The Environmental Protection Agency has made it easier for cities to keep dumping raw sewage into rivers by letting them delay or otherwise change federally imposed fixes to their sewer systems, according to interviews with local officials, water utilities and their lobbyists. Cities have long complained about the cost of meeting federal requirements to upgrade […]

America’s twin economic hubs have started a race to electrify their buildings – and so far the Big Apple is winning This article is adapted from GreenBiz’s newsletter Energy Weekly, running Thursdays. Subscribe here. Two states on opposite sides of the nation have come to the same conclusion: They cannot meet their…

H&M is among a growing band of fashion firms exploring how to get value out of old textiles Less than one per cent of clothing material today is refashioned to produce new clothing – but some top brands are exploring one potential solution. The fashion industry has a pollution problem. If the industry continues on […]

But smart charging won’t take off unless it works for the user, warns TechUK’s Susanne Baker Digital technologies have been identified as being at the heart of driving a sustainable and affordable transition to electric vehicles in a new report by Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce, Energising…

Former We Mean Business CEO tasked with getting businesses, investors, organisations, and cities engaged with the COP26 summit happening in Glasgow in November Nigel Topping, the former CEO of climate organisation We Mean Business, has been appointed by the UK government as its ‘high level climate action champion’ ahead of the COP26 climate summit it […]

Tesco will no longer sell shrink wrapped multipacks on popular canned goods from March | Credit: tupungato Heinz is exploring ways to roll out the initiative across other retailers, a move that could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 3300 tonnes a year. Tesco is outlawing shrink wrap used to bind multipacks of cans together […]

Action to slash food waste is accelerating in the UK, with both households and businesses stepping up efforts to reduce the amount they throw away, according to new data from sustainability charity WRAP show. Total UK food waste fell by almost half a million tonnes in just three years, WRAP’s latest Courtauld Commitment 2025 report […]

Accor will remove single-use plastics from its restaurants as well as guestrooms and leisure centres Accor is to rollout a series of solutions to replace single-use plastic, including shampoo dispensers, water filtration taps, and reusable dishes French hotel giant Accor has committed this week to eliminating single-use plastic from its guest experience across its global […]

DHL, one of the alliance’s founding members, is aiming to reach net zero emissions from transport activities by 2050 Alliance brings together Amazon, DHL, and others in a bid to drive development of electric vehicle market Investor-backed sustainability non-profit Ceres has this week launched a new alliance designed to help companies accelerate the transition to […]

The UN Global Compact helps businesses align their operations with the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals SDG Ambition will be led by the UN Global Compact Local Networks, bringing together more than a 1,000 firms across 40 countries to drive progress towards the global goals UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday launched a new initiative designed […]

Teenage activist claims ‘it doesn’t take a college degree in economics’ to realise world is on course to blow a hole in 1.5C carbon budget Greta Thunberg has today hit back at her critics in the White House, arguing the global economy is on course for more than 1.5C of warming given the gap between […]

A reduction consumption of beef, dairy, pork and lamb is needed to hit net zero, according to the CCC The UK’s climate advisory body has tabled an ambitious set of policy measures to deliver net zero farming – here are the key takeaways The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has today unveiled what its chair […]

Expanding the UK’s woodland is one nature-based solution recommended by the Committee on Climate Change The Environment Agency, Forestry Commission and Natural England have voiced strong support for several key recommendations outlined in today’s Committee on Climate Change land use report Nature-based solutions such as planting forests, protecting peatland, and restoring natural habitats should provide […]

Memphis Meats is disrupting the protein sector with cultured meat grown in a lab | Credit: Memphis Meat Coalition includes leaders from “all forms of protein” will meet to discuss ways to increase global protein supply Tyson Foods, the world’s second-largest meat processor, has this week announced it is convening a new ‘Coalition for Sustainable […]

European Commission President warns nations it will tax products imported into EU unless a “global level playing field” is established European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has delivered a warning to high-emitting nations that Europe could impose a carbon border tax “in the name of fairness” unless they implement carbon pricing systems of their […]

Heir to the throne launches Sustainable Markets Council to bring together industry leaders to drive breakthroughs in decarbonisation The Prince of Wales has announced plans to host a series of industry roundtables that will bring together experts, executives, and investors to identify ways to rapidly decarbonise the global economy. Speaking at the World Economic Forum […]

Nearly three-quarters of Brits underestimate the contribution of British homes to global warming, research conducted by Citizens Advice in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust has found Almost 10 million UK households have done nothing to curb their energy usage in recent years, despite widespread focus on the urgent need to tackle energy waste and […]

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday will finalize a rule to strip away environmental protections for streams, wetlands and other water bodies, handing a victory to farmers, fossil fuel producers and real estate developers who said Obama-era rules had shackled them with onerous and unnecessary burdens. From Day 1 of his administration, President Trump […]

Credit: John Carnemolla As world leaders gather in Davos, WWF’s Christianne Close and Margaret Kuhlow urge businesses to take the lead in tackling climate and nature crisis Recently, there have been some promising moves by business on climate change and nature loss. The new Davos Manifesto calls for a better kind of capitalism which engages […]

AstraZeneca scientists are working to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from respiratory inhalers $1bn ‘Ambition Zero Carbon’ aims for zero carbon emissions across global operations by 2025, and ensure entire value chain is carbon negative by 2030 British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has said it will invest $1bn in a bid to reach zero carbon emissions across its global […]

Committee on Climate Change tells ministers radical change in how land is managed across UK required reach net zero emissions People should prepare to reduce their meat and dairy intake by at least a fifth over the coming decades as part of a radical overhaul of the UK’s “unsustainable” approach to managing farmland, ministers have […]

Aldi is removing all plastic applicators from its own brand tampons by the end of the month German discount supermarket Aldi is removing plastic applicators from its own-brand tampons from the end of this month Aldi is scrapping plastic applicators from its own-brand tampons and replacing them with cardboard alternatives, the supermarket announced yesterday The […]

Church and Italian insurer are latest to join growing group of world’s largest pension funds and insurers committed to fully decarbonising their investments by 2050 The Church of England and Italian insurance giant Generali have both committed to fully decarbonising their investment portfolios 2050, after they became the latest major additions to the UN-backed Net-Zero Asset Owner […]

Tool is the first time evidence and guidance about UK natural capital will be accessible in one place From today businesses, policy makers, and landowners will be able to access all the data, analysis and guidance on the UK’s natural capital in one place, following the launch of the Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) […]

Bank of America has pioneered low-carbon investment strategies over the past decade The US investment giant has switched to 100 per cent renewable electricity, cut emissions and bought offsets Bank of America has become the latest corporate to hit carbon neutrality, with the firm announcing yesterday it has met the target a year ahead of […]

Coalition of private and public institutions hope the platform will help close the financing gap for the SDGs A new investment platform launched today in Davos is set to invest $500m in businesses working to achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG500, backed by a coalition of public and private organisations, NGOs and a […]

110 people will arrive in Birmingham this weekend to decide how the UK should reach net zero emissions | Credit: Hydromet 110 members of the public will travel to Birmingham this weekend for the first in a series of weekend workshops to help establish how radical the UK could be in pursuing net zero Strangers […]

BNP Paribas has led the way in developing green approaches to navigating the world’s financial markets | Credit: phaustov The fund extends a European version which has already reached €300m in assets under management since its launch in March last year BNP Paribas has this week launched an innovative global investment fund that aims to […]

The Foundation aims to build on C&A’s work pioneering circular economy principles across the fashion industry The family behind fashion retailer C&A yesterday launched a new foundation which it says will work with actors across business, policy, and civil society to address inequality and the climate crisis. The Laudes Foundation aims to collaborate with investors […]

The Foundation aims to build on C&A’s work pioneering circular economy principles across the fashion industry The family behind fashion retailer C&A yesterday launched a new foundation which it says will work with actors across business, policy, and civil society to address inequality and the climate crisis. The Laudes Foundation aims to collaborate with investors […]

Bloomberg Green becomes latest addition to global media empire, promising to ‘bring clarity and data where there is currently fog and fear’ Bloomberg Green has become the latest addition to billionaire mogul Michael Bloomberg’s global media empire, with the new climate change-focused news brand promising to “bring clarity and data where there is currently fog […]

Alan Whitehead MP If the government is sincere about tackling the climate emergency, it must remove barriers to onshore wind in England, argues Alan Whitehead MP Rebecca Williams of RenewableUK reminded us this week that, to all intents and purposes, the well of onshore wind projects in the UK has now run dry. RenewableUK’s data […]

Banks are under increasing investor pressure to confront the climate impact of their lending strategies The UK lender’s pledge builds on previous commitments not to finance new coal-fired power stations or Arctic oil and gas exploration Banking giant Lloyds yesterday pledged to more than halve the carbon emissions generated by the projects it finances by […]

Soy production for chicken feed threatening South America’s forests, report finds UK firms failing to track the impact of the soy used to feed their chickens, report finds Efforts by British consumers to ameliorate the curb the impact of their eating habits by swapping red meat for chicken could be unwittingly fuelling the destruction of South America’s […]

Energy inefficiency is costing City of London firms £35m a year, report calculates Energy waste remains widespread, despite the availability of established solutions that can cut costs and emissions, new report from Green Alliance finds The energy wasted by just a few thousand office buildings across five UK cities is costing firms £60m, a report […]

President Trump addressing the WEF summit in Davos today | Credit: World Economic Forum President announces US will join Trillion Trees initiative to grow, save, and better protect one trillion trees around the world by 2050 President Donald Trump has announced the US will join a new green initiative led by the World Economic Forum […]

President Trump addressing the WEF summit in Davos today | Credit: World Economic Forum President announces US will join Trillion Trees initiative to grow, save, and better protect one trillion trees around the world by 2050 President Donald Trump has announced the US will join a new green initiative led by the World Economic Forum […]

DAVOS, Switzerland — Greta Thunberg spoke here Tuesday afternoon at an event hosted by The New York Times and the World Economic Forum. Here is the full transcript of her remarks: One year ago I came to Davos and told you that our house is on fire. I said I wanted you to panic. I’ve […]

DAVOS, Switzerland — Greta Thunberg on Tuesday punched a hole in the promises emerging from a forum of the global political and business elite and offered instead an ultimatum: Stop investing in fossil fuels immediately, or explain to your children why you did not protect them from the “climate chaos” you created. “I wonder, what […]

Starbucks has set new 2030 green goals with the aim of being ‘resource positive’ in the long run | Credit: Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson outlines major new sustainability strategy for the coffee giant, promising tough environmental targets will ‘create greater value for all stakeholders’ It seems Microsoft was just the start of a trend. Just […]

Starbucks has set new 2030 green goals with the aim of being ‘resource positive’ in the long run | Credit: Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson outlines major new sustainability strategy for the coffee giant, promising tough environmental targets will ‘create greater value for all stakeholders’ It seems Microsoft was just the start of a trend. Just […]

The 1.5C Business Playbook was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos Backed by the International Chamber of Commerce, the 1.5C Business Playbook aims to help firms set net zero climate strategies A new guide designed to push companies towards “exponential action on the climate emergency” by setting deep net zero emissions goals right […]

Backed by the International Chamber of Commerce, the 1.5C Business Playbook aims to help firms set net zero climate strategies A new guide designed to push companies towards “exponential action on the climate emergency” by setting deep net zero emissions goals right across their core business and wider value chain has been launched today at […]

Nordic firms again dominated the top spots in Corporate Knights’ 16th annual list of the world’s most sustainable corporations, unveiled at Davos this morning Ørsted has become the first energy company to top the Corporate Knights’ Global 100 rankings of the world’s most sustainable businesses, a decade after the Danish power firm began its pivot […]