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Why have so many major players quit the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance?
…and Axa. The latter had been acting as chair of the Alliance, which was set up ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Scotland in late 2021. This exodus followed…
What does the next generation of sustainability leadership look like in the built environment?
…sector. The sector will be crucial to delivering net-zero, accounting for more than one-third of the UK’s energy use and one-fifth of its emissions. Published at COP26 in Glasgow in…
‘A wake-up call for Ministers’: UK’s green economy reacts to new CCC net-zero progress report
…was spurred on by the UK’s hosting of COP26 in Glasgow and its landmark agreements. “Polling has consistently shown that climate change is one of the biggest concerns facing adults…
More companies disclosing on forests, but $80bn risk of inaction remains
…policies. Indeed, research has also warned that the global commitment made at COP26 to ending deforestation by 2030 could be undermined by corporate action based on current levels of inactivity….
UK won’t drop £11.6bn climate finance pledge, Government confirms
…climate finance and we are delivering on that pledge. ! The commitment was first made by the UK at COP26. It forms part of a collective commitment from wealthy nations…
TCFD monitoring to be transferred to ISSB in 2024
…time as the ISSB Standard is applied across the globe. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, which unveiled the formation of the ISSB at COP26 in Glasgow, will take…
Why the rows over climate finance pledges spells trouble for global adaptation efforts
…UK at COP26. It forms part of a collective commitment from wealthy nations to $100bn of annual climate finance to the Global South. This $100bn commitment was first announced in…
COP28: Science-based roadmap to 1.5C promised for food systems at climate summit
…necessitate a step-change in government policy governing how we produce and consume food. Investors have been calling for this since COP26 when a group representing $12tn in assets called for…
Rishi Sunak gives go-ahead for 100 North Sea oil and gas licences
…to Parliament, the Committee said other nations no longer regard the UK as a first-mover on climate issues, due to mixed messages since it hosted COP26 in late 2021. Sunak…
Net zero transition planning: why CFOs should get involved
…will take and, crucially, how these measures will be costed. Nearly 18 months after the UK Government pledged at COP26 that UK-listed businesses would be required to publish decarbonisation plans…
Six green policy priorities for new Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho
…policy frameworks was made at COP26 in Glasgow in winter 2021. But concerns remain about whether education, upskilling and reskilling beyond primary and secondary school education is adequately preparing members…
The Africa Climate Summit and Asda’s innovative low-impact salads: The sustainability success stories of the week
…this week. ENERGY: Colombia joins Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance At COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, Denmark and Costa Rica jointly launched a new alliance uniting nations in setting an…
UK pledges £1.6bn to international climate finance to support developing nations
…that the public would not support money being spent this way amid the current economic downturn. The commitment was first made by the UK at COP26. It forms part of…
Business behemoths push shipping suppliers for zero-emission options
…corridors In other low-carbon shipping news, the UK Government has this week set out fresh measures to achieve pledges made at COP26 to establish at least six zero-emission shipping routes…
Rishi Sunak’s reported plans to weaken climate policies spells damage for the economy and businesses
…was originally in place under Boris Johnson, who moved it forward five years in 2020 in a bid to showcase climate leadership in the build-up to COP26 in Glasgow. Reports…
‘This is idiocy’: Green economy leaders slam PM’s backtracking on key low-carbon policies
…see how our legally-binding carbon targets will now be met.” Sir Alok Sharma, COP26 President and former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: “The UK has been…
WATCH: Business leaders outline green policy demands in Queue for Climate and Nature
…a more urgent way.” Sustainable Future for All founder Charles Perry Charles Perry was a COP26 Climate Champion, supporting the UK Government and the UN in delivering the climate summit…
Timeline: What’s included in the IEA’s new Net-Zero Roadmap for energy?
Published on Tuesday (26 September), the Agency’s new Roadmap report is an update on a key tool first produced in 2021 in the run-up to COP26 in Glasgow. It is…
Hilton refreshes menus following carbon labelling trials
…labelling system used at the UN climate summit in Glasgow in 2021, COP26. Hilton has observed that the introduction of the labels has led to diners choosing more low-carbon and…
COP28 Action Tracker: Ireland launches infrastructure and climate fund as UAE shapes summit plans
…of the biggest private sector announcements made ahead of COP26 in Scotland was the creation of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ). It now convenes more than 650 financial…
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