Green banking and impact investment experts join advisory group supporting Brexit negotiations
Green banking and impact investment experts are the newest members of a Trade Advisory Group advising the government on trade deals during Brexit negotiations.
Dame...
Call for evidence launched on public bodies becoming Air Quality Partners
The government has launched a call for evidence on which public bodies should be designated to become Air Quality Partners to help cut emissions.
This...
New digital twin of the Earth to be developed help tackle climate change and...
Together with partnering organisations, the European Commission has launched the Destination Earth initiative to develop a highly accurate digital model of the Earth.
Supported with...
New homes in England to produce nearly a third less carbon under new government...
New homes and buildings in England will have to produce 'significantly' less CO2 under new rules announced by the government to help the country...
Rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034 for a fair 1.5°C...
Rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034 to keep the world on track for 1.5°C and give poorer nations longer to...
ESG reporting standard launched for social housing sector
The Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing was unveiled today by the ESG Social Housing Working Group, a collaboration of 18 banks and investors, housing associations,...
Consumers more likely to change providers due to environmental reasons, survey shows
Consumers are more likely to change providers due to environmental reasons than customer service or product quality, according to a recent survey by GHD.
37%...
New framework to reduce climate impacts of built environment unveiled
The UK Green Building Council and Sustainable Ventures have published the Open Innovation Levels Framework, a resource aimed at enabling open innovation with the...
Biodiversity loss poses ‘a significant and under-appreciated’ threat to financial stability, new report says
Biodiversity loss poses a significant and under-appreciated threat to financial stability, and central banks and financial supervisors should act to confront nature-related risks, according...
Reaching net zero requires a retrofit revamp in UK’s homes, says new report
The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) has launched a new paper ‘Getting (retro)fit for net zero’, which focuses on the challenge of retrofitting the...
