Inside Barclays chaotic shareholder meeting: AGM halted as security chase and drag out dozens of climate activists May 4, 2022 Barclays’ annual shareholder meeting was disrupted by a small army of climate change protesters who had to be forcibly removed by security. The banking giant’s AGM in Manchester got off to a chaotic start after a series of disruptions from green activists in the audience. Chairman Nigel Higgins was forced to pause the meeting while [...]
Saturday Sitdown: MovePlan’s EMEA chief on rethinking ESG as working policies are being rewired April 30, 2022 Over the last few years, ESG has become integral in any business strategy, and rightly so. It’s a deal-breaker not just for investors but also for those considering new roles. In fact, City A.M. recently reported how businesses with poor ESG credentials are struggling to attract talent, a sure sign of the importance of substantive [...]
Disruption on M25 as Just Stop Oil protesters block service stations April 28, 2022 Motorists need to brace for disruption on the M25 as Just Stop Oil protesters have blocked services and graffiti sprayed on the pumps. The action has taken place since 7am this morning at two service stations, Surrey’s Cobham Services and Clacket Lane Services in Kent. Climate activists, who blocked the entrance by staging a sit-in, [...]
Anti oil activists suspend disruptive protest and give the UK government ultimatum April 19, 2022 Environmental activists have paused disruptive protests and given the government an ultimatum to stop looking for new fossil fuels. Campaigners from Just Stop Oil read a letter outside Number 10 Downing Street, saying the UK government was being given an “opportunity” to halt its search for new energy sources. This comes after the group launched [...]
Extinction Rebellion: Scientists glue themselves to government department in climate protest April 13, 2022 Scientists aligned to the Extinction Rebellion group have glued themselves to the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) building in a climate protest. In images and footage posted on social media, campaigners with the Scientists for Extinction Rebellion group, took part in the demonstration unfurling a banner saying ‘end fossil fuels now.’. This [...]
All Lloyd’s of London staff at home today as army of 60 climate activists descend on insurer’s iconic City office April 12, 2022 Lloyd’s of London asked all its employees not to come to its offices in the City this morning, the company told City A.M. Extinction Rebellion have blocked entrances and remain on the roof of the Lloyd’s Building to demand the financial giant stops insuring coal, oil, gas and tar sands that are “fuelling the climate [...]
Pinterest rolls out new climate misinformation policy April 6, 2022 Pinterest has rolled out a new policy that will make it the first and only major digital platform to have clearly defined guidelines against climate misinformation. The new policy extends across both organic and paid content, banning false or misleading climate change content and conspiracy theories on the platform. The new climate misinformation policy removes [...]
US climate-tech startup plants dual HQ in London in a bid to woo Europe April 6, 2022 US climate-tech startup Watershed has planted a dual headquarters in London, in a bid to woo Europe. The San Francisco-based firm, backed by former US vice president Al Gore, has already partnered with tech heavyweights such as Klarna, Monzo, Wise and Revolut. Watershed, a software platform that helps companies with their net-zero emissions targets, has [...]
Facebook algorithm pushes climate sceptics deeper into disinformation March 30, 2022 A new investigation has revealed that Facebook users that show an interest in climate scepticism are being driven towards more extreme forms of climate disinformation by algorithms, despite the social media giant's claims of a crackdown.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan issues high air pollution alert for today and tomorrow March 23, 2022 The Mayor of London has triggered a ‘high’ air pollution alert for today and tomorrow as London experiences imported pollution from the continent alongside a build-up of local emissions, Sadiq Khan’s office said in a statement. This is the first ‘high’ pollution alert that the Mayor has issued since August 2020. ”Toxic air is extremely dangerous [...]