The Body mandated by the Paris Agreement to set up a new UN carbon market has agreed mandatory environmental and human rights safeguards early into a five-day meeting in Baku.
The new guidance document, Business Actions on TNFD: A primer on roles and reporting using the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Framework, has been published today by IEMA as a guide for SMEs engaging with the Framework for the first time.
‘Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress; working together is success’ Henry Ford
UK Government confirms funding to launch the UK's first carbon capture sites, set to bring thousands of new skilled jobs, billions in private investment and support acceleration to net zero.
New IRENA report underscores the importance of holistic policies and investments in support of building a skilled and diverse workforce.
Holcim is on a mission to reach net zero and create a circular and regenerative built environment. To accelerate this, Holcim has launched the Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy to upskill built environment professionals to integrate the principles of sustainable design.
Strengthening international collaboration is vital to reduce emissions in the global economy’s largest emitting sectors to deliver on ambitious climate pledges, new Breakthrough Agenda Report finds
Systemiq and Holcim have launched a report at Climate Week NYC 2024 calling for a “regenerative revolution” in the built environment to accelerate positive impact for people and the planet.
Very heavy rainfall experienced in Central Europe in mid-September, which broke local and national rainfall records over the period of four days, was twice as likely due to human-induced climate change, according to a study by WWA.
81% of renewable additions in 2023 were cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives, offering countries a compelling business and investment case to triple renewables by 2030
The United Nation’s Summit of the Future opens in New York this Sunday (22 September), world leaders meeting there must take ambitious action on fossil fuel phaseout – according to a letter signed by leaders of states, regions and cities from across the globe.
This two-day forum will convene global and regional stakeholders to mobilise investments for renewables-based energy transition projects across Central Asia.
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After decades of corporate good intentions but mixed results, regulators and investors are no longer satisfied with promises to curb emissions or protect biodiversity. The conversation has shifted to the practicalities of how to reduce emissions, manage environmental risks, and report these efforts with credibility and transparency. While for many years the core focus was on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, recently, the call to action has been expanding across all nature assets and ecosystems, expanding both the opportunity for impact and the challenges for defining and measuring impact. Telling stakeholders you intend to be an effective steward of climate and nature isn’t enough. Increasingly, regulation requires firms to show, not just tell.
New IEA report offers first-of-its-kind global stocktake of efforts to integrate variable renewables across 50 power systems, identifying best practices and key challenges
From January 1st 2025 street advertising for fossil fuels will be banned by law in the Netherland’s third largest city
An ambitious vision for how the UK’s seabed can continue to support the accelerated delivery of nature recovery and the transition to clean energy has been set out by The Crown Estate, which manages the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland.