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Climate Leaders Summit: US, Canada, and Japan unveil enhanced 2030 climate plans, as China hints at coal phase down
First day of climate summit hosted by US offers up a number of enhanced climate targets from world leaders as Prime Minister Johnson insists he is not a 'bunny hugger'
Hotel giant Whitbread fast-tracks its net zero timeline by 10 years
Owner of Premier Inn hotels accelerates its timeline for decarbonising its operations, vowing to achieve net zero by 2040
Race to Zero campaign accelerates amid Earth Day corporate climate pledge bonanza
UN-backed campaign says it now has more than 2,150 members after a raft of major technology, automotive, and retail firms bolster their climate pledges and sign up to the scheme.
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero: Mark Carney to chair net zero umbrella forum for global financial sector
GBANZ aims to ensure commitments across all parts of the financial sector are ‘coordinated and ambitious’, but campaigners warn scheme falls short of aligning sector's activity with global climate goals
'Leading by example': Green economy welcomes stretching target to slash UK emissions 78 per cent by 2035
But big questions remain over how the UK will meet hugely ambitious new targets, after government signalled it will not sign off on all the CCC's policy recommendations
Race to Zero: One third of mobile industry now comitted to credible 2050 net zero goals
UN-backed initiative says mobile sector is first to hit crucial ‘tipping point’ that is expected to catalyse industry-wide systems change
Green remedy: How a net zero global healthcare sector could help cure planetary ills
Health systems will bear the brunt of the climate-related health emergencies, so bold action needs to be taken to reduce the sector's ever-growing emissions, a new report argues
Stena Bulk targets net zero shipping fleet and cargo by 2050
Swedish tanker shipping giant sets out roadmap to decarbonise its fleet, as it steps up focus on zero emissions technologies and carbon neutral fuels
'Project Prometheus': British Army plots solar energy drive as it confirms 2050 net zero goal
Plan to marshall a greener future for armed forces comes amid confusion around timetable for Army’s net zero goal, which was previously announced for an earlier date
Dividing lines, deadlocks, and milestones: Seven key takeaways from the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit
As time ticks away before COP26, Alok Sharma and the International Energy Agency hosted a major global climate summit aimed at cranking up the climate urgency
'Build Back Better': When is an industrial strategy not an industrial strategy?
As the government announces another wave of clean tech funding, a new Plan for Growth is taking shape – and it looks a lot like the industrial strategy it replaces
'Climate change will be expensive, potentially devastatingly so': Why reaching net zero is an economic priority
Cost of climate change could hit $30tr a year by 2075 - upwards of five per cent of GDP - according to major new survey from Institute for Policy Integrity
Climate-safe sex? Durex owner Reckitt signs up as 'hygiene partner' for COP26
Consumer goods firm signs on as latest sponsor for Glasgow climate summit as it teams up with WWF and commits to producing Fair Trade condoms
Race to Zero: Third of UK's biggest companies now committed to net zero targets
AstraZeneca, BT Group, Sainsbury’s, and Unilever are among the British corporate giants who have signed up to the UN's flagship Race to Zero campaign
So now you have a net zero target: What does a robust climate plan actually entail?
A series of resources analysing the state of net zero pledges unveiled by nations and companies to date are aiming to drive a step change in the quality of climate plans
'Breakthrough': Unilever sets out net zero plans for shareholder vote
Consumer goods giant's CEO Alan Jope said he hoped other businesses would soon start to follow suit in offering shareholders a say on climate plans
'Long way to go': Top investors warn climate plans from world's most polluting firms set to miss net zero goals
First edition of investor coalition’s 'net zero company benchmark' highlights long distance big emitters must travel before climate engagement is aligned with Paris Agreement goals
Zoom in on Net Zero - with explorer and solar-powered flight pioneer Bertrand Piccard
VIDEO: Pilot and chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation joins BusinessGreen's Michael Holder to discuss circumnavigating the globe, clean technologies and his passionate environmentalism
Nuveen sets sights on achieving net zero emissions across $133bn property portfolio
Real estate investment manager vows to decarbonise its assets in line with global climate goals by developing net zero business plan for every building in its portfolio
Swiss Re plots global exit from coal by 2040
Reinsurance giants revs up coal phase-out as it pledges to reduce carbon intensity of equity and corporate bond portfolios by 35 per cent by 2025
From Burger King to Greene King: Major pub and restaurant chains beef up net zero drive
Hospitality operators announce they will unveil net zero target for Covid-afflicted sector this summer, after recruiting leading sustainability advisors
Brunel Pension Partnership commits to net zero by 2050
The local government pension fund pooling scheme joins first wave of adopters of the IIGCC’s Net Zero Investment Framework as it unveils net zero pledge
Tax Day: CBI checklist sets out how to 'green' the tax system
Major new report is published as Treasury gears up to make a number of tax announcements on 23 March
Net Zero Investment Framework: What is in the IIGCC's net zero investment toolbox?
Blueprint published this morning by IIGCC sets out tools, policies, and targets that can help asset managers and owners achieve net zero financed emissions by mid-century
Wells Fargo becomes latest banking giant to set 2050 net zero financed emissions goal
Investment bank says it will set interim emissions reduction targets for high-carbon portfolios by end of 2022
International Women's Day: Sustainable business leaders reveal their hopes for 'a greener, fairer economy'
For International Women's Day, BusinessGreen spoke to green economy leaders on the state of diversity in the sector
Nokia dials up net zero commitment to include supply chain and end product use
Nokia CEO warns 'climate change is a race against time' as telecommunications, IT, and electronics giant unveils enhanced 2030 climate goal
'COP26 is a few months away': MPs slam UK government's 'lack of plan' for Climate Summit and net zero transition
But government rubbishes 'nonsense' claims from two MP committees that UK lacks coordinated net zero strategy and clear outcomes for UN climate summit
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Sarasin & Partners' Natasha Landell-Mills
VIDEO: Head of stewardship at the asset manager joins James Murray for a chat ahead of BusinessGreen's Net Zero Finance summit
New Citi CEO commits bank to net zero financed emissions target on first day in role
Firm joins Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase in pledging to reduce its operations and activity in line with global climate goals
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