Research prompts warnings humanity is ‘financing its own extinction’ through subsidies damaging to the climate and wildlife
The world is spending at least $1.8tn (£1.3tn) every year on subsidies…
Three years ago, after my presentation on the changes in the automotive sector away from gasoline and diesel to electric cars and autonomous driving, a lady in the audience stood up. She asked a…
Investments to drill new oil wells and tap gas reserves were made within a year of signing up
Europe’s biggest banks led by HSBC, Barclays and BNP Paribas have provided £24bn to oil and gas…
South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) issued a request for information (RFI) for a new multipurpose nuclear research reactor on Sunday (MPR) that is meant to replace the organization’s…
UN Climate Change News, 14 February 2022 – New dates for the first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, MENACW 2022, have been announced. Originally planned to begin in February, the…
The Biden Administration announced plans on Thursday to spend nearly $5 billion to create a network of electric vehicle charging stations along U.S. highways.
Recruitment drive should present profession as ‘chance to be a key player in reducing UK emissions and promoting climate action’, Social Market Foundation says
The UK needs to recruit and retrain…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said he wants to encourage more investment in new fossil fuel drilling
Environmental groups have accused the UK of “torpedoing climate action” and “disregarding science”…
Investors are stepping up to embrace Sustainable Development Goal Strategies. Read how Detailhandel evolved its fixed income approach with SDGs in mind.
Sustainable investment is an equity story,…
Beowulf Mining ‘hopeful’ for decision on mine in Sápmi despite opposition from activist, UN and Swedish church
A British company has fallen foul of Greta Thunberg, Unesco, Sweden’s national church…
The actor and environmentalist highlighted the importance of keeping global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius
Leonardo DiCaprio has a warning for humanity, not unlike his scientist character in the…
Environmental advocates tell South Korean miner to ‘pack its bags’ as company considers next steps
The mining company Kepco has failed in its final legal bid to challenge a decision to reject its…
Archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall in northern England say global warming could soon ruin undiscovered Roman artefacts.
Nineteen hundred years after it was built to keep out barbarian hordes,…
Film-maker urges UK ministers to make it mandatory for schemes to align portfolios with climate target
Pension funds should face legal obligations to bring their investments in line with the net…
Chairs of eight all-party parliamentary groups pledge to support the UK’s green agenda
MPs not fully behind net zero are “a small minority” and the government should stay committed to its goal, a…
The new Green Loans proposition will offer borrowing with no arrangement fee to qualifying SMEs investing in eligible clean buildings, energy, transport and agriculture.
The new Green Loans…