2024 on track to be warmest and first year above 1.5°C
Latest data from Copernicus, the EU’s flagship Earth observation programme, shows November 2024 was the second-warmest November globally, after November 2023.
COP29 Outcomes, Implications and Public Perceptions of the Climate Threat
The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE, Chair of the Climate Action Coalition, reflects on COP29, the COP process and recent data on the public perceptions of the climate threat in the UK and US.
IEA’s first major Energy & AI Global Conference
At major IEA conference, decision-makers from tech, energy and government underscore AI’s implications for energy security and transitions.
A Circular System to Turn Plastic Waste into Innovative New Products
LIXIL has developed "revia," a circular building material that reuses hard-to-recycle plastic waste by combining it with waste wood. This innovative process allows different materials to be crushed and extruded together without sorting, making it possible to effectively use almost all household and commercial waste plastics. Revia aims to address the issue of plastic waste and reduce CO2 emissions by over 80% compared to burning waste plastics and wood. The material is versatile, boasting a handmade, wood-like texture, and is suitable for various applications, from building materials to everyday products.
Majority of Britons now say climate change among biggest problems country faces
A majority (52%) of Britons now say climate change is one of the most, if not the single most, important problems the country faces – up from 46% last year, according to a new survey.
COP29 Outcomes Forum: Pathway to COP30
The COP29 Outcomes Forum took place on Wednesday 4 December, hosted by the Climate Action Coalition, the Policy Institute at King’s College London, and DIPLOMAT Magazine.
Climate Finance – Looking Ahead to 2025
This year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, concluded in Baku on 24th November. A new climate finance goal was the locus of the two-week agenda, with the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) amounting to $300bn, to be contributed to by developed countries on an annual basis. The NCQG will also scale up finance to developing countries, from public and private sources, with an agreed target of $1.3 trillion per year by 2035. Although this outcome fell short of expectations, efforts must now be accelerated to deliver the NCQG and bridge the climate finance gap.
UN Plastics Treaty Talks End Without Agreement
Negotiations for a legally binding UN treaty on plastic pollution extended to 2025 after talks in Busan faced disagreement on production limits.
Governing Global Industrial and Financial Policies in the G20
Co-Chairs of the Group of Experts to the G20 Taskforce on a Global Mobilization Against Climate Change (TF CLIMA) set out framework for making green growth achievable across the G20 and globally.
Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2025
The Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2025 will bring together key stakeholders to explore the alignment of sustainable investment strategies for a just, net zero and nature positive transition.
COP29 – Week Two Summary and Final Outcome
The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) officially ended at 5:31am on Sunday 24 November, 35 hours after initially planned. The road to COP29 was not an easy one, and its conclusion perhaps leaves more questions unanswered than answered.
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The Global Nuclear Moment: Versatile Energy Source for Net Zero
In a new white paper, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group outlines the drivers of the nuclear energy revival and the benefits it has for achieving pressing climate targets. These include safety advances, applying learnings from the past, and how emerging technologies can enable the development of new types of nuclear reactors for a diverse range of applications.
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Hydrogen Transition Summit Highlights
Returning for its fifth edition at COP29, the Hydrogen Transition Summit is the largest and longest-running hydrogen event at COP. The summit convened over 500 key stakeholders from across the hydrogen value chain on 15 November, including policymakers, investors, hydrogen producers and off-takers, tech innovators and project developers, with a shared objective of advancing hydrogen markets to support the global transition towards a low carbon economy.
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Agri-Food Systems Summit Highlights
The Agri-Food Systems Summit brought together global leaders, farmers, business innovators, and policymakers to tackle the pressing challenges of food systems transformation, to both adapt to and mitigate climate change, at COP29. Chair of the Summit, Jake Fiennes, Director of Holkham National Nature Reserve and General Manager at Conservation Holkham Estate, led a packed one-day program, where participants engaged in dynamic panel discussions, fireside chats, and the Future Food Systems Hackathon, giving every voice in the room a say. Attendees shared cutting-edge solutions, challenged conventional thinking, and forged connections across sectors to accelerate action. From innovative financing models to farmer-led pathways to sustainability, the summit spotlighted the bold ideas needed to ensure food systems are equitable, resilient, and climate-smart.
Q&A with Naoki Ikegami, Leader, Aluminum Extrusion Division, LIXIL Housing Technology
Mr. Naoki Ikegami is in charge of the aluminum business at LIXIL, and is responsible for the entire supply chain from the procurement of recycled raw materials to the aluminum extrusion products in its operations in Asia and Japan. He is also responsible for the global sales of aluminum products, prioritizing the promotion of its low-carbon recycled aluminum called PremiAL, LIXIL`s recycled Low Carbon Aluminum, to its wide network of clients in the building, industrial equipment, and automotive industries. He is also a member of Circular Economy Committee of the Japan Aluminum Association.
COP29 – Transforming Agri-Food Systems
COP29’s Food, Water and Agriculture Day shined light on the transformative power of agrifood systems to drive emissions reductions. However, efforts must be pushed from both sides, mitigation and adaptation, as these systems are particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change.