Businesses must tackle climate change or ‘fail to exist, Bank of England governor Mark Carney warns April 17, 2019 Businesses must tackle climate change or “fail to exist”, Bank of England governor Mark Carney warned this morning. The financial sector has to act on climate-related risks, Carney said in a joint article with French central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau and Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) chair Frank Elderson in The [...]
Climate change protesters threaten to disrupt London Tube to cause chaos for commuters April 17, 2019 Climate change activists vowed to target London’s Tube services today as part of a protest that has led to 300 arrests across the capital. Read more: Climate protesters attack Shell HQ as London blockades continue Extinction Rebellion protesters plan to disrupt the London Underground and London bus services today after bringing traffic to a standstill [...]
Climate change protests: 122 arrests as Extinction Rebellion’s London shutdown continues April 16, 2019 More than 120 protesters have been arrested during the ongoing anti-climate change demonstrations that have brought central London to a standstill. The Met confirmed that 122 arrests have been made at the Extinction Rebellion protests since they began at 1pm yesterday, with the majority of people arrested for obstructing the Waterloo Bridge last night. Read more: [...]
Asset management firms urged to increase stewardship efforts April 16, 2019 Asset management firms have been urged to increase the level of engagement and guidance with the firms they invest in. Institutional investors only have “one-hand” on the wheel in regards to stewardship, advisory firm Willis Towers Watson warned in a report published today. Read more: Tatton Asset Management shares plummet as consulting arm under pressure The [...]
Climate change protest: 113 activists arrested as London rally enters second day April 16, 2019 More than 100 protestors were arrested during an anti-climate change demonstration in central London yesterday. Read more: Climate protesters attack Shell HQ as London blockades continue Police confirmed that a total of 113 arrests had been made at the Extinction Rebellion protest, the majority of which were for breach of the public order act or [...]
Ground to a halt: Climate change protesters smash windows at Shell’s London HQ as blockades continue April 15, 2019 Climate change protesters have attacked the London base of Shell, smashing doors and defacing the property as thousands of activists took to the streets in central London today. Read more: The cheek of it: Climate activists strip off in parliament Demonstrators graffitied the oil giant’s headquarters near Waterloo and several appeared to have glued their [...]
EU member states give green light on US trade talks despite French resistance April 15, 2019 The European Union has voted to kick off trade talks with the US in the face of French resistance, it announced today. Read more: US threatens tariffs on $11bn of EU goods A meeting of member states today voted overwhelmingly to give the European Commission, which deals with trade policy, the green light to start negotiations [...]
London Oxford Street traffic brought to standstill by climate change protest April 12, 2019 Around 1,000 student strikers caused traffic chaos in central London today as part of a climate change demonstration. Read more: Working groups established to help finance sector deal with climate change The protesters blocked Oxford Street at the intersection with Regent Street as the third nationwide climate protest turned into a march. Queuing traffic spilled [...]
Dutch drivers given carbon offset option at Shell pumping stations April 8, 2019 Dutch car owners will be able to offset their carbon emissions at Shell garages from next week as the oil giant launches a three-year $300m drive to flaunt its green credentials. The company said the initiative is part of a plan to reduce its net carbon footprint by between two and three percent in three years. [...]
The cheek of it: Climate activists strip off in protest in House of Commons as Brexit debate rages on April 1, 2019 Cracks in the House of Commons were laid bare today by something other than MPs arguing over Brexit, as 12 protesters stripped off in the public viewing gallery. Politicians were shocked as semi-naked protesters glued their hands to the glass partition above the debate, resulting in their eventual arrest. Read more: Climate change activists Extinction Rebellion [...]