We can’t put off our plans to deal with climate change – the City certainly won’t September 25, 2023 Sunak is right to explore ways to deliver net zero in a climate of financial insecurity, but we can't put off the transition to a green economy, writes Nicholas Lyons.
Shell lawsuit: Institutional investors back legal challenge over climate risk February 11, 2023 A group of European institutional investors is backing a novel London lawsuit against Shell's board over alleged climate mismanagement.
If climate summits are to achieve progress, they should avoid the spirit of Glasgow November 11, 2022 Setting targets is easy. But we are at risk of repeating the same mistakes of Cop26.
We need $100trn to hit our climate change commitments – in just six years time July 3, 2023 We have six years to find £100tn to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and prevent further climate change, but we won’t do it without India and China, writes Nicholas Lyons
Abrdn braced for AGM climate protests over ‘toxic bond’ ties to beleaguered Adani Group May 10, 2023 Asset manager Abrdn is set to face disruption at its annual general meeting today as climate protestors take aim at its provision of debt financing to what they call “fossil fuel expansionists”.
The Notebook: Sir Rocco Forte on the hated tourist tax, counteracting climate hysteria and Boris Johnson’s legacy June 26, 2023 The Notebook is a column where interesting people say interesting things. Today, it’s hotel industry giant Sir Rocco Forte, chairman of Rocco Forte Hotels My hotels in Italy, Germany and Belgium are booming. But occupancy in London is not what it was last year nor what we saw pre-pandemic. Official statistics bear this out, showing [...]
We can brag about climate investment, but too many start ups are still a very light green August 11, 2023 More and more companies are embracing impact investing, but regulations are burdensome and end up excluding small companies and investors and emerging start-ups. This must change, writes Tove Larsson
EU pushes ban on petrol cars ahead of climate summit October 24, 2022 The EU is proposing to tighten the bloc's climate policies ahead of the COP 27 summit in Cairo, Egypt, next month.
UK falling behind EU rivals in green steel race, climate group warns March 7, 2023 The UK is falling further behind its European rivals in the race to develop green steel plants, according to a top climate think tank.
Our approach to energy prices shows we want climate policies only if they’re free June 14, 2023 High energy prices could have been an incentive for companies to move to less energy intensive processes and for consumers to use less energy. The opposite happened, writes Paul Ormerod