The Government has announced the deadline to phase out coal-fired electricity has been brought forward by a year.

UK Coal-fired electricity ban brought forward

UK Coal-fired electricity ban brought forward In a move designed to highlight the UK’s leadership to go further in driving down emissions and tackling climate...
Time is running out for realistic climate commitments, warns CCC

Time is running out for realistic climate commitments, warns CCC

The UK Government is being too slow to deliver on its historic climate promises, according to a major new report from the Climate Change...
FCA consults on further climate-related disclosure rules

FCA consults on further climate-related disclosure rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched two consultations on expanding the scope of climate risk reporting rules.

Have your say on changes to the UK ETS and CPS compensation schemes

Have your say on changes to the UK ETS and CPS compensation schemes The government is considering the redesign of two schemes which compensate energy...
Investors managing $41 trillion in assets call on governments to ramp up climate action

Investors managing $41 trillion in assets call on governments to ramp up climate action

457 investors managing more than a third of global assets have released a joint statement urging world governments to strengthen climate policy, or risk losing out on “trillions of dollars in investment”.
The official G7 photo of world leaders at Carbis Bay, Cornwall.

G7 summit: the green pledges

The G7 summit saw leaders of the major industrial nations come together for the first time in two years to tackle the world’s biggest...
Firms must commit to net zero and report on emissions to win government contracts

Firms must commit to net zero and report on emissions to win big government...

Firms must commit to net zero and report on emissions to win big government contracts New measures will soon require businesses to commit to net...

World Environment Day: why it matters for business

World Environment Day: why it matters for business 5 June 2021 is World Environment Day; when the UN urges us all to reimagine, recreate and...
Judge orders Shell to reduce CO2 emissions by 45% within 10 years

Judge orders Shell to reduce CO2 emissions by 45% within 10 years

A court in the Hague has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must accelerate its carbon reduction efforts, in a landmark ruling which will have major consequences for other large carbon intensive organisations.
New report highlights risk of hitting temperature limit in next five years

New report highlights risk of hitting temperature limit in next five years

Global temperatures could go 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level over the next five years, according to a new report.

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