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Rishi Sunak is expected to outline how £100bn will be spent on infrastructure in the UK

Government set to unveil national infrastructure bank tied to net-zero

The EU called on nations to learn lessons from the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic by improving preparedness and resilience when tackling the climate crisis

G20 urges preparedness to tackle climate crisis

As Donald Trump skipped some of the key virtual meetings between G20 leaders to play golf, the European Union (EU) has called on nations to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic by stepping up preparedness and resiliency to tackle the climate crisis.

The UK has bounced around the top seven of the rankings for the last few years

UK climbs to fifth for global renewables market outlook

The UK has leapfrogged Germany to rise to fifth in the rankings for national attractiveness of renewable energy investment and deployment opportunities.

Pictured: An artist's impression of the facility. Image: Desolenator

Carlsberg turns to thermal solar tech to meet water stewardship ambitions

Multinational brewer Carlsberg Group has revealed that it is investing in the world's first solar thermal water purification facility, in India, as part of its work with WaterAid.

The webinar will be available to watch on-demand

Speakers confirmed for edie's next webinar: Making 2021 the 'super year' for corporate sustainability

edie's next webinar will explore the redefinition of corporate sustainability leadership in 2021, through the lens of buildings and transport, the Sustainable Development Goals and net-zero strategies, featuring expert insight from Anglian Water, Business in the Community and EDF Energy

AI can be used to optimise energy generation and resource use, among other applications

Capgemini: Half of big businesses are using AI to cut their climate impacts

Almost half of the world's biggest industrial, energy, FMCG, retail and manufacturing companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce their emissions, with the average business forecasting a 16% related emissions reduction by 2025.

Almost half of the companies assessed scored a ‘zero’ on emissions targets

Report: Carmakers including Tesla and Honda 'driving in the slow lane' towards climate goals

Two-thirds of the world's largest carmakers have not set electric vehicle (EV) and emissions targets in line with the Paris Agreement's less ambitious trajectory - and the auto sector is failing to deliver on human rights commitments, as well.

The targets will set up the required decarbonisation rate to allow Vodafone to eliminate Scope 3 emissions completely by 2040

Vodafone sets net-zero target for 2040

Vodafone has committed to reducing its carbon emissions to net-zero by 2040 and will eliminate emissions from its activities and energy and halve scope 3 emissions by 2030.

Diageo's Lagavulin distillery (pictured) will achieve carbon-neutral operations by the end of 2020

Diageo targets net-zero operations by 2030

Brewing giant Diageo has committed to achieving net-zero operational emissions within a decade and to halving its indirect (Scope 3) emissions within the same timeframe, as part of a new ten-year strategy.