City of London

'Considerate Lighting Charter': City of London skyscrapers urged to dim lights to save energy

Energy

'Considerate Lighting Charter': City of London skyscrapers urged to dim lights to save energy

City of London Corporation consults on plans to reduce light pollution and cut down on energy wastage from skyscrapers and office buildings

clock 13 February 2023 • 2 min read
Woolgate Exchange gets green light for all-electric retrofit

Buildings

Woolgate Exchange gets green light for all-electric retrofit

London to get new cutting-edge green office following planning approval for major upgrade work

clock 23 January 2023 • 2 min read

Investment

Big banks' big footprint: UK financial institutions responsible for double UK's annual carbon emissions, report warns

Green campaigners warn City of London would be ninth biggest emitter of CO2 in world if it was a country in fresh analysis of financial sector's environmental impact

clock 25 May 2021 • 4 min read

Buildings

'To be or not to be': Shakespeare's Globe among London businesses committing to slash their energy use

New Business Climate Challenge programme launched by Mayor of London aims to help firms across the capital accelerate efforts to curb their emissions

clock 18 March 2021 • 3 min read

Solar

City of London announces £40m solar power purchase deal in UK first

The 15-year deal will see City of London Corporation help fund a 49MW solar farm in Dorset to help power the UK capital's financial district

clock 19 November 2020 • 1 min read

Transport

City of London set to host UK's first zero emission street

Groundbreaking scheme set to launch in Spring 2020 will ban all petrol and diesel cars from street 24 hours a day, seven days a week

clock 17 December 2019 • 2 min read

Investment

City urged to attach 'climate risk' reports to pensions

MPs want mandatory climate reporting within three years to avoid risk to investments

clock 12 August 2019 • 3 min read

Investment

Inside the plan to turn London's money markets green

BusinessGreen speaks to Green Finance Institute CEO Rhian-Mari Thomas on body's launch day, as UK ramps up plan to become a global green finance leader

clock 02 July 2019 • 10 min read

Investment

Barclay's green guru appointed as first Green Finance Institute CEO

Green Finance Institute is tasked with championing London's role as a leader in sustainable finance

clock 15 May 2019 • 1 min read

Automotive

Moor Lane: London's first low-emission street

City of London authorities unveil first public details of plan to make city centre street a hub for clean air

clock 01 November 2018 • 2 min read