COP26 buzz? Squid Game is more talked about than climate change October 26, 2021 A dystopian landscape where resources are limited and humans must struggle for survival. It’s not the climate crisis, but Netflix’s latest hit show that’s dominating online conversation. Despite COP26 – dubbed the world’s ‘last best hope’ climate summit – taking place next week, we’re focused more on fictional threats than real danger. According to a [...]
COP26: Which country suffers the most from extreme weather? October 26, 2021 As world leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow for COP26 on Monday to discuss their response to climate change and its impact, the annual climate risk index 2021 showed more powerful storms are battering people and economies harder, with the poor suffering the worst losses. Watch the full report.
Photo hoarding carries higher carbon cost than international flights October 26, 2021 New research today reveals Britons' hidden dirty data habits, with the nation’s trigger-happy social snappers contributing over 355,000 tonnes of CO2 every year through unwanted pics alone: the equivalent to the entire population of Chelmsford flying to Australia and back
COP26: If leaders don’t act now it will be too late, warns Sir David Attenborough October 26, 2021 Leaders must act now or “it’ll be too late” for the planet, Sir David Attenborough warned ahead of the UN climate summit in Glasgow next week. Cop26 has been billed as the last best chance to keep global temperature rises to no more than 1.5C, with Sir David critical of those who deny the climate [...]
London now boasts $28bn worth of climate tech startups – more than anywhere else in Europe October 26, 2021 Climate tech investment is booming in London, where the combined value of startups in the sector has almost tripled in the last year to $28bn – ahead of rival tech hubs in Europe and beyond. London is second only to Silicon Valley in terms of the size of its ecosystem of climate tech companies, which [...]
Net zero shift: Fintech’s urge government to offer discounted green loans to SMEs October 25, 2021 The government has been called on to offer discounted green loans to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as they grapple with the net zero transition. A group of fintech’s led by finance marketplace Funding Options and lender Swishfund has spearheaded the call, as SMEs fall behind in the race to net zero – with [...]
World will ‘never forgive’ leaders for not making hard choices to save planet, says Lord Deben October 25, 2021 The world will “never forgive” leaders for not making the hard choices needed to save the planet from the climate crisis at COP26, chairman of the UK’s Climate Change Committee has said. “We know that we face total destruction and we know how to prevent it, isn’t that a wonderful challenge,” Lord Deben, also known [...]
Insulate Britain warns more road-blocking protests are coming: ‘Injunctions change nothing’ October 25, 2021 Climate group Insulate Britain has pledged to restart its road-blocking protests despite the risk of its members being jailed or fined. The organisation, which has caused misery for drivers with protesters sitting on the M25 motorway and other major roads, has said the pause to its “campaign of civil resistance” runs out on October 25. [...]
Green, open and fiscally responsible: business demands revealed ahead of Budget October 25, 2021 UK businesses are calling on the Chancellor to focus on attracting investment back into the country as well as using incentives, rather than purely taxes, to transition to a greener economy. Data from EY’s Budget survey revealed that two third of the 1,000-plus businesses interviewed listed attracting investments as their main priority. However, respondents also [...]
Senior KPMG partner responds to Sadiq Khan’s COP26 call for London to get more powers October 22, 2021 Anna Purchas, a senior Partner at KPMG in London, wrote to City A.M. today as she responded to our article ‘Sadiq Khan will use the upcoming COP26 to vouch for cities like London to have greater powers and funding.’ Dear City A.M., I read with interest that our London mayor Sadiq Khan will use the upcoming [...]