‘Greening’ investor portfolios has done little to slash emissions, UBS warns November 10, 2022 The “greening” of investors’ portfolios has had little impact on the actual decarbonising of the economy, investment bank UBS warned today, as it called for a significant acceleration of financial efforts to tackle environmental collapse.
Breezy does it: Wind generates 20GW for the first time ever November 3, 2022 Wind power generated more than 20GW of power domestically for the first time ever yesterday, revealed National Grid.
Drax open to tougher checks on wood imports, confirms sustainability head November 2, 2022 Drax Group would be prepared to do a carbon analysis of its wood imports for its biomass facilities amid claims of
Sunak’s Cop-27 attendance is a facile row that sums up too much of our politics November 2, 2022 Little could more perfectly sum up the facile nature of our energy and climate debate – and indeed often our politics – than the confected row about whether or not Rishi Sunak attends Cop-27 in Egypt this month. Does anyone, honestly, believe that the Prime Minister’s attendance is going to make one iota of difference [...]
Funds struggle to sell sustainability as greenwashing spreads November 1, 2022 Fund managers are struggling to sell their green investment products to financial advisers as rampant greenwashing erodes trust in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) industry, fresh research has
BP’s profit bonanza reignites calls for tougher windfall tax November 1, 2022 BP has unveiled another bumper round of monster profits powered by soaring gas prices, reigniting calls for a windfall tax.
Industry pressures Government to back onshore wind planning reforms November 1, 2022 Industry groups and think tanks have urged new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to uphold planning reforms to boost onshore wind developments.
Exclusive: The West must accept climate trade-offs in green metal push October 31, 2022 The West should be honest about the environmental effects of mining for vital green metals, argued Amaroq boss Eldur Olafsson.
Bulb deal signals energy sector shift as Octopus boosts customer base October 30, 2022 Octopus has wrapped up a deal for Bulb. Here, City A.M. recounts the bidding war and what it means for the energy sector.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hastens peak for global carbon emissions October 27, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will catalyse the consumption peak in fossil fuels and global emissions across the world, says the IEA.