UK production of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to rise, with volumes up more than a fifth as domestic car production returned to growth in October, according to the latest industry figures released today. Car manufacturers produced more than 24,000 EVs last…
Serious concerns are mounting about the government's rush to ditch or amend hundreds of EU-derived laws by the end of next year, with both leading business groups and the UK's green watchdog urging Ministers...
More than a dozen firms have called on the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to strengthen its requirements for carbon dioxide removal and offsetting in the certification body's net zero standard...
Among the grim news in Jeremy Hunt's recent autumn statement was an attempt to square the circle on energy bills. Funding for the Energy Price Guarantee that aims to limit household energy prices will...
Anger is building over the failure to secure much-needed commitments towards phasing out unabated fossil fuels and tackling near-term emissions as part of the final agreement brokered at COP27 over the...
Rishi Sunak has called for a relentless focus on catalysing innovation across the economy in an attempt to combat the stagflation afflicting the UK, as he touted the importance of both public and private sector investment in skills, science, and research…
Hopes are building that the COP27 Climate Summit in Sharm El Sheikh could deliver a late breakthrough, after reports that the EU and the G77 group of developing economies had reached an agreement on proposals for a new Loss and Damage…
Support for efforts to slash methane emissions over the next decade is growing, with around 150 governments now signed up to a global UN-backed pledge to tackle the potent climate pollutant, it was announced at COP27 in Egypt this afternoon. First…
Fears are rapidly mounting that chaotic UN climate talks in Sharm El Sheikh risk backsliding on previous commitments, with ministers from the UK, EU, and Canada jointly meeting with Egypt's COP27 Presidency today to stress that agreements at this week's G20…
The Egyptian COP27 Presidency has given its clearest view yet of how UN climate talks might pan out over the remaining hours of the summit, this morning releasing summary texts that serve to underscore the huge mountain dimplomats have to climb…
Brazil's newly-elected leader, President-elect Lula, has promised to place climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest at heart of his government's domestic and international agenda when he takes over as the country's President in January. Ahead of a hotly-anticipated speech…
Leaders of the world's biggest economies have today signalled their continued support for an ambitious outcome from the tense on-going climate negotiations at the COP27 Summit, emphasising their support for capping global warming at 1.5C, ramping up climate finance, cutting back…
The US and European Union today unveiled further details of their plan to collectively mobilise $600bn-worth of investments in "sustainable transparent and quality infrastructure" in low and middle income countries worldwide by 2027 on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in…
The EU and Turkey have both unveiled fresh 2030 climate targets in support of the Paris Agreement at the COP27 Climate Summit today, although hopes are already receding that the welcome announcements could...
A major multi-billion pound deal to help wean Indonesia off coal-fired generation and ensure emissions from the nation's fast-expanding power sector peak by 2030 has been announced today, brokered by a coalition of industrialised nations, including the US, Japan, and the…
The middle Sunday of a UN Climate Summit is typically a rest day. As the only time across the entire fortnight that the conference building shuts up shop, negotiators, observers and journalists (well,...
A host of global fashion brands and consumer goods retailers, including H&M, Ben & Jerry's and Stella McCartney, have today collectively committed to purchasing 550,000 tonnes of low carbon alternative fibres for textiles and packaging, in a move aimed at curbing…
The global market for technologies designed to support nature-based climate solutions represents a "burgeoning market opportunity" that could triple to $6bn by 2030, according to fresh analysis released today. Research led by the Nature4Climate coalition of green NGOs and investment platform…
The UK's growing sources of wind, solar and hydro power served to significantly curb millions of households' reliance on expensive, carbon-intensive fossil fuels last month, further underscoring the benefits of expanding clean, renewable electricity sources to tackle the ongoing energy crisis.…
As the UN climate talks in Egypt near the half-way mark, building up a clear picture of the potential final outcome is, as ever, a hugely challenging task. There is an array of very complex pieces being...
Once an international hub for steelmaking at the advent of the industrial revolution, could Sheffield's metals manufacturing base now lead the UK's push towards a net zero future? The so-called 'steel city' is set to play a lead role in a…
Iberdrola has unveiled plans to invest a record €47bn in electricity networks and renewable power and clean energy infrastructure over the next two years, as the Spanish energy giant seeks to accelerate the global transition away from fossil fuels in the…
Electric vehicles (EVs) are already £600 a year cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel cars in the UK, offering savings of up to £8,300 over the average 14-year lifespan of a battery-powered car, according to new analysis released…
Between now and 2030 more than 40,000 new small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are needed across a variety of key sectors such as renewables, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle (EV) charging if the UK is to get on track to meet…
Projected global warming in 2100 based on national climate targets announced to date remains at a worryingly high 2.4C above pre-industrial level, an estimate that remains unchanged since last year despite...
The crackdown on greenwashing stepped up a gear today, with the remaining wriggle room for major corporate emitters to hide their ongoing fossil fuel investments, high carbon lobbying activities, and low...
Both fresh national climate commitments and accessible food outlets were seemingly in short supply at COP27 today, fuelling a palpable sense of frustration within the walls of the UN Climate Summit as...
Microsoft has unveiled a fresh wave of expanded efforts to harness better data and AI to boost climate resilience and adaptation efforts in Africa, in a bid to address what the tech giant described as a "significant lack" of reliable climate…
Plans for a new nuclear plant at Sizewell are reportedly under review by the government as it seeks to cut spending in a bid to tackle the UK's deficit, heightening fears that the 3.2GW low carbon power development could face further…
Climate change is "landing blow after blow on humanity" yet the world is still failing to mobilise the hundreds of billions of dollars of investment needed to better prepare for and guard against the myriad...
Business travellers appear to be cutting down on flying since the pandemic, amid heightened awareness of the climate impact of air travel and growing pressure from employees for their companies to develop greener travel policies, fresh survey findings today indicate. One…
The government has yet again delayed making a critical planning decision on whether to give the green light to a new coking coal mine in Cumbria, with an announcement now expected after the COP27 UN Climate Summit in Egypt. A decision…
Rishi Sunak will now attend the COP27 in Egypt next week after reversing his previous decision to avoid the UN climate summit, stating today that "there is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change". The new Prime Minister announced the…
At the top of the world's largest companies, executives are often as much diplomats as they are business leaders. They trot the globe surveying their company's interests, conducting meetings with politicians...
The government is failing on its promise to lead by example on the net zero transition, according to MPs on Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) who today accused Ministers of pursuing a "fragmented and ineffective" approach to measuring emissions across Whitehall.…
There is widespread public support for the UK's net zero emissions targets, but few people are confident the government will slash emissions sufficiently to reach the goal by 2050, a major survey of over 4,000 UK adults carried out by pollster…
The multi-trillion-dollar Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has urged G20 governments to close the gap between their climate pledges and decarbonisation policies in order to catalyse increased levels of green investment worldwide, as it today unveiled guidelines to help…
OVO has today kicked off its trial scheme to encourage customers to reduce the strain on the power grid during peak times of demand this winter by offering payments for those households that reduce energy use. OVO, the UK's third largest…
There are no credible trajectories for staying within the totemic 1.5C global warming threshold of the Paris Agreement without ending deforestation this decade, underscoring the urgent need for companies to explicitly add forest protection investments to their net zero strategies. That…
Veritas Capital has agreed to acquire global energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie after inking a $3.1bn deal with risk analytics giant Verisk. Under the terms of the transition announced today, investor Veritas has agreed to pay Verisk $3.1bn in…
There are no credible trajectories for staying within the totemic 1.5C global warming threshold established by the Paris Agreement without ending deforestation this decade, underscoring the urgent need for companies to explicitly add forest protection investments to their net zero strategies.…
Brazil's new president-elect Lula Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has promised to end deforestation and place climate action front and centre of his administration, after narrowly defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an election regarded worldwide as critical for the future…
The UK should establish a 'carbon regulator' alongside simplified and stronger greenhouse gas measuring and reporting methodologies in order to help decarbonise the country's heavy industries in line with statutory net zero targets, according to the Energy Systems Catapult. A new…
The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) - the global initiative backed by financial firms representing trillions of dollars of investments that is led by former governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney - has cut its direct ties…
Here we go again. The formation of a new government - the third in three years, led by the third Prime Minister in three months - has once again sparked fresh calls for Number 10 to overhaul the UK's underpowered...
A group of leading global steelmakers, engineering giants, and mining firms have clubbed together to trial carbon capture technology at ArcelorMittal's steel plants in Belgium and North America, with a view to drawing up a design study to enable the system's…
The Welsh Government is planning to set up a publicly-owned renewable energy development company in a bid to boost energy security, ease the cost-of-living crisis, and help drive down emissions to combat the interlinked climate and nature crises, it announced yesterday.…
Rishi Sunak today signalled that he intends to reinstate the ban on fracking in England, as the new Prime Minister touted the importance of "more renewables, more offshore wind and indeed more nuclear" to bolster the UK's energy security and drive…
Rishi Sunak has touted environmental protection and the Conservative Party's 2019 manifesto commitments as key lodestars for his Prime Ministership as he officially entered Downing Street this afternoon and began shaping his new cabinet team. Grant Shapps has been appointed Business…
EDF Renewables has been given the green light to construct a 225MW onshore wind farm in the Scottish Highlands in partnership with Force9 Energy, after the project secured planning permission from the Scottish Government on Friday. Situated in Moray near Forres,…