Calls to delay COP26 climate talks so poorer countries can attend September 7, 2021 The UN climate talks that will be held in Glasgow next month should be postponed amid fears people from poorer countries will not be able to fully take part, environmental groups said today. But the Government insists it is rolling out vaccines for foreign delegates and will fund quarantine hotels for those who would not [...]
JCB heir Jo Bamford joins forces with City insider Max Gottschalk to launch £1bn hydrogen investment fund September 6, 2021 The heir to the JCB excavators empire, Wright Bus chairman Jo Bamford, confirmed to City A.M. this morning that he has joined forces with multi-family office Vedra Partners to launch HyCap, a new hydrogen investment fund which has set its sights on raising £1bn. The capital, which currently stands at just over £200m after the [...]
Leaked messages: Boris Johnson trying to cut Nicola Sturgeon out of Cop26 summit September 5, 2021 No10 is seeking to cut Nicola Sturgeon out of the Cop26 summit to prevent her using it as “an advert for an independence campaign”, according to leaked messages. Advisers at No 10 and the Cabinet Office have been seeking to side-line the role of Scotland’s First Minster in the global gathering, The Independent reported. According [...]
London pollution: The worse the air you breathe, the worse your Covid symptoms September 4, 2021 Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of more severe coronavirus symptoms and hospitalisation with the disease, according to a new report by Imperial College London researchers. In a review of the latest evidence available, the researchers found a strong link between a person’s exposure to air pollution before the pandemic and the worst cases [...]
Housebuilder Vistry ties bosses pay to carbon cutting efforts September 3, 2021 Housebuilder Vistry has confirmed it will link its executives pay to sustainability targets from next year onwards, amid the UK’s push for net zero. The new practice appears a tangible effort to make the carbon-heavy construction and housebuilding sector more sustainable, ahead of the UN’s flagship climate conference COP26 in November. While bosses have been [...]
Scotland a world leader on climate change? Absolutely not, says Greta Thunberg August 31, 2021 Scotland should not be seen as a world leader on climate change, as the Scottish Government claims, according to climate activist Greta Thunberg. The Swedish teenager said she has not yet decided whether she will travel to COP26, the global UN climate conference in Glasgow next month, but will do if it is “considered safe [...]
Extinction Rebellion protesters block Tower Bridge August 30, 2021 Extinction Rebellion protesters are currently blocking Tower Bridge in London with a van and caravan. Activists are also lying on the ground near the London landmark to protest against government investment in fossil fuels as part of their fifth wave of mass protests on environmental issues. Demonstrators were seen at the end of the famous [...]
‘Full-blown recycling crisis’ looms over UK, DS Smith boss warns August 27, 2021 A “full-blown recycling crisis” is looming in the UK, the boss of London-listed packaging firm DS Smith has warned. With the UK trying to up its environmental commitments ahead of the UN’s flagship climate conference COP26 in November, DS Smith chief executive Miles Roberts has said the country is “throwing away” opportunities that could help [...]
US’s John Kerry pressures China to stop financing coal August 27, 2021 The US’s climate envoy John Kerry will press Chinese leaders to declare a moratorium on funding coal-fired projects. Kerry plans to visit China next week to request that Beijing formally halts funding for coal based projects as part of plans to reduce global emissions. So far this year, Beijing has not offered any financing to [...]
Deadly floods in UK and Western Europe 20 per cent more likely in future August 25, 2021 Climate change has made deadly floods in the UK and Western Europe at least 20 per cent more likely to happen in the near future, according to a new study shared with City A.M. today. Watch the full report.