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Report: Building emission reductions plateauing across G20 countries
…anticipates these elements to present significant opportunities for job creation, reductions in social inequality and improved health and quality of living, in addition to accelerating the path to net-zero emissions….
#SustyTalk: UKSIF’s Oscar Warwick-Thompson previews the Autumn Statement
…cost of living crisis and beyond. It launched in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and has continued since then, keeping us connected to the leaders who are…
Can businesses use COP28 as a springboard for climate action?
…with the cost-of-living crisis. There is a very different narrative we know is right when it comes to businesses. “Having well-designed coalitions is really important… in making sure that we…
More than 2,000 business leaders urge UK Government to boost climate action at COP28
…grid connection issues and driving energy efficiency. A stable rollout plan is sought to attract investments and facilitate essential training for a seamless transition, ultimately reducing community living costs and…
Vague peace agreements and climate scientists’ calls to action: The 6 biggest stories from 3 December at COP28
…affected equally. In fragile and conflict-affected settings, extreme weather events affect three times as many people annually compared to other countries. Despite this, people living in extremely fragile states receive…
WATCH: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim on how COP28 can meaningfully support Indigenous-led climate solutions
…to the resources; migration internally; and ways of living as a society that have changed.” Ibrahim reflects on mixed progress on the two most meaningful roles she sees Indigenous peoples…
Mangroves, food fights and fossil fuels: The eight biggest stories from nature day at COP28 (9 December)
…behind a set of goals to improve the resiliency of four billion people living in the most climate-vulnerable communities. Progress updates on key initiatives including early warning systems for all…
COP28: Green economy leaders react to ‘dangerously naïve and weak’ draft text on 11 December
…which is greenhouse gas emissions. This text, if implemented by parties, will mean that most fossil fuel use ends by mid-century, while also delivering a rise in living standards across…
Boiler Upgrade Scheme gets £1.5bn boost in bid to ease heat pump transition
…cost-of-living crisis. The UK Government is aiming for 600,000 heat pumps to be installed in homes and businesses each year by 2028, up from 55,000 in 2021. It has repeatedly…
UK’s ZEV mandate enters into force
…at least 2025, and a £350 discount on home-based chargepoints for people living in flats. Technology and Decarbonisation Minister Anthony Browne said: “Alongside us having spent more than £2 billion…
The key green policy gaps for the UK Government to close in 2024
…halve the time to build major grid upgrades and offer up to £10,000 off electricity bills over 10 years for those living closest to new transmission infrastructure. Additionally, regarding energy…
Environmental risks: Private sector unlikely to act with urgency, WEF warns
…the case in 2023. It bears emphasising that the WEF sees investment in the green economy as a way to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis and grow the economy, rather than…
#SustyTalks: Glovo’s Sebastien Pellion on making speedy deliveries more sustainable
…cost of living crisis and beyond. It launched in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and has continued since then, keeping us connected to the leaders who are…
From carbon pricing to supplier engagement: CEOs rally behind ten-point plan to accelerate low-carbon transition
…current economic downturn, which has led to a cost-of-living crisis in markets including the US and UK. Policy advocacy The final corporate action covered by the plan is advocacy for…
Waste heat from Scottish supercomputer to be reused to warm homes
…bear the burden of net-zero transition costs – particularly in a cost-of-living crisis. Heat pumps typically cost at least £10,000 upfront for a UK household. Related news: Octopus Energy invests…
Davos 2024: Were WEF announcements too little, too late on climate and nature?
…This year, the biggest perceived near-term risk by the WEF’s findings is misinformation and disinformation. This neatly fits the Davos 2024 theme of ‘rebuilding trust’. Last year, the cost-of-living crisis…
#SustyTalk: Volution Group CEO Ronnie George on effective sustainability communications
…cost of living crisis and beyond. It launched in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and has continued since then, keeping us connected to the leaders who are…
ENGAGE: Driving fashion towards a sustainable future through collaboration
…change we want to see – and that consumers want to see too. By wearing and living our values, it also allows us to recognise that these values are shared…
UK Government unveils extra £1.3bn for Sizewell C nuclear plant
…to the general public are kept low amid the cost-of-living crisis.A report from the Infrastructure and Project Authority in summer 2023 did not disclose progress on the delivery of Sizewell…
UK public pessimistic about reaching net-zero by 2050
…becoming more sustainable, ranking the solutions that could deliver the biggest impacts. Recycling and reducing waste was highlighted by 35% as the biggest driver in sustainable living that the public…
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