UK Government confirms coal power phase out will be brought forward to 2024
From 1 October 2024, Great Britain will no longer use coal to generate electricity, a year earlier than planned.
The Carbon Countdown: Road to 2030
Our Carbon Countdown: Road to 2030 white paper looks at the changes needed in our homes, our businesses and our city infrastructures in order to reach a net zero future.
Planet Tracker launches interactive tool to help investors reduce overfishing
Financial think tank Planet Tracker has launched an interactive dashboard to help investors identify how they could finance a recovery of fish stocks, generate higher returns for fishing companies and secure a significant return for themselves.
Mark Carney warns of ‘unfinished business’ in the finance sector at the Climate Innovation Forum
Mark Carney has warned that although the G7 has taken some of the necessary steps in the financial sector, there is still 'unfinished business' to reach net zero.
Drax kickstarts planning process to expand pumped storage hydro station in Scotland
Drax Group has kickstarted the planning process to build a new underground pumped hydro storage power station – more than doubling the electricity generating capacity at its iconic Cruachan facility in Scotland.
RE100: Business demand for renewables greater than total energy demand of major G7 economies
RE100 companies, committed to going 100% renewable, now have bigger electricity demand than either the UK or Italy.
Iceland‘s role in a just and inclusive energy transition
Earlier this year Iceland took on a role as Global Champion for Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, Just Energy Transition for the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Energy– a role which is very much in line with Iceland´s overall commitment to the clean energy transition, at home and abroad.
Volvo Cars announces plans to explore fossil-free steel
Volvo Cars is teaming up with Swedish steel maker SSAB to explore the development of fossil-free, high quality steel for use in the automotive industry.
Aviva and WWF call on UK government to demonstrate further leadership of green finance
New partnership between Aviva and WWF calls on government to commit for a greener financial system ahead of COP26.
Anticipating climate change risks on sovereign bonds, Part 2
Regulators and international institutions require financial risks assessment of climate change, however the practical methodology frameworks available are lacking. This paper provides an innovative and practical methodology that measures the financial impact of climate change risks on sovereign fixed-income assets.
Baringa and BlackRock enter long-term climate partnership
BlackRock, Inc. and Baringa Partners have announced a long-term climate partnership.
How to take Climate Action?
How can we take Climate Action? It’s not as simple a question as it looks. Talking about the need to reduce CO2 emissions isn’t action in itself, but unfortunately it’s much more common than actually reducing them.
3 ways explainable machine learning can reduce factory emissions this Earth Day
Industry is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. In the US, factories account for roughly a quarter of emissions, falling behind only transportation and electricity.
Clean Air Day: Over a quarter of UK schools are above WHO air pollution limits
On Clean Air Day 2021, Global Action Plan released new data which finds over a quarter of all UK schools, are located in areas which are above World Health Organization (WHO) air pollution limits.
CCC: UK struggling to keep pace with climate change impacts
The Climate Change Committee has released a comprehensive independent assessment which found that action to improve the nation’s resilience is failing to keep pace with the impacts of a warming planet and increasing climate risks facing the UK.
G7 leaders commit to protect planet and accelerate investment for global green growth
G7 leaders have agreed commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, and tackle deforestation, marine litter and illegal wildlife trade.