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Which automakers are leading and lagging on the low-carbon transition?
…Alberto Carrillo Pineda as “reflective of the scientific imperative for this critical transformation” – meaning the journey to net-zero for OEMs. It was subsequently revealed that EV sales reached record…
ITV outlines steps to net-zero in new Climate Transition Plan
…opportunities that its net-zero transition can bring. These include increased positive perception amongst audiences, revenue opportunities by aligning with net-zero brands and cost reductions by introducing low-carbon innovations. The plan…
Tesco’s food waste win and an Earthshot Prize milestone: The sustainability success stories of the week
…demand for sustainable offices booming and as the capital works towards its 2030 net-zero target, many developers are forging ahead with innovative net-zero commercial schemes in central London. To name…
Report warns of $18trn investment gap to deliver net-zero energy transition
…and put the world on course for net-zero emissions. The research found that $19trn has been committed so far, leaving an investment gap of $18trn. The report notes that society…
Business giants named and shamed for flouting science-based targets pledges
…a requirement for SMEs to reduce emissions on an absolute basis, whereas some larger businesses can reduce emissions intensity. This is particularly pronounced in the Net-Zero Standard, which requires a…
More than 50,000 companies to be impacted by new EU sustainability reporting rules
The Commission voted on Monday (31 July) to adopt the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). These Standards provide more detail on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive adopted last year,…
Creating a proposition for a net zero powerhouse
…to educate customers on topics such as implementing net zero, on-site generation and funding options. Using the new insight, the “Road to Net Zero” Knowledge Hub was created on nBS’…
What is the role of business in delivering a Just Transition?
…from the event is that the net-zero and a Just Transition cannot be approached in isolation. Organisations need to realise the interdependencies of decarbonisation, social mobility and net-zero will not…
Shine On – Centrica opens its first UK solar farm
…maintain a secure supply and supporting organisations, such as Vodafone, in their net zero ambitions.” Andrea Dona, Chief Network Officer and Chair of Vodafone Net Zero Steerco, said: “Achieving net…
Amid SBTi controversies, WWF says carbon offsets ‘cannot be a substitute’ for decarbonisation
…SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard can only use offsets to address 10% of their absolute emissions across all scopes. This approach has been fiercely debated within the corporate sustainability space and has…
Delivering the Paris Agreement ‘a $275trn investment opportunity’, asset owners tell policymakers
…the biggest challenge to the net-zero transition. According to the Alliance’s paper, transitioning to net-zero by mid-century along the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C trajectory would present an investment opportunity of up…
The business guide to net-zero
…net-zero targets. Not all net-zero targets are equal however. This report will outline what steps need to be considered to create a credible net-zero target, ideally supported by science and…
Cabinet reshuffle: Grant Shapps ousted from DESNZ and appointed Defence Secretary
…rebelled. This means she is regarded as having generally voted against new climate policies proposed by opposition parties, including a net-zero remit for the Financial Conduct Authority and a net-zero…
‘Bitterly disappointing’: Scotland abandons 2030 climate goal citing credibility concerns
…This comes in response to the Climate Change Committee (CCC)’s latest report revealing that there’s ‘no comprehensive strategy for Scotland to decarbonise towards net-zero’, and as such its statutory goal…
Can businesses use COP28 as a springboard for climate action?
…downturn. A sustainability professional at a healthcare organisation said: “There is a lot that governments can learn from the way businesses behave around net-zero. We know that acting now, acting…
The Energy Bill is back in Parliament – here’s what’s new
…Another Net-Zero Review recommendation that the Government initially kiboshed was giving Ofgem a net-zero remit. Energy Efficiency Minister Lord Callanan had argued that this would not be a necessary move,…
‘We cannot be complacent’: MPs urge Rishi Sunak not to water down green policies
…needs of people across society, then the politics of the net-zero transition become almost impossible.” Sunak told journalists earlier this week that he will not give up on net-zero but…
Majority of UK businesses feel energy crisis has delayed decarbonisation plans
…Electric, notes that 49% of businesses believe rising energy costs will deliver delays to planned sustainability and net-zero investments, while 34% believe their organisation is now facing more immediate business…
Researchers have ‘little confidence’ that national net-zero targets will be met
…that more than 90% of global net-zero pledges from nations are considered “low confidence”, meaning they are unlikely to be delivered in full or on time. Nations have submitted net-zero…
Half of top advertising board members linked to polluting industries, research finds
…away from unsustainable practices. “All Ad Net Zero supporters, global, and at a national level, are required to set public science-based net-zero targets and measure and report progress annually.” An…
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