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'Unintended consequences': Road to net-zero must harmonise different climate priorities, warns Nature Capital Committee
New report from independent advisory committee warns the government must approach net zero carbon target carefully, with joined-up policy interventions that do not inadvertently lead to higher emissions
Morgan Stanley's eight reasons why Covid-19 won't derail decarbonisation
The banking giant believes a green recovery is 'likely', leaving sustainable businesses well placed to prosper once the worst of the pandemic has passed
Green battle lines drawn over road and aviation industry bailouts
Civil society, researchers, and business leaders argue that multi-million pound transport industry bailouts must come with climate-friendly conditions attached
Trump administration guts Obama-era fuel efficiency standard
California and the Natural Resources Defense Council have pledged to challenge the regulation, which the government is touting as its largest deregulatory initiative to date, in court.
'Urgent priority': UK must tackle supply chain deforestation, government warned
Global Resource Initiative (GRI) taskforce also says UK has 'unparalleled opportunities' to green its supply chains as it seeks new global trade deals
'Essentially unchanged': Japan prompts outcry with underpowered climate action plan
Japan becomes first major economy to submit updated national climate action plan to UN, but campaigners are left outraged by 'shameful' lack of ambition
Global briefing: EPA suspends environmental law enforcement in response to pandemic
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GOs and REGOs: Corporate demand for renewables rose across Europe in 2019, data confirms
Strong growth in corporate demand for renewable energy backed by European certificates of origin outpaced supply in 2019, data shows
Coronavirus: Calls grow for green recovery, as battle lines drawn over US stimulus
Leading experts from around the world argue policymakers should avoid locking in fossil fuel infrastructure, as President Trump attacks the 'ridiculous Green New Deal'
Study: Electric cars and heat pumps lead to much lower CO2 emissions in most of the world
Study by universities of Exeter, Cambridge, and Nijmegen assessed lifecycle impact of electric cars and heat pumps on CO2 compared to fossil fuel equivalents
Caught out? UK supermarkets accused of 'turning blind eye' to unsustainable fish feed
Investigation indicates UK shoppers may be indirectly and unknowingly consuming wild fish in their farmed fish products
Global briefing: Tesla suspends Fremont factory production as global pandemic escalates
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'Red flag for COP26': Most high carbon firms shooting 'wide of the mark' for a 2C world
Investor-led Transitions Pathway Initiative warns four in five firms in carbon intensive sectors currently fail Paris Agreement test
Charging to the front: Battery M&A activity continues on back of bullish long-term outlook for sector
Two major deals agreed this week, as new projections point to upbeat long term prospects for global battery sector
'Tipping point'? CNG Fuels eyes surging HGV demand for renewable biomethane
Green gas specialist planning nationwide network of renewable biomethane refuelling stations for trucks and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) as firms seek alternatives to diesel for their fleets
COP26 delay speculation mounts, as calls grow for green stimulus blitz
Government yet to make a decision on COP26 postponement, as observers warn diplomatic challenges would remain if Summit is rescheduled
'Deeply disturbing': Just 35 banks have handed $2.7tr to fossil fuels since 2015, study finds
Major study backed by 250 NGOs and environmental organisations claims financing for fossil fuels has risen every year since the Paris Agreement was signed
COP26: Fears grow over UN climate summit amid coronavirus fallout
UK government insists it is on track to deliver crucial UN Climate Summit in November as planned
Can a national carbon price be made fair and effective?
Conventional fiscal thinking needs to be turned on its head to implement a fairer, more effective approach to net zero, according to the authors of a new report
Coronavirus fears, oil price slumps, and net zero pressures: Calls grow for green Budget stimulus
The Johnson administration has promised to put the environment at the heart of its first Budget, but will escalating economic woes curb its green ambitions?
Asset managers accused of failing to lead the way on responsible investment
More than two-thirds of the $36tr of assets held by some of the world's largest asset managers are being managed by responsible investment 'laggards' and poor performers, while the industry currently has no stand-out leaders, damning new research shows....
Global Briefing: General Motors powers up $20bn EV investment plan
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