We won’t reach a climate solution without all our partners in Asia – including China June 5, 2023 To reach climate solutions, especially involving financial services, we need to engage with all Asian countries - including China. Without a dialogue with big emitters, we won't achieve the results we want, writes Nicholas Lyons
Cost of living fears outweigh mental health and climate change as biggest concern for parents – poll April 7, 2023 Fears about the cost of living outweigh those of mental health, climate change, social media and bullying for a third of UK parents, a survey suggests. Almost a quarter of parents (24 per cent ) said finances and savings were a key concern for their children’s futures but just 9 per cent said they were [...]
Shell AGM: Tense meet disrupted by climate protestors who target chair Andrew MacKenzie May 23, 2023 Climate change protesters have tried to storm the stage at oil giant Shell’s annual shareholder meeting in London. In a tense moment in the meeting, which had already been delayed for nearly an hour, security stepped in to prevent a protester reaching chairman Sir Andrew Mackenzie and other board members on stage. Dozens of protesters [...]
Qatari’s £4bn climate tech plans shows UK’s appeal – but there’s more to do, think tank warns September 11, 2023 A £4bn Qatari splurge on UK climate tech could boost the UK’s green ambitions, but Sunak must get the policy right, a think tank has warned.
Even Biden’s green subsidies can’t solve the climate crisis without private money May 22, 2023 Addressing the impacts of climate change, and making ourselves resilient to them, requires even more than what governments are able to offer, writes Nicholas Lyons.
Indonesia reaches £17bn climate partnership with world’s wealthiest nations November 15, 2022 A group of the world's wealthiest nations has entered into a $20bn energy partnership with Indonesia, which hosting the G20 summit.
God vs Big Oil: Church of England loses faith in Shell’s climate plans ahead of AGM May 9, 2023 The Church of England will vote to oust Shell's chief executive Wael Sawan and chairman Sir Andrew Macenzie.
Boost energy efficiency to tackle climate change, says Schneider Electric November 8, 2022 There needs to be more of a focus on less exciting parts of the green transition, argued a leading analyst at Schneider Electric.
Banks and insurers may not be ‘sufficiently capitalised’ for future climate-related losses, Bank of England reports March 13, 2023 The Bank of England said there was “uncertainty” over whether banks and insurers are “sufficiently capitalised” to deal with climate-related risks, but suggested there was not enough justification to increase their capital requirements at the moment. In a report published today, the Bank said climate risks create a challenge for regulators as the uncertainty surrounding [...]
Global companies with net zero goals on course to miss climate ambitions November 2, 2022 Nearly all global companies with net zero ambitions will fall short of their environmental goals, warned Accenture.