IRENA: Off-grid sector emerges to plug energy access gaps
IRENA’s new report Off-grid Renewable Energy Statistics 2022 shows that off-grid renewables continue to grow despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Consortium led by Virgin Atlantic announces ‘world’s first’ net zero transatlantic flight
The world’s first net zero transatlantic flight will take off from the UK next year, with Virgin Atlantic set to fly one of its Boeing 787 aircraft from London to New York using solely sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
UK Government announces funding to deliver on ‘30by30’ target at COP15
Wildlife, plants and habitats at risk across the globe are set to benefit from new government funding announced by Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).
Ecologi Zero™ joins the Xero App Store to support UK businesses on their net-zero journey
Ecologi Zero is working with Xero to help scale up net-zero in the UK, this joining-of-forces will give thousands of UK service-based small businesses the option to calculate their carbon footprint for free, making it much easier to take climate action and start their net-zero journey.
£102 million government backing for nuclear and hydrogen innovation in the UK
The UK government has announced new funding to support clean energy production in the UK, following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent impact on global energy prices.
IEA: Renewable power’s growth is being turbocharged as countries seek to strengthen energy security
The global energy crisis has triggered unprecedented momentum behind renewables, with the world set to add as much renewable power in the next 5 years as it did in the past 20.
European Union agrees law to fight global deforestation and forest degradation
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement just reached between the European Parliament and the Council on an EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains.
Circular strategies could cut emissions from materials used in vehicles by 60% by 2040
Greater circularity in materials-use by the European automotive sector could reduce emissions associated with the materials used in production per vehicle by 60% by 2040, a new analysis by Bain & Company shows.
Increasing UK onshore wind capacity would affect just 0.02% of land, finds new analysis
New analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has found that the area of land that could be affected by onshore wind farms in future is just 0.02% of the UK's total land.
Turning sustainability talk into action
It’s hard to convey the intensity of our current sustainable investment (SI) interactions with clients and stakeholders.
Storebrand announces new nature strategy, tightening requirements for all investments
Storebrand's new nature strategy takes a clear stance against activities that can damage vulnerable nature.
European Commission announces new rules to put end to wasteful packaging
The European Commission has proposed new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle the constantly growing source of waste and of consumer frustration.
Lack of legally binding core standards for UK trade putting climate and environmental goals at risk
The UK Government must establish a set of Core Environmental Standards (CES) in law that would apply to food imported from overseas based on similar standards that apply to UK farmers or risk undermining the transition to sustainable farming, says a new report by WWF.
The more asset owner investment strategies change, the more they stay the same
For the sixth year in a row, FTSE Russell asked global asset owners for their views and practices across a range of sustainable finance issues: 184 participated, represent up to £3trillions in AUM in assets.
UK nature agencies set out vision at COP15 to restore nature to avoid ‘profound threat to humanity’
The UK’s leading nature agencies have set out their plan to boost nature recovery at home and abroad ahead of the key international biodiversity summit in Montreal taking place next month.
UK and South Africa working in partnership on minerals for future clean energy technologies
UK Government announces it is working with the Republic of South Africa to deepen their minerals mining and energy collaborations, including through a regular Ministerial and Technical dialogues between the Department for Mineral Resources and Energy (RSA) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (UK).