UK Government Proposes Peatland Burning Ban
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs is proposing to extend the ban on peatland burning to protect habitats, cut carbon emissions, and improve air and water quality.
Record-Breaking Annual Growth in Renewable Power Capacity
With 585 GW of capacity additions, renewables accounted for over 90% of total power expansion globally in 2024.
Growth in Global Energy Demand Surged in 2024 to Almost Twice its Recent Average
Even demand in advanced economies is rising again after years of declines, with rapid growth of electricity worldwide driving up consumption of renewables, gas, coal and nuclear.
International Forest Day: Celebrating the Power of Forests
As we enter unchartered territory as a result of human-induced climate change, the lifeline forests provide must not be understated nor underestimated. As well as being crucial ecosystems for food security, they are a pivotal tool for both climate change mitigation and adaptation.
UK Government Announces First New National Forest in 30 Years
The Western Forest will span across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol, and Somerset.
G20+ Countries Hold the Key to the Global Renewable Target by 2030
New data set and policy recommendations by IRENA outline 2025 priorities to keep 1.5°C within reach
WWF Calls for a Global Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining
In light of the upcoming 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) March Council meeting, WWF is calling on governments to halt deep seabed mining, citing significant threats to marine ecosystems, climate regulation, and sustainable development for coastal communities and indigenous peoples.
Ex-net zero tsar launches clean power taskforce to counter climate row backs
The UK’s former net zero tsar has teamed up with the ex-UN climate chief to launch a clean power taskforce aimed at countering recent reversals on action.
Fragmented Forests Lead to Declining Biodiversity
The fragmentation of forests reduces biodiversity at multiple scales, according to new study from a global collaboration of ecologists and support from the University of Michigan.
From Carney to COP30
Where an American oak falls, maple and paubrasilia grow.
The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE and Ambassador Patricia Espinosa host Global Clean Power roundtable
On March 5, the Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa hosted the first scoping roundtable of the Climate Action Coalition's Global Clean Power Taskforce.
COP30 President-Designate: UN Climate Summit Must Be a Moment of Hope and Action
COP30 president-designate, André Aranha Corrêa do Lago summons the United Nations to leave differences behind and unite in vanquishing the ‘common enemy’ of climate change.
Building the North Sea’s Energy Future
The UK Government is consulting on plans to put the North Sea at the heart of Britain's clean energy future and drive economic growth.
UK Economy Heading for $141 Billion Loss Caused by Stranded Fossil Fuel Assets
New report from UKSIF and TREX shows global economic exposure to fossil fuel asset stranding risk amounts to $2.28tn by 2040. The UK financial system is itself disproportionately exposed to the stranding risk, ranking 9th globally for losses per capita – more exposed than the United States, Italy, and France.
UK’s Climate Change Committee Releases Report on Seventh Carbon Budget
Last week, the UK’s climate advisors, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), presented a new pathway to a decarbonised UK. The CCC sets out how to achieve this by 2050, and what decisions need to be made in the coming years to ensure success. It's analysis shows that emissions must be reduced by 87% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2040.
Ambassador Patricia Espinosa to co-chair Climate Action Coalition’s Clean Power Taskforce
We are delighted to announce Ambassador Patricia Espinosa, former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC and Founding Partner and CEO of onepoint5, as co-chair of the Climate Action Coalition’s Clean Power Taskforce alongside Chris Skidmore.
All Roads lead to Action: Major Outcomes of COP16 UN Biodiversity Conference
Almost 1,000 participants from nearly 150 countries gathered at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome last week, 25-27 February, to resume the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16). COP16, held in Cali, Colombia, was suspended in November last year due to loss of quorum before the remaining agenda items could be considered for adoption.
UK Sets Out Biodiversity Commitments to Protect Nature
Last week, on 26 February, the UK published its National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan for 2030 (NBSAP), outlining how it intends to meet the global targets and goals set out by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) established at the UN biodiversity summit in 2022.
EU Omnibus Package: Commission Aims to Simplify Corporate Sustainability Regulations
The European Commission has adopted a new package of proposals “to simplify EU rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment capacity.”
UN Biodiversity COP16 to Reconvene Next Week in Rome
The UN Biodiversity Conference, suspended last November in Cali, will reconvene from 25-27 February 2025 in Rome, Italy, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).