Labour slams Rishi Sunak’s plans to boost North Sea oil and gas July 31, 2023 Rishi Sunak's energy policies are "weak and confused" and will "not take a penny off bills", said shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband.
Scotland a world leader on climate change? Absolutely not, says Greta Thunberg August 31, 2021 Scotland should not be seen as a world leader on climate change, as the Scottish Government claims, according to climate activist Greta Thunberg. The Swedish teenager said she has not yet decided whether she will travel to COP26, the global UN climate conference in Glasgow next month, but will do if it is “considered safe [...]
Energy providers demand government incentives to stop UK providers losing out on green projects February 20, 2023 The energy sector is ramping up pressure on the government to bolster the investment climate for green projects.
BREAKING: Port of Dover blocked by climate protestors – CityAM : CityAM September 24, 2021 Around 40 people are currently blocking the Port of Dover, Europe’s busiest ferry port. Two groups have blocked the A20: at the Eastern Docks roundabout and near the junction with Union Street for the Western Docks. The offshoot of Extinction Rebellion caused chaos on the M25 motorway five times in the past fortnight, but were [...]
Private equity firms rush to go green as investors dodge climate risky investments October 18, 2021 “Climate risk is investment risk,” the ESG lead at investment heavyweight BlackRock has said, as the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has outlined not only what countries need to do to hold back climate change, but what they are likely to achieve. To meet the Paris Agreement’s goals, countries will need to retire unabated [...]
COP26: ‘Climate risk is investment risk’, says BlackRock ESG lead October 18, 2021 “Climate risk is investment risk,” the ESG lead at investment heavyweight BlackRock has said, as the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) outlines not only what countries need to do to hold back climate change, but what they are likely to achieve. To meet the Paris Agreement’s goals, countries will need to retire unabated coal [...]
Khan on climate: ‘We either take bold action now or face the consequences’ September 23, 2021 “London is at a crossroads,” London mayor Sadiq Khan is expected to say later today, as climate change can bring both flooding and soaring temperatures to the capital as extreme weather increases. In an address ahead of COP26 in November, Khan is set to warn that “time is running out” to meet the requirements of [...]
City boosts climate action commitment by joining Race to Zero and UK 100 September 22, 2021 The City of London Corporation has strengthened its commitment to climate action by signing up to the Race to Zero campaign and UK100 network. The announcement will be made at the Green Horizon Perspectives event this afternoon as part of the Square Mile governing body’s radical strategy to tackle climate change. These commitments will help [...]
COP26 one week down: Optimists and cynics on the climate summit’s progress so far November 8, 2021 The first week of the climate summit has brought some major commitments but critics say they are just more hot air. A range of high-profile climate activists have already labelled COP26 “a failure” but other voices are warning their message of doom could be as bad as denying climate change altogether. Here is a guide [...]
We need to get to net zero, but we will fail if we lose public support September 27, 2023 The hysteria over Sunak’s relatively mild changes ignores a much more existential threat to our climate goal: alienating everyday Brits.