Climate sceptic Bjorn Lomborg’s stark warning: ‘People will rebel against green policies’ September 14, 2022 Climate sceptic Bjorn Lomborg is President of the Copenhagen Consensus and Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Today he explains in City A.M. why green policies will simply not work. The disconnect between the global elite and the real world is growing by the day. Most people are worn down by the pandemic, food [...]
BP scales back climate ambitions as outcry over £23bn earnings ignites call for tougher windfall tax February 7, 2023 BP has scaled back its climate ambitions, easing plans to slash the amount of oil and gas it produces to meet global demand.
Greenwashing creates ‘false confidence’ in climate fight, environment chief warns July 4, 2022 Rampant greenwashing is creating a "false confidence" in the fight against climate change and threatening to to derail efforts to hit net zero targets, the chief of the UK’s environment agency will warn today.
South Africa President urges UK to give climate reparations to poor nations during London visit November 22, 2022 South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the UK to give climate reparations to “low and medium income countries” during his state visit to the UK – the first under the reign of King Charles III. Ramaphosa told a joint sitting of parliament today that countries like South Africa should receive funding from rich [...]
‘We can rely on markets’ Standard Chartered’s Bill Winters implores use of effective carbon market to combat climate crisis April 24, 2023 Standard Chartered’s chief executive Bill Winters called for more action on the carbon credits market saying he was “frustrated” work had not yet been finished despite the urgency of the task. Speaking at the City Week conference, Winters, who chairs a private sector-led initiative working to scale the voluntary carbon market, argued that governments around [...]
Squire Patton Boggs bolsters London bankruptcy practice in preparation for worsening economic climate September 7, 2022 US law firm Squire Patton Boggs has bolstered its London bankruptcy team in anticipation of worsening economic conditions. The law firm said it had poached five restructuring and insolvency lawyers from rival Brown Rudnick, including Charlotte Møller, the head of the firm’s EU bankruptcy practice. The hires come as Squire Patton Boggs said it anticipates [...]
Shell’s climate plans backed by shareholders despite activist disruption May 24, 2022 Shareholders have backed Shell’s climate transition plans in a crucial vote at the energy giant’s annual general meeting in London.
Khan to ‘digest’ findings of LandSec report warning London could be ‘unliveable’ in 10 years due to climate inaction January 26, 2023 British property investment trust Land Securities (LandSec) has warned cities could become “unliveable” in within 10 years without urgent planning reform to meet net zero goals. Research published this morning urges reform to prevent the UK’s cities suffering from the impact of climate change and external shocks, such as international conflicts like the war in [...]
UK risks falling behind in global net zero race if it lowers green ambitions, ex climate minister Skidmore warns February 28, 2023 The UK risks falling behind rival countries in the "international net zero race" if it lowers its climate ambitions.
“Now or never” for climate change mitigation, IPCC warns April 13, 2022 The next few years are critical in the fight against climate change, according to the third instalment of the UN’s latest sixth landmark report. Its global assessment of global climate change, which will be completed this year, has warned that without deep and immediate emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees [...]