Climate change

'Failing to get a grip': Is global climate action slowing down?

Climate change

'Failing to get a grip': Is global climate action slowing down?

The UN Secretary General has warned this morning governments' ambition in support of climate action is stagnating, even as clean tech deployment accelerates - three major new reports out today corroborate his view

clock 14 November 2023 • 9 min read
'A List' cities: CDP ranks cities for transparency and climate performance

Energy

'A List' cities: CDP ranks cities for transparency and climate performance

CDP names 119 cities - including 26 UK local authorities - as leaders in environmental action and transparency in 2023

clock 14 November 2023 • 3 min read
'Structural decline': China's carbon emissions could peak this year after record clean energy surge

Energy

'Structural decline': China's carbon emissions could peak this year after record clean energy surge

Carbon emissions from the world's biggest polluter on the cusp of 'period of structural decline', new analysis claims

clock 13 November 2023 • 3 min read
Earthshot Prize: Prince William names recycled battery, conservation, and farming innovators as 2023 winners

Biodiversity

Earthshot Prize: Prince William names recycled battery, conservation, and farming innovators as 2023 winners

Acción Andina, GRST, WildAid Marine Program, S4S Technologies, and Boomitra to receive £1m as the latest winners of the annual Earthshot Prize

clock 08 November 2023 • 3 min read
To build trust at COP28, the UK must first be trustworthy

Climate change

To build trust at COP28, the UK must first be trustworthy

Ahead of the climate summit, expectations are low, needs are significant, the world is unstable, and trust is in short supply, writes Tuft’s University’s Rachel Kyte

clock 07 November 2023 • 5 min read
Could Loss and Damage Fund blueprint deliver COP28 breakthrough?

Climate change

Could Loss and Damage Fund blueprint deliver COP28 breakthrough?

Set of recommendations agreed for establishing global fund to support nations facing worst climate impacts, but divisions remain over the how to mobilise increasing levels of climate funding

clock 06 November 2023 • 8 min read
UN: Hidden environmental, health, and social costs of world's agrifood system top $10tr a year

Management

UN: Hidden environmental, health, and social costs of world's agrifood system top $10tr a year

Environmental factors account for a fifth of hidden agrifood costs but are likely underestimated due to data limitations, UN report warns

clock 06 November 2023 • 3 min read
'Clear line in the sand': 94 per cent of top UK listed firms have set net zero targets

Management

'Clear line in the sand': 94 per cent of top UK listed firms have set net zero targets

Latest report from Net Zero Tracker confirms majority of large corporates globally are now 'on the right side of the line on net zero intent', but warns urgen action now needed to deliver on targets

clock 06 November 2023 • 4 min read
Global Briefing: Petronas ploughs $1.6bn into India green ammonia venture

Energy

Global Briefing: Petronas ploughs $1.6bn into India green ammonia venture

Plus: Panama Canal drought worsens and President Biden greenlights largest US offshore wind farm in our round up of all the top green business news from around the world this week

clock 03 November 2023 • 7 min read
Study: Cutting meat consumption by a third could deliver 'outsized' climate and nature benefits

Climate change

Study: Cutting meat consumption by a third could deliver 'outsized' climate and nature benefits

A small switch to eating more plant proteins could deliver 'outsized benefits' for climate, nature and water, fresh research claims

clock 02 November 2023 • 4 min read