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Businesses should disclose climate risks to build the net-zero economy
Businesses should disclose climate risks to build the net-zero economy

Former Labour MP and now chair of Lexington's Responsible Business Practice Mary Creagh explains why all businesses should confront the risks posed by climate change

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Energy and Carbon Reporting must not become a casualty of the coronavirus crisis
Energy and Carbon Reporting must not become a casualty of the coronavirus crisis

Mary Creagh argues the government is right to give firms more time to file financial reports, but Ministers should resist the temptation to allow lengthy delays

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Pressure on the government to grasp the net zero opportunity cannot be relaxed
Pressure on the government to grasp the net zero opportunity cannot be relaxed

From net zero to post-Brexit green protections, newly-elected chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Philip Dunne MP sets outs his ambitions for the coming Parliament

  • Politics
  • 13 February 2020
Philip Dunne elected chair of the Environmental Audit Committee
Philip Dunne elected chair of the Environmental Audit Committee

Conservative MP for Ludlow says he looks forward to “building on the success” of the influential committee

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  • 31 January 2020
The green winners and losers of the 2019 General Election
The green winners and losers of the 2019 General Election

Who's in and who's out following the historic Conservative victory

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  • 13 December 2019
Government under fire over response to 'out of date' toxic furniture standards
Government under fire over response to 'out of date' toxic furniture standards

MPs slam 'inaction' from BEIS after it publishes proposed response to consultation it held nearly three years ago

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  • 19 July 2019
MPs urge UK to stop financing fossil fuel projects in developing countries by 2021
MPs urge UK to stop financing fossil fuel projects in developing countries by 2021

UK spent £2.4bn on fossil fuel projects in low and middle income countries over past five years, says Environmental Audit Committee

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  • 10 June 2019
UK government under fire for 'tacit acceptance' of Arctic oil and gas activity
UK government under fire for 'tacit acceptance' of Arctic oil and gas activity

But Foreign Office hits back at 'baseless' claims from Environmental Audit Committee that UK encourages oil and gas exploration in the Arctic

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  • 16 March 2019
Draft UK law seeks to create Committee on Plastic Pollution
Draft UK law seeks to create Committee on Plastic Pollution

First reading of bill backed by cross-party group of MPs aims to 'significantly cut plastic waste and pollution' by 2042

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Are businesses matching green efforts with climate-safe staff pensions?
Are businesses matching green efforts with climate-safe staff pensions?

Only a small number of FTSE 100 firms' pension schemes have shifted their investment approach to take account of climate-related risks, ShareAction research finds

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  • 12 February 2019
MPs urge government to require financial regulators to engage with climate risks
MPs urge government to require financial regulators to engage with climate risks

Environmental Audit Committee calls on Michael Gove to use powers under Climate change Act to require regular climate risk reports form pensions and financial regulators

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  • 28 March 2018
Latte levy? MPs urge radical action to cut coffee cup waste
Latte levy? MPs urge radical action to cut coffee cup waste

Environmental Audit Committee report offers up strong brew of anti-waste measures to curb disposable coffee cup waste - including 25p charge on single-use cups

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  • 05 January 2018
Green Lunch with… Mary Creagh, MP
Green Lunch with… Mary Creagh, MP

The chair of the Environmental Audit Committee joins us at The Thomas Cubbit to talk cycling, Brexit, and polar bear testicles

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  • 06 December 2017
Government still failing to provide chemicals sector with Brexit clarity, MPs warn
Government still failing to provide chemicals sector with Brexit clarity, MPs warn

Environmental Audit Committee urges government to act quickly to provide clarity on the UK's chemical industry and EU regulations after Brexit

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  • 25 October 2017
What would a 'no deal' Brexit mean for the green economy?
What would a 'no deal' Brexit mean for the green economy?

The government is facing calls to embrace a 'no deal' Brexit, but what would such a scenario mean for green businesses?

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  • 20 October 2017
10 more Green Brexit questions that need answering
10 more Green Brexit questions that need answering

Last week's Environmental Industries Commission Summit offered a timely insight into the green economy's on-going Brexit concerns

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