Exclusive: En+ chairman and former minister Lord Barker warns ‘don’t expect a big bang’ from COP26 November 14, 2021 Many eyes were on Lord Gregory Barker of Battle earlier this week, as ‘his’ global energy giant En+ was at the heart of COP26’s complex ecosystem of executives, government reps, lobbyists, NGOs and activists in Glasgow. Lord Barker was appointed independent chairman of the En+ Group board of directors in October 2017, just before the company’s [...]
COP26 done and dusted: What big names make of the Glasgow Climate Pact November 14, 2021 The Glasgow Climate Pact has received a mixed reaction from both those involved and observers. Political leaders, activists and big NGOs expressed disappointment at the lack of ambition on phasing out fossil fuels and climate finance, but there was general consensus that 1.5C is still within reach. Here’s what some of the big names had [...]
COP26 president Alok Sharma close to tears as he is forced to water down fossil fuel text November 14, 2021 Political leaders, activists and big NGOs expressed disappointment at the lack of ambition on phasing out fossil fuels and climate finance, but there was general consensus that 1.5C is still within reach. Alok Sharma, the Cop26 President was close to tears when he was forced to water down language on fossil fuels. After bringing the [...]
Transition to green economy may lead to job losses across UK November 12, 2021 Areas of the UK hardest hit by job losses from decarbonising industry will miss out on levelling-up funding and face losing more employment, new research suggests. A study of the most polluting industries warned the move to a “green” economy risks jobs, even with levelling-up funds. The Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) [...]
Mayor of London tells COP26 leaders to be ‘doers’, not ‘delayers’ November 11, 2021 Sadiq Khan is expected to call out COP26’s national governments today for being “delayers” rather than “doers” when it comes to the climate crisis.
Keep off the grass: UK wildflowers at risk of extinction November 10, 2021 Research from British conservation charity Plantlife and Renault has revealed that in the UK one in five wildflowers is at a risk of extinction due to pollution. According to the data, since the 1930s 97 per cent of the country’s grasslands and meadows have disappeared, while floral diversity plummeted on road verges, usually home to [...]
All new cars will be net zero by 2040, says COP26 declaration November 10, 2021 Representatives from several governments, businesses and other automotive stakeholders have committed for all new car sales to globally be net zero by 2040. By signing the COP26 “declaration on zero emission cars and vans”, stakeholders have agreed that in leading markets the transition to environmentally conscious vehicles will need to happen no later than 2035, [...]
Don’t make climate promises you can’t keep November 9, 2021 | City Talk Company CEOs and governments have rushed recently to make “net-zero by 2050” promises. This is a very admirable sentiment but in reality, how many of those CEOs and leaders of government will be in their current positions in 2050? Likely zero. Promises are easy to make when making them is an easy way to carry [...]
Rolls-Royce to unveil funding for smaller UK nuclear reactors November 8, 2021 Rolls-Royce will announce it has successfully raised the required funds to start building its smaller scale nuclear reaction project in the UK. The aerospace company is leading a consortium of investors for a new smaller nuclear reactor project, based on technology used in nuclear submarines. The plan is to initially build four small modular reactors [...]
COP26 one week down: Optimists and cynics on the climate summit’s progress so far November 8, 2021 The first week of the climate summit has brought some major commitments but critics say they are just more hot air. A range of high-profile climate activists have already labelled COP26 “a failure” but other voices are warning their message of doom could be as bad as denying climate change altogether. Here is a guide [...]