Two energy efficiency companies have been named among the fastest growing private companies in the UK despite the “tumultuous” year for the market following significant changes to government policy.
A new task force is to be established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to develop voluntary disclosures advising companies of the financial risks posed by climate change.
Former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg is to head an international task force established by Bank of England governor Mark Carney to educate businesses about the risk climate change poses to them.
Home improvement retailer Kingfisher has announced plans to invest £50 million in renewable energy across its network of locations in an effort to reduce energy consumption from the national grid by 10% in the next two years.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and a Saudi Arabian prince are among the names signed up to support the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, an initiative launched as COP21 climate talks begin today in Paris.
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has announced that it has raised over £10 billion in green infrastructure investment in the last three years as it prepares to enter the private sector.
The chief executive of the Green Deal Finance Company has pointed to government changes to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) as a key reason for the failure of the home energy efficiency scheme.
Candidates in the race to become the next Mayor of London have committed to a target for the city to become zero carbon and run on 100% clean energy by the year 2050.
