A leaked civil service briefing has warned that the government could break its pledge to spend £11.6bn over five years on sustainable development, climate action and nature protection overseas. It follows Zac Goldsmith’s warning that the promise would be broken as he resigned as International Environment Minister with a broadside against Rishi Sunak for being
The newest climate agreement draft has just been released by the UN after COP26 negotiations surpassed their Friday deadline. This is the text international delegates will negotiate later today. The “CMA” is a proposal to meet the obligations of the landmark Paris Agreement, and is an abbreviation of the “Conference of the Parties serving as the…
I felt a lot of sympathy this week seeing younger generations, led by Greta Thunberg, who decried what they saw as a gross display of elitist posturing and grandstanding by global leaders ostensibly attempting to ‘solve’ the climate crisis at COP26. I was there earlier this week, rubbing shoulders with the world’s elite as they…
An analysis of over 270 leading global companies across the most CO2-intensive industries found that only 25% have set CO2 reduction strategies that align by 2030 with either the International… The post Most top CO2 emitting firms will fail to meet benchmarks, finds study appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
In October, the government announced its long-awaited net zero strategy, a complex and wide-ranging pathway to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The government hopes the new plans will provide a clear roadmap for the economy to reorientate around a new green mission: To reduce emissions over the next three decades and to help limit global warming…
HSBC UK has announced the launch of a £500m Green SME Fund as part of its commitment to support businesses of all sizes to transition and thrive in a low… The post COP26: HSBC UK launches £500m green SME fund to support SMEs appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
COP26 is winding down, and politicians from all around the world have come together to decide how best to solve climate change. But what would you give up to help the planet? We asked the people of London whether they would prefer to give up meat, to buy an electric car, or to stop flying.The…
The Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said that schoolchildren as young as five will be taught climate change in science lessons. Zahawi believes that one of the “key weapons” for… The post Schoolchildren to be taught about climate change during science lessons in a major shake up appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The UK is facing an energy crisis, and a climate crisis. People are rightfully concerned about their future, both short term and long term, as energy costs have shot up whilst temperatures rise. How can we solve both these problems? For too long, politicians have delayed bringing in proper legislation to deal with these crises,…
Remember, remember the 5th November. Gunpowder, treason and COP. While we’re all celebrating the foiled attempt to burn down parliament, politicians are trying to work out how to stop burning the world. Aside from China, that is, who have just doubled-down on their coal power fire stations – at odds with the united message COP26…
