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UK Green Building Council calls for stamp duty reforms to catalyse green home retrofit market
UKGBC sets outs proposals for a 'green' stamp duty incentive as government data reveals record interest for Green Homes Grant in its final month
LEAF Coalition: UK joins US, Norway, and top corporates to launch $1bn tropical forest protection drive
Coalition aims to mobilise $1bn in financing for tropical forest protection and restoration and provide a standardised and verified way for corporates to deliver climate finance
Aviva Investors calls for global finance governance overhaul to support net zero
Asset manager sets out eight recommendations for a more sustainable financial system
Bridgestone and Lightyear team up for long-range solar powered car venture
The electric vehicle boasts an 'unprecedented' 725km range powered by solar roof panels and is set for launch to market later in 2021
British Airways owner sets goal to run 10 per cent of flights on sustainable biofuels by 2030
IAG becomes first European airline firm to commit to powering 10 per cent of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel by end of decade
Climate impacts to scythe 18 per cent off global GDP by 2050, Swiss Re warns
Insurance giant's stress test of 48 major economies finds climate impacts are on course to make world trillions of dollars poorer
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'
Earth Day: US and Japan confirm ambitious new climate targets
Biden administration confirms new national climate action will commit US to cutting emissions by 50 to 52 per cent against 2005 levels by 2030
'The cost of inaction is just too high': IKEA to ramp up €4bn clean tech push
Ingka Group, which owns most IKEA stores worldwide, accelerates efforts to power entire value chain with its own renewables capacity
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
Burger King UK vows to focus on 'meat reduction' in pursuit of science-based emissions goals
Fast food chain marks Earth Day with adoption of science based emissions targets and promise that 'meat reduction will play key role' in its sustainability ambitions
From creation to placement: WPP promises net zero advertising value chain
Global advertising giant hails 'industry first' as it promises to deliver net zero emissions for its full value chain, including ad placements
'IT shouldn't cost the Earth': New analysis reveals refurbished IT kit could save UK almost £1bn a year
Study from Circular Computing details how businesses could slash emissions and costs by deploying refurbished IT equipment
'We can be a green finance powerhouse': MPs urge Treasury to beef up climate plans
New Treasury Committee report on net zero transition and future of green finance calls on government to consider climate labelling for financial products and ramp up efforts to tackle greenwash
Earth Day: Prime Minister urges world leaders not to 'throw away chance to preserve our planet'
Boris Johnson to tell Climate Leaders Summit the question of how to reach net zero emissions is 'not so much technical as political'
Ofgem's half hour: Watchdog confirms plan for half-hourly settlement across retail electricity market
Industry groups welcome move that promises to unlock a new era for clean technologies and flexible grids
'Action speaks louder than words': MPs call on government to replace Green Homes Grant scheme
Environmental Audit Committee writes to government slamming decision to axe grant scheme and urging Ministers to deliver replacement
Google edges closer to carbon-free power at five data centres worldwide
Tech giant also announces flurry of climate-focused video content across YouTube this year in run up to COP26, featuring Sir David Attenborough and Bill Gates
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.
EU approves 2030 climate goals, as US preps plan to halve emissions
EU reaches late night deal backing plan to cut emissions 55 per cent by 2030, as reports suggests President Biden will approve goal to halve US emissions by end of the decade
Climate Pledge surges past 100 member mark after enlisting dozens of top corporates
Bumper batch of new members includes 20 British businesses and bring total membership of Amazon climate initiative to 105, update reveals
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
Volvo Trucks revs up electric ambition with 50 per cent EV sales target
Volvo Trucks unveils plans to launch three all-electric models next year and produce hydrogen fuel cell trucks by mid-decade
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