Black Friday will have a black mark to its name if it ignores the climate question November 24, 2022 If you are walking past a colleague’s desk tomorrow, and their screen is full, not of the task due yesterday, but of Black Friday sales, they are one of the 76 per cent of customers hunting for discount deals. For some, the day of mega sales can be traced back to a Wall Street stock [...]
How Does ClientEarth’s Case Against Shell Measure Up Against Other Instances of NGO-led Climate Litigation? October 16, 2023 In a world where activism serves as the catalyst for change in environmental, social, and corporate governance issues, the advent of climate litigation initiated by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) offers a compelling turn of events. Responsible businesses must engage with activism, for it is the vanguard of societal transformation. In recent times, ClientEarth’s legal battle against [...]
Treasury red tape on wind farms to cost bill payers £1.5bn per year, climate group warns August 17, 2023 Bill payers are being left £1.5bn worse off per year due to Treasury red tape blocking new offshore wind projects, according to the ECIU.
Mark Carney’s climate alliance expands as 23 venture capital funds join net zero group April 25, 2023 Mark Carney’s global alliance of financial firms fighting climate change expanded into the venture capital sector today with the launch of the Venture Climate Alliance (VCA). Consisting of 23 venture capital (VC) firms across the U.S. and Europe, VCA members have committed to supporting a rapid, global transition to net zero or negative carbon emissions [...]
Let’s be honest, we might actually save the climate with lab-made meat alternatives January 26, 2023 Wanna save the planet? Lab-made meat could be a good place where to start, writes Matthew Lesh
Exclusive: The West must accept climate trade-offs in green metal push October 31, 2022 The West should be honest about the environmental effects of mining for vital green metals, argued Amaroq boss Eldur Olafsson.
The Bank’s climate warnings are too overblown to help May 25, 2022 What was it HSBC’s now-suspended banker Stuart Kirk said about alarmist climate warnings? “Unsubstantiated, shrill, partisan, self-serving, apocalyptic warnings are ALWAYS WRONG” was the title of the slide which has seen him taking some unexpected time in the garden, as he dared to offer the heretical view that reports of the world’s imminent demise may [...]
Government must get a grip on risks to key infrastructure from climate change October 27, 2022 The Government must get a grip on the risks posed by the effects of climate change on infrastructure, warned a Westminster committee.
World’s richest nations should honour $100bn climate financing pledge October 26, 2022 The world's wealthiest nations should deliver on their pledge to provide $100bn per year of climate financing, argued Wärtsila.
Global cost-of-living crisis risks ‘dire consequences’ for planet as firms ditch climate concerns January 11, 2023 The global cost-of-living crisis threatens to railroad efforts to combat climate change, “potentially leading to dire planetary and societal consequences,” the World Economic Forum (WEF) warned today. Soaring energy and food prices are forcing governments and private businesses to turn to cheaper, often dirtier resources to produce goods and services. As a result, “the risks [...]