Commitments for 100% clean power hit new heights

Sep 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

A record number of companies have joined a global initiative to source 100% of their electricity from renewable sources. Estée Lauder, Kellogg’s, DBS Bank and Clif Bar have joined the RE100...

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...

Converting to green gas grid ‘could be vital’

Sep 12, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0

Converting to a low carbon gas grid could be a vital part of the UK’s decarbonisation journey. That’s according to a new report published by think tank Policy Connect and forum Carbon Connect,...

Mars to spend $1bn making snacks sustainable

Sep 07, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

Mars has said it will spend $1 billion (£760m) to become more sustainable. The food and drink brand made the announcement as part of its new sustainability plan, which promises to slash...

New partnership aims to move Earth Overshoot Day

Sep 05, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

A new global partnership aims to engage people around the world in climate awareness and move the date of Earth Overshoot Day. This is the date when humanity’s annual demand on the planet...

Bathrooms burn brilliantly in biomass boiler

Sep 05, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Sustainability & Environment 0

A Scottish design firm expects to save up to £10,000 a year by installing a biomass boiler. Fitted bathroom, kitchen and bedroom specialist DM Design has invested £250,000 in the sustainable...

Renewables power 70% of homes down under

Aug 30, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

Australia’s renewable energy sector produced enough electricity to run 70% of the country’s homes last financial year. That’s according to new data from Green Energy Markets, which suggests the...

Crowdfunding couple go green against Big Six

Aug 29, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

A crowdfunding couple trying to take on the Big Six energy suppliers have launched with 4,500 customers. Called People’s Energy, the new customer-owned entrant to the market raised nearly half a...

Nearly 140 nations ‘could go 100% green by 2050’

Aug 24, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

A total of 139 countries could be powered entirely by wind, water and sunlight by 2050. That’s according to a team of researchers from Stanford University, who say this would reduce energy...

EV emissions fall by two-thirds as renewables kick in

Aug 23, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

Emissions from electric vehicles (EVs) have fallen by two-thirds as a result of electricity generation becoming greener. That’s according to a new report from researchers at Imperial College...