Business confidence in the government’s ability to meet the requirements of the COP21 climate change agreement has hit severely low levels according to a new survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and AECOM.
A new report from Policy Exchange has called for a wholesale overhaul of the UK’s power system to create a level playing field for clean energy flexibility technologies to compete with dirtier forms, which would ultimately save consumers as much as £90 a year by 2030.
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.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has claimed that just 50 businesses are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions one day before the landmark Paris Agreement comes into force.
The UK has maintained its presence among the leaders of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Low Carbon Economy Index for 2016 alongside the US and China despite global decarbonisation falling just below targets agreed at last year’s COP21.
The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) has completed a record-breaking refurbishment of its London office, achieving the lowest embodied carbon footprint ever recorded for a project of its kind in the UK.
Ecotricity, the green energy supplier founded by Dale Vince, has sparked rumours of a possible takeover bid for rival supplier Good Energy after acquiring a significant stake in the company.
Knauf Insulation has reported significant progress towards its 2020 sustainability targets after seeing its energy use and emissions fall by 17.5% and 16.4% respectively since 2010.
Businesses around the world are set to deliver just a quarter of the emissions reductions required of them to meet the Paris Agreement limiting global warming to under 2°C, according to a report from a global carbon monitoring initiative.
