Climate change

Campaign targets TotalEnergies sponsorship of Rugby World Cup with call to kick fossil fuel advertising out of major sporting events

New Greening Cash Action guide details how firms hold 'major lever' that could ensure banks use companies' cash to support wider climate goals and accelerate the green finance transition

A dozen new projects designed to 'supercharge' peatland restoration efforts are to share £16m in funding, as government opens applications for lowland peat soils pilot scheme

New report highlights massive carbon footprint of heating and cooling technologies

Non-profit reveals extreme heat it the most widely reported climate hazard among global cities

As four new reports detail the worsening threat to national and global water security, predictable risks are continue to be ignored, even by those who insist climate resilience should be prioritised

Acting quickly promises many benefits such as protecting nature, building climate resilience, driving efficiency savings, creating more robust supply chain, writes CDP's Cate Lamb, and Dr Nick Hepworth from Water Witness International

BeZero Carbon to collaborate with Dresden University of Technology and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute to develop next generation of wildfire monitoring tools

Plus: Australia ponders carbon border tariffs, Gabon 'debt for nature' deal, and Austria opens CCS steel mill plant, in our round up of the top green business news from around this week

Resolution Foundation warns 'new normal' summer temperatures in excess of 40C are set to disproportionately impact low-income households and workers