Green recovery
Why attitudes to green recovery show how far we've come
The public mood has changed, and this may be the last chance we have to get it right, says The Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson
Global healthcare groups join calls for green, healthy Covid-19 recovery
Call comes in letter signed by more than 40 million healthcare professionals backed by World Health Organisation and other influential groups
Factories of the future
All across the country green industrial facilities are planned that could turbocharge the recovery and help deliver net zero emissions
Building back better after COVID-19: Why the climate agenda is part of the solution
Pursuing an ambitious low carbon, environmental, and skills agenda as part of the government's economic recovery plan is a key part of the solution to today's public interest concerns around unemployment, regional inequality, and resilience argues Aldersgate...
How a greener homes drive could hold the key to over 150,000 post-Covid jobs
Two major new reports today have highlighted how relatively modest policy reforms and financial innovations could turbocharge UK decarbonisation efforts and provide thousands of construction jobs
Covid-19 recovery must support resilient, net zero world, state leaders urge
Business as usual is 'not an appropriate response' to Covid-19, according to 220 regional leaders around the world
Net zero: Manufacturers call for energy efficiency focus in UK recovery plans
Industry reaping huge rewards from investing in energy saving measures but more government support needed, Make UK warns
Green recovery: More than 150 multinationals call for Covid-19 aid to be aligned with climate goals
Largest UN-backed chief executive-led climate effort brings together companies from 34 sectors with a total market capitalisation of $2.4tn
Labour talks up vision for 'most ambitious climate recovery plan in the world'
Opposition stresses that climate action should be at heart of recovery plans, as over 400 civil society groups urge governments to reinvigorate pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals
'Prophetic action': Christian groups divest from fossil fuels and call for low-carbon Covid-19 recovery
Call to action from more than 40 Christian organisations worldwide calls on governments to prioritise "just recovery" to pandemic.
'Bold and visionary': MEPs demand 'massive' €2tr EU green recovery package
European Parliament adopts resolution calling for EU coronavirus recovery fund that prioritises net zero and the Paris Agreement
From North America to Europe, green recovery battle lines are drawn
Just days after Canada unveiled a loan programme for big businesses that mandates climate disclosures, more than 300 US corporates call on both chambers of US Congress for measures to help the country "build back better"
EU urges member states to attach green conditions to State Aid, after revamped rules omit mandatory climate conditions
Revised State Aid rules published by the European Commission on Friday require that large companies report on how they use public funds in line with national and EU green goals, but falls short of mandating climate conditions for stimulus packages
The seven steps to a green and resilient recovery
Backed by high and low carbon businesses alike, the Energy Transitions Commission has outlined seven key priorities for delivering credible, net zero-focused recovery packages
Electric vehicles provide one bright spot in worst slump for new car sales since 1946
Battery-powered EV sales were down just 10 per cent in April, compared to collapses of 97+ per cent seen in the combustion engine car markets.
French corporates call for 'green and inclusive recovery'
BNP Paribas, AXA, Danone, and Total among over 90 leading businesses to call on government to deliver recover plan that drives 'ecological transition'
Coronavirus: CEOs join trade unions, politicians, and think tanks in calls for green recovery
Covid-19 crisis will result in a "worse shock" to the economy than seen 12 years ago, according to the group, and "what worked for the 2008 financial crisis may not be sufficient to overcome this one".
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