‘Shell must fall!’ Climate activists storm AGM and put event on hold May 24, 2022 Shell has confirmed to City A.M. it has "paused" its AGM after it erupted into chaos this morning after activists stormed the stage.
Shareholders to vote on Shell’s climate plans at upcoming AGM amid activist pressure May 22, 2022 Shareholders will vote on Shell's climate transition at the AGM next week with activists putting the energy giant under pressure to ramp up climate targets.
Brits love talking about the weather – so let’s talk about investing in climate action August 22, 2022 Up until very recently, British people loved talking about the weather. It has long been part of our cultural zeitgeist and public representation. A BBC survey from 2015 found that four in 10 people admitted to having a conversation about the weather in the 60 minutes preceding answering the survey. Fast forward seven years and [...]
Investment giants set out global standard for climate lobbying March 14, 2022 A group of investment giants have ramped up pressure on boardrooms to increase transparency on climate lobbying today, laying out an action plan that bosses will have to stick to or risk having shareholders vote on their decisions.
Public money, tied to political decisions won’t save us from the climate challenge July 18, 2022 We are now just over 100 days from Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. It only feels like yesterday that many of us in the Square Mile made the journey to Glasgow for Cop26, working hard to ensure that financial and professional services played its part in helping keep climate change goals within reach. Yet with just [...]
Extinction Rebellion: Scientists glue themselves to government department in climate protest April 13, 2022 Scientists aligned to the Extinction Rebellion group have glued themselves to the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) building in a climate protest. In images and footage posted on social media, campaigners with the Scientists for Extinction Rebellion group, took part in the demonstration unfurling a banner saying ‘end fossil fuels now.’. This [...]
Battery-powered storage vital to meeting EU climate goals and reducing Russian gas reliance July 14, 2022 Companies have called for a rapid roll-out of battery-powered storage to harness the boost in renewable generation planned in coming years.
Carbon market reforms collapse in EU Parliament with lawmakers divided over climate targets June 8, 2022 The European Parliament was thrown into chaos yesterday after key environmental proposals were voted down by divided lawmakers.
How can the blockchain help tackle climate change? February 1, 2022 When you think of all the use cases for blockchain technology, solving the existential threat that is climate change is probably not one of them. If anything, crypto has had to play defence in 2021 when it comes to environmental issues, as big questions have been posed about the industry’s energy consumption and sustainability. Well, [...]
Letter to the editor: Greening trade is also about greening our economies April 3, 2024 Climate change is already here. It has dreadful impacts on people’s daily life, and the public is growing worried about it. According to our latest survey on climate literacy, 75 per cent of respondents across eight countries are (very) anxious about climate change.