 • 4 min read
'He truly made the world a better place': Tributes pour in for Pete Betts, the climate talks veteran who helped broker the Paris Agreement

Climate change

'He truly made the world a better place': Tributes pour in for Pete Betts, the climate talks veteran who helped broker the Paris Agreement

Politicians, diplomats and climate and energy experts remember Betts for his pivotal role in raising the world's climate ambition

clock 25 October 2023 • 6 min read
Reports: UK meat-eating hits lowest levels since 1970s amid cost-of-living pressures

Biodiversity

Reports: UK meat-eating hits lowest levels since 1970s amid cost-of-living pressures

Average of 854g of meat purchased by UK households each week last year was lowest since records began, but experts warn shift is largely due to soaring food prices

clock 25 October 2023 • 4 min read
Two years on: Is the COP26 pledge to end deforestation at risk of failure?

Supply chain

Two years on: Is the COP26 pledge to end deforestation at risk of failure?

Tropical forest area the size of Denmark has been lost since 140 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030, study finds

clock 25 October 2023 • 9 min read
Decarbonisation: Is a community effort the answer?

Climate change

Decarbonisation: Is a community effort the answer?

Partner Insight: Net Zero Festival speaker and sustainable regeneration specialists Equans on its approach to decarbonisation at every level

clock 25 October 2023 • 1 min read
We have everything we need to get to net zero - now let's make it happen

Climate change

We have everything we need to get to net zero - now let's make it happen

Partner Insight: Net Zero Festival speaker OVO on why all sectors must use current events as a catalyst for change when it comes to decarbonisation

clock 24 October 2023 • 1 min read
World leaders can't afford to ignore subnational governments at COP28

Climate change

World leaders can't afford to ignore subnational governments at COP28

States, regions and cities are at the forefront of climate action - it is critical their voices are heard in Dubai, writes Climate Group's Champa Patel

clock 24 October 2023 • 4 min read
Businesses worth $1tr call on governments to pursue 'full phase-out of unabated fossil fuels'

Policy

Businesses worth $1tr call on governments to pursue 'full phase-out of unabated fossil fuels'

Leading firms urge world leaders to strike deal at COP28 Climate Summit to rapidly phase down coal, oil, and gas production

clock 23 October 2023 • 4 min read