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One-third of businesses do not have the budget to reach net-zero
…to firstly the pandemic and then the energy cost crisis. Indeed a survey from November 2022 conducted by edie found that one-fifth of businesses had to de-prioritise work related to…
‘Consistency, clarity and cooperation’: Global green economy reacts to new ISSB standards
…on the planet. The world is facing a climate crisis that is already affecting the lives of millions of people. How business leaders respond to that crisis is crucial. “At…
UK has ‘significant’ policy and funding gaps for climate resiliency
…UK through the lens of the climate crisis. Risks and opportunities cover nature, infrastructure, economy and society. The UK’s climate watchdog, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), warned in March that…
Why the rows over climate finance pledges spells trouble for global adaptation efforts
…there’s still a lack of urgency and understanding when it comes to the climate problem. We’ve got the coronavirus crisis, we’ve got the Ukraine war and immediately people understand that…
Water Stewardship and Efficiency: Business Leadership and Action
The water crisis has been ranked as the third most important risk to global growth in the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum. With water scarcity rapidly…
Now available on-demand: edie’s World Water Week webinar
…reducing water-related business risk. The water crisis has been ranked as the third most important risk to global growth in the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum….
New Agriculture Act for Wales in bid to boost nature and farm resilience
…of economic stability. The Union has called for long-term clarity and also extra crisis support, for situations such as disease outbreaks or the present fertilizer and energy price crisis. Tree…
EU Climate Chief hopeful slammed for past work with Shell
…the upcoming national elections in November. “Hoekstra’s most important European achievement consists of intensely insulting the Italians during the COVID crisis. In addition, he is not exactly a climate champion….
Feast or famine: Are we underestimating climate risks to food systems?
…is likely to get worse in the coming years. Lloyds is predicting that extreme weather events – made more likely, frequent and intense due to the climate crisis – will…
UK finally consults on plastic wet wipe ban
…approach to tackling the plastic pollution crisis – slug-like, slow and overly influenced by lobbyists with ulterior motives.” City to Sea’s policy manager Steve Hynd added: “In 2021, the Government…
Scientists call on UK Government to fast track climate mitigation to respond to cost-of-living crisis
…a new licensing round each year. Environmental campaigners are, as expected, voicing anger and disappointment. The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 1.5C-aligned pathway to a global net-zero energy system by 2050…
New Carbon Accounting Alliance launched in bid to standardise emissions disclosures
…For example, it has already begun speaking with the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (DESNZ) to ask for clarity on future plans for standardizing emissions disclosures from businesses,…
Can businesses use COP28 as a springboard for climate action?
…COP that solves it all and aligns all nations to tackle the climate crisis in the space of two weeks? Probably not. But, can business really take this moment and…
From the Blue Zone to the Global Stocktake: edie’s COP28 jargon buster
…academics, environmental scientists and activists. It is a highlight in the calendar for anyone working in (or just interested in) climate-related topics including the energy transition, climate justice, cleantech and…
‘Major breakthrough’: COP28 opens with loss and damage funding agreement
…support the victims of this climate crisis, with efficient, direct access to the finance they urgently need.” Big breakthrough Extra talks on the logistics of the fund took place between…
COP28: Rishi Sunak unveils £11bn Dogger Bank investment and £1.6bn international climate spending plans
…climate crisis. The figures are headline-grabbing – with more than £1.6bn being stated by Government press releases. Additionally, Sunak believes that the UK will exceed its commitment of providing £11.6bn…
Food systems pledges and King Charles’ speech: The 8 biggest stories from the World Leaders Summit (Day One) at COP28
…of several key parts of the Agency’s recommendations for keeping 1.5C alive. These include trebling renewable energy capacity globally and doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements, both by 2030….
Net-zero commitments ignoring calls to phase-out fossil fuels
…from the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s Net Zero pathway, which calls for no new fossil fuel development from now on, as coal, oil & gas must fall by 95%, 60%…
UN launches roadmap to end world hunger in line with 1.5C Paris Agreement pathway
…1.5°C Threshold outlines more than 120 actions and milestones to transform food production to respond to the twin threats of the climate crisis and chronic hunger globally. The programme bids…
COP28: A significant moment for climate and health
…co-hosted at COP28, along with the Norman Foster Foundation, Lancet Countdown and C40 Cities where we launched our new co-authored report, addressed the health risks caused by the climate crisis,…
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