The UK’s legally binding carbon reduction targets should be brought forward if the country is to meet its obligations under the Paris climate agreement, according to a new report from the Liberal Democrats.
Some of the UK’s largest development and environment groups have urged the country’s next prime minister to slam Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
Recommendations for a framework for companies to voluntarily disclose climate-related financial risks in public financial filings have been criticised in a report which claims such measures are not suited to climate risk and could distort markets.
Major oil and gas companies have confirmed they are to invest US$1 billion over the next decade in an attempt to drastically cut their emissions, but have left renewable power development off the table.
Bacardi has committed to a series of ambitious emissions reductions after the company’s interim report for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2015 showed it had made significant progress towards its existing aims.