Top 35 firms ‘lobbying against climate policy’

Sep 13, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance 0

As many as 35 of the 50 most influential companies in the world are actively lobbying against climate policy. That’s according to new research from UK think tank InfluenceMap, which identifies 50...

EU bank greenlights support for energy, climate projects

Apr 04, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Markets & Finance 0

The Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a total of €4.1 billion (£3.5bn) of new financing. It includes investment to improve sustainable transport and energy efficiency and...

EU bank lent €298m for Chinese climate projects

Mar 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Markets & Finance 0

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has confirmed it provided €298 million (£258m) for climate projects in China last year. The financing supported investment in new forestry, energy efficiency...

Marshall Islands first nation to ratify greenhouse gas pact

Mar 02, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability & Environment 0

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has become the first country to ratify a global agreement to slash the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The parliament approved the Kigali Amendment, which...

Cost of natural disasters spiked in 2016

Jan 06, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance 0

The financial losses caused by natural disasters in 2016 were the worst for four years. According to insurance group Munich Re, a series of devastating earthquakes, floods, storms and wildfires...

Trade union calls for transparent decarbonisation

Jan 03, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

A trade union is calling on the UK Government to be more open about the cost of going green. The call for increased transparency comes after GMB researchers couldn’t establish what the total...

Poor carbon disclosure ‘hampering green investments’

Dec 14, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Poor carbon disclosure among big companies is hampering green investments. Two thirds of institutional investors want to invest more money into low carbon markets but a lack of available...

European oil and gas firms ‘greener than US competitors’

Nov 24, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil, Top Stories 0

Oil and gas companies in the US are falling behind their European counterparts in preparing for a low carbon future. According to CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), whilst US firms...

IEA: World must invest extra $23tn in energy efficiency

Nov 16, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Policy & Legislation, Top Stories 0

Nations across the globe need to invest an extra $23 trillion (£19.8tn) for improvements in energy efficiency as part of their efforts to meet the goals set in Paris. According to the...

Nations sign landmark deal to cut super greenhouse gas

Oct 17, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

A global deal signed in Rwanda to limit hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) could be the single most effective agreement yet to reduce global warming. More than 150 nations reached an agreement for the...