Canada announces new rules on oil & gas emissions

May 26, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

Canada has set new regulations to reduce emissions from the oil and gas industry and achieve cleaner economic growth. The country’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna,...

Swap beef for beans and save the world!

May 25, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Top Stories 0

Swapping beef for beans could have a “huge impact” on reducing US greenhouse gas emissions and free up an area of cropland larger than France. A team of scientists from four US universities...

Shell shareholders reject proposal for emissions target

May 25, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas & Oil, Low Carbon 0

Shareholders at Royal Dutch Shell have rejected a proposal to set an emissions reduction target. Around 94% of them dismissed the idea of setting the goal at the energy giant’s Annual General...

‘Greener economic policies can boost growth’

May 24, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance, Sustainability & Environment 0

Integrating climate change into economic policy can significantly boost growth. That’s according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which shows...

Low carbon tech could save 25bn tonnes of greenhouse gases a year

May 23, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Low Carbon 0

Low carbon and energy efficient technologies could save up to 25 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas and 17 million tonnes of particulate emissions a year. That’s according to a new report from the...

New York State unveils plan to slash methane

May 23, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

The State of New York has released a plan to reduce methane emissions from its landfill, oil and gas and agricultural sectors. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the suite of 25 actions last week...

Dam it! Reservoirs are trapping CO2

May 20, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Top Stories 0

Man-made dams and reservoirs could be major drivers of environmental change. That’s according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo and the Université libre de...

Scotland invests £43m in low carbon infrastructure

May 10, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 1

The Scottish Government has announced more than £43 million for low carbon infrastructure projects. A total of 13 projects will share the funding, awarded by the Low Carbon Infrastructure...

Trump aides delay Paris climate deal decision

May 10, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Sustainability & Environment 0

Donald Trump’s advisers have postponed the decision on whether the US should leave the Paris climate agreement. A meeting was scheduled to take place yesterday to reach a final decision but it...

Macron tells Trump he will back Paris climate deal

May 09, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Policy & Legislation 0

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has told Donald Trump he will support the climate change deal agreed in Paris in 2015. According to his spokesperson Laurence Haim, he spoke to the US...