Florence Jones
January 25, 2024
UK asset managers say ‘data gaps’ are making financial disclosures difficult
Companies in the UK are completing their first mandatory reports based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations – but many lack data...
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January 22, 2024
Europe’s cleantech industry grows impatient for more ambitious investment policies
A year on from the announcement of the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan, cleantech experts call for ‘a clear offer on investment’ rather than ‘just...
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January 16, 2024
More than 300 organisations commit to make nature-related disclosures
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures has announced the first group of companies, financial institutions and one university that have committed to follow its recommendations
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January 15, 2024
US billion-dollar climate disasters soar, but debate remains divided
The material and economic impacts of climate change are increasing being felt in the US. Experts hope voters will take notice and act accordingly in...
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January 10, 2024
Non-profit disputes claim new North Sea licences will enhance UK fuel security
Analysis from the UK-based Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit finds that oil from new licences will account for less than 1 per cent of the...
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January 8, 2024
In Charts: Will small modular reactors drive nuclear growth in 2024?
Developers say small modular reactors offer a cheaper and quicker route to nuclear power than conventional reactors, but experts suggest SMRs may run into the...
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January 4, 2024
The controversy of carbon geoengineering
Supporters insist removing carbon from the atmosphere is necessary to reach net zero, but critics call it a ‘dirty trick’ from fossil fuel producers
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December 19, 2023
Is nuclear really ‘key’ to reaching net zero?
Over budget and behind schedule have been the defining features of nuclear power projects. Yet at COP28, the UK, France, China and the US were among the countries insisting that...
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December 19, 2023
Asset managers failing to limit fossil fuel expansion – Reclaim Finance
An assessment from Reclaim Finance shows asset managers are continuing to vote for investee policies that are not aligned with a 1.5C trajectory Asset managers are not using their votes...
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December 14, 2023
Soya grown on deforested land still being sold in UK supermarkets
As the UK government announces plans for new laws on deforestation due diligence, environmentalists warn these don’t match other jurisdictions’ efforts and won’t prevent deforestation entering UK soya supply chains
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December 12, 2023
In Charts: Can SAF decarbonise aviation?
The aviation industry is pushing ‘sustainable aviation fuels’, but decarbonising air travel won't come cheap
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