Vivek Ramaswamy: The Republican outsider Donald Trump might actually be afraid of August 24, 2023 Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, news headlines have been dominated by one man: former president and four-time indictee, Donald J Trump. But following the first Republican primary debate last night, a surprising candidate emerged as a potential rival for the nomination. Not Florida governor Ron DeSantis, or former vice president Mike Pence. And [...]
Four Just Stop Oil activists arrested after smearing cake on Madame Tussauds model of King Charles III October 24, 2022 Four Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested for criminal damage after throwing cake at a Madame Tussauds’ model of King Charles. The campaigners were held by police after launching the stunt on Monday morning. The Metropolitan Police tweeted: We responded quickly to an incident at Madame Tussauds after two people threw food at a [...]
UK losing out on £2bn a year by not taxing shipping pollution, green groups say February 6, 2023 The UK government is missing out on £2bn a year by not taxing shipping pollution, environmentalists say, if plans to extend the Emissions Trading Scheme to the sector are applied more broadly. Introduced by the UK government after Brexit, the ETS caps the amount of greenhouse gas emissions energy-intensive sectors – such as aviation and [...]
Designs to adapt all our cities to extreme weather must dovetail with mitigation July 21, 2022 On Tuesday, the London Fire Brigade had over 2,000 calls on its busiest day since the Blitz. Extreme heat in the capital and across the nation sparked fires, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees celsius for the first time. Sixteen firefighters were injured, 41 properties destroyed, our runways and railways melted, and the NHS remains under [...]
Exclusive: Debit card rolls out for shoppers to track and tackle their environmental footprint March 15, 2022 A new debit card which tracks the carbon footprint of every purchase has rolled out to consumers today, as it looks to tap into a surge in demand for sustainable financial products.
Total profits as French energy giant joins rivals with record £29.9bn earnings February 8, 2023 Oil and gas major Total Energies has joined the profits party alongside its rivals, posting record full-year earnings of £29.9bn.
Nuclear fusion: Scientists announce breakthrough that ‘paves way’ for clean energy December 13, 2022 US scientists have announced an historic achievement which could “pave the way” for clean power through nuclear fusion ignition. Calling it a “major scientific breakthrough” the experts at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) conducted the first ever controlled fusion experiment in history. The experiment, which took place on 5 December, involved getting more energy out [...]
Changing times in a changing world September 20, 2023 An important maxim for a business leader to remember is that to stray towards hyperbole is fraught with danger. Yet 100 days or so into my role as the new global CEO of Arcadis, it is no exaggeration to say that the next three years will be game changing, both for me personally, but also [...]
Exclusive: Loosen pension rules to bridge ‘valley of death’ for climate tech, say policy groups December 2, 2022 A group of top tech bodies have called on ministers to rein in restrictions on pension funds today so they can fuel a wave of climate tech start-ups and bridge the “valley of death” funding gap facing the sector.
Europe racks up over £430bn in climate-related losses since 1980 February 3, 2022 Europe has racked up climate-related losses of between £375bn and £433.5bn since 1980, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). In a new report on the economic impacts of extreme weather and climate across the EEA’s 32 member states, Germany, which suffered catastrophic floods last July, was found to have swallowed the highest losses between [...]