Ex-Tesco boss Dave Lewis behind £16bn link to import clean energy from Morocco September 26, 2021 A £16bn project to build the world’s longest power link will supply seven million UK homes with ‘near constant, low-cost clean energy’ according to its new chair, former Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis. The renewable energy plan by Xlinks will take power from 10.6 gigawatts of large-scale solar and wind farms in Morocco via a [...]
17 arrested as Port of Dover blocked by climate protestors September 24, 2021 Police have arrested 17 climate protestors who blocked the Port of Dover, Europe’s busiest ferry port. Around 40 protestors have blocked the A20 at two sites: the Eastern Docks roundabout and near the junction with Union Street for the Western Docks. The offshoot of Extinction Rebellion caused chaos on the M25 motorway five times in [...]
Drill, baby, drill: Arctic set for £230bn oil and gas bonanza with JPMorgan, Barclays and Citi piling in September 23, 2021 Oil and gas companies are set to ramp up production in the Arctic by 20 per cent in the next five years, according to a new report shared with City A.M. this morning. The main Arctic expansionists – Gazprom, Total and ConocoPhillips – are backed by hundreds of billions of pounds from dozens of City [...]
Watch as Boris Johnson tells the world to ‘grow up’ September 23, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed the world to “grow up” and tackle climate change during his annual United Nations address to world leaders last night. Watch the full report.
Khan on climate: ‘We either take bold action now or face the consequences’ September 23, 2021 “London is at a crossroads,” London mayor Sadiq Khan is expected to say later today, as climate change can bring both flooding and soaring temperatures to the capital as extreme weather increases. In an address ahead of COP26 in November, Khan is set to warn that “time is running out” to meet the requirements of [...]
Tech leaders can power a green future September 22, 2021 | Sponsored Experiences in digital era will guide them in climate transformation, says Danielle Ullner, Managing Director and Partner at BCG Digital Ventures in London. When BCG Digital Ventures was founded seven years ago, “digital” was still a daunting term for many corporate leaders. They had little concrete idea what digitalising their operations or launching entirely new [...]
Scotland’s largest climate polluter: Ineos to spend £1bn at Grangemouth to slash emissions September 22, 2021 Scotland’s largest climate polluter Ineos says it is spending more than £1bn in a bid to slash greenhouse emissions at its Grangemouth refinery. The petrochemical multinational said its Grangemouth operation – which includes oil, chemical and power plants – currently emits around three million tonnes of CO2 per year. Ineos said it wants all businesses [...]
Chartered Accountant’s role in battling climate change September 22, 2021 | City Talk As the demand for progress on combating climate change grows stronger, CAs will find themselves in the thick of the action, says James Barbour CA, Director, Technical Policy. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. In 2000, the world watched as Edinburgh played host to the International Federation of Accountants Conference. At this historic gathering, [...]
Breaking: Police arrest 23 protesters after M25 is blocked for fifth time in a week September 21, 2021 Police have arrested 23 people after environmental protesters targeted the M25 for a fifth time in just over a week. Surrey Police said they were called to junctions 9 and 10 of the motorway just after 8am following reports of Insulate Britain protesters on the clockwise and anti-clockwise carriageways. The force said “a number” of [...]
Making homes greener could create up to 138,000 new jobs and unlock £9.8bn for the economy September 21, 2021 Making homes more energy efficient could create up to 138,000 new jobs in the UK, while also injecting £9.8bn into the economy by 2030, a new report has found. The report, by Cambridge Econometrics for Greenpeace UK, found that a country-wide project to insulate homes and swap gas boilers for heat pumps, could also unlock [...]