Greta Thunberg

Global Briefing: Greta Thunberg backs legal challenge against Sweden's climate strategy

Legislation

Global Briefing: Greta Thunberg backs legal challenge against Sweden's climate strategy

Australian court blocks coal mine plans, Ireland promises beefed up climate strategy, and all the green business news from around the world

clock 25 November 2022 • 7 min read
Keeping 1.5C alive: Is COP26 on track to deliver on its goals?

Policy

Keeping 1.5C alive: Is COP26 on track to deliver on its goals?

The Glasgow Climate Summit is unlikely to bring the world into line with the Paris Agreement's goals, but there is growing optimism it can deliver a lot more than 'blah, blah, blah'

clock 21 October 2021 • 21 min read
'Greta was right': Trio of reports warns world at risk of squandering green recovery opportunity

Policy

'Greta was right': Trio of reports warns world at risk of squandering green recovery opportunity

Major new reports warn governments are failing to seize the huge benefits that would flow from major green stimulus plans and fossil fuel subsidy reform

clock 06 October 2021 • 7 min read
Green Growth Index: Which UK regions are poised to lead the net zero transition?

Policy

Green Growth Index: Which UK regions are poised to lead the net zero transition?

New analysis from Oxford Economics and Lloyds Banking Group highlights how different parts of the UK are set to benefit from green growth in different ways

clock 02 September 2021 • 6 min read
What does system change mean, anyway?

Management

What does system change mean, anyway?

What it takes to effect wholesale changes, from markets to mindsets. Suffice to say, it's complicated

clock 20 August 2021 • 11 min read

Editor's Blog

In defence of net zero

Concerns about the efficacy of net zero targets are justified, but could condemnation of the concept from Greta Thunberg and others inadvertently serve to undermine efforts to decarbonise?

clock 27 July 2021 • 15 min read

Climate change

COP26: UK government unveils daily themes for Glasgow Climate Summit

Reports claim youth climate activists will have the opportunity to interview government ministers on day dedicated to youth and public empowerment, as Salesforce.com confirmed as latest corporate partner

clock 07 July 2021 • 3 min read

Editor's Blog

In defence of net zero

Concerns about the efficacy of net zero targets are justified, but could condemnation of the concept from Greta Thunberg and others inadvertently serve to undermine efforts to decarbonise?

clock 30 April 2021 • 31 min read

Biodiversity

UK joins 50 nations in pledge to protect 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030

New High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People established in support of '30 by 30' goal, which comes ahead of crucial COP15 biodiversity summit this year

clock 12 January 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

Reality check: New studies highlight scale of net zero challenge

From the UK and EU to China and Japan, even those major economies that are committed to net zero emissions remain far from delivering the green recovery measures required to rapidly accelerate decarbonisation efforts

clock 09 November 2020 • 9 min read