Extinction Rebellion: Giant climate talk table set up in Trafalgar Square August 23, 2021 Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion have erected a giant pink table in the centre of London today, in their bid to ensure everyone gets a seat at the table of discussion when it comes to the warming climate and its impacts. The four-metre structure, which reads “come to the table” and has been fit [...]
Extinction Rebellion protests cost over £50m August 21, 2021 The cost of policing Extinction Rebellion protests are over £50m, and is expected to rise with more demonstrations planned over the next few weeks, according to reports. The Metropolitan Police’s gold commander for the demonstrations, Rachel Williams, said the figure included the response to two protests in 2019 and one in September last year, when [...]
98 per cent of London schools in areas with toxic air quality August 18, 2021 Almost every London school is in an area where air pollution levels exceed World Health Organisation limits, a City Hall analysis suggests. According to the 2016- 2020 report, the average concentration of particulate matter was a third higher at schools in London than in the rest of England. Figures show 98 per cent of schools [...]
Just Eat and Carnival reported to FCA over lack of climate risk reporting August 18, 2021 Takeaway giant Just Eat and cruise liner Carnival have been reported to the UK’s financial watchdog over failing to report climate change risk to their investors. Since the beginning of this year, the UK’s listed commercial firms have had to disclose their climate-related risks to investors, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) legal requirements. [...]
Climate management solutions group Genuit sees revenue climb ahead of COP26 August 17, 2021 Climate management solutions group Genuit has had its half-year revenue climb to £295.6m as the need for climate conscious measures has gripped the UK ahead of COP26. Revenue was up 32.4 per cent on pre-pandemic levels, as the group worked with the construction industry to provide sustainable water, as well as climate and ventilation [...]
Advanced manufacturing will be the cornerstone of Britain’s future economy August 11, 2021 This year marks the 10th birthday of the high value manufacturing catapult, a project to help companies of all sizes commercialise their cutting-edge ideas by giving them access to world class facilities, scientists and technology. British manufacturing and innovation is the future of our economy and it is now the largest advanced manufacturing research capability [...]
UK to relax Covid travel rules for Cop26 climate delegates August 9, 2021 The UK will relax Covid-19 travel rules for thousands of delegates attending the UN Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in November. Cop26 officials have set out conditions for the event, which is expected to welcome up to 25,000 government delegates, journalists and campaigners from around the world for talks on curbing global warming. The summit, [...]
New climate report is ‘code red for humanity’ August 9, 2021 A landmark new climate report from the UN is ‘code red’ for humanity, secretary-general Antonio Guterres said today. The study found that the scale of recent changes to the world’s climate system were “unprecedented over many centuries to many thousands of years”. It also said that it was “unequivocal” that “human influence” had contributed to [...]
EU carbon tax plans ‘discriminates against countries like Australia’, energy minister says August 4, 2021 The European Union seeking to impose a carbon tax on imports would be detrimental to Australia’s export industry, its Australian energy and emissions reduction minister has warned. The minister, Angus Taylor, urged against a “new wave” of European protectionism that would significantly bruise Australia’s export industry – on which a large portion of its economy [...]
City giants plotting to buy Asian fossil fuel plants in order to shut them August 3, 2021 A group of financial firms have come together to speed the closure of Asia’s fossil fuel power plants, the world’s largest source of carbon emissions. Under the proposals, HSBC, Citi, Prudential and Blackrock Real Assets, together with the Asian Development Bank, will form private-public partnerships to buy out the plants. They will then work to [...]