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Green finance job postings soar in UK, sparking skills shortage worries
…Rishi Sunak at the COP26 climate summit in winter 2021. Industry bodies have long been calling for more clarity on delivering this vision. An updated Green Finance Strategy was published…
‘Little sense of urgency’: MPs call for UK to ramp up efforts to combat deforestation
…home. “The Government’s ambition and stated commitment at COP26 to halt deforestation by 2030 was very welcome: but it is not on track now. Its legislation for a regime to…
UK policymakers face protests ahead of key vote on North Sea oil and gas expansion
…to support the Bill, but there are some notable opponents including Alok Sharma, who was COP26 President and Boris Johnson’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary. edie will be following…
Business Declares: Three top tips for engaging policymakers on pressing sustainable business challenges
…in the lead-up to COP26 in 2021. The problem at hand in that case was broad – climate mitigation and adaptation in its entirety. But the process could be replicated…
SBTi forms target validation services subsidiary as corporate demand grows
…Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard, going beyond existing guidance on near-term targets. The Corporate Net-Zero Standard launched in October 2021, in the lead-up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. It…
NSTA bragged of ‘net-zero’ innovations hours before awarding fresh oil and gas licences
…transition away from fossil fuels in Dubai in December. This point was raised by Conservative MP Alok Sharma in Parliament this month, through the lens of his experience as COP26…
Maersk aligns climate goals with SBTi Net-Zero Standard
…the UK.” The UK was one of more than a dozen nations signing a new declaration on the creation of zero-emission shipping routes between ports at COP26. The so-called ‘Clydebank…
Unlocking finance and building accountability: Behind the scenes of Vodafone’s climate transition planning process
…2021. The announcement was made on the world stage at COP26 in Glasgow. At the time, the Government’s intention was to introduce a mandate by the end of 2023, beginning…
Tracking the biggest hurdles to the private sector’s renewable energy transition
…North Sea. COP26 President Alok Sharma was the Party’s only MP to abstain, stating that the biggest negative impact from the Bill would come not from additional production in the…
Defra confirms £25m boost for nature-based flood management solutions
…research warning that the annual damage caused by flooding in the UK could surge by more than 20% if national pledges to achieve net-zero, made at COP26, are not fully…
UK Government accused of ‘going backwards’ on energy security in past two years
…the global stage. COP26 President Alok Sharma MP and Net-Zero Review Author Chris Skidmore both took a stand against the legislation on these grounds. Sharma told the Commons: “It does…
Transition Plan Taskforce launches sector-specific guidance and transition finance tools
The TPT was initially introduced at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, with an aim to implement new net-zero disclosure requirements for large businesses in high-emission sectors. Members of the Taskforce…
Meet edie’s 30 Under 30 Class of 2023: David Starley, Babcock
…for key sites. An early highlight included producing a highly successful “Plan Zero 40 Podcast” series for COP26 to engage employees in climate change, including an interview with the company…
SEC Newgate UK: Award-winning approach of a Communications Agency
…environmental impact SEC Newgate is very much plugged into the net-zero ecosystem, having managed high-profile campaigns at both COP26 and COP27, as well as running and delivering its own, bespoke…
Gabrielle Bourret-Sicotte: Rising Sustainability Star
…environmental challenges. Her efforts have garnered international recognition, exemplified by accolades like the ‘Best Green Project’ award at COP26 in Glasgow, affirming her ability to catalyse action and set new…
New global climate finance pact: What was (and wasn’t) agreed in Paris?
Leaders gathered at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, held in Paris late last week, to discuss financing for Global South development aid and the climate transition. “No…
Sailing toward sustainability: SailGP outlines progress on engaging fans, combatting emissions and championing climate action
SailGP’s Season 3 Purpose & Impact Report, published on Thursday (10 August), detailed how its latest sailing season attempted to engage more fans and grow support while reducing emissions and…
Countdown to COP28: #SustyTalk with CISL’s Eliot Whittington
#SustyTalk is all about keeping edie’s loyal readers connected to sustainability leaders across the world, whilst reminding us all that sustainability and climate action must go on through the current…
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