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November 28, 2023
Consumers ready to pay more to avoid greenwashing confusion
Half of consumers want to buy green products, but they are confused about which claims are genuine and which are greenwashing, show the results of...
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November 27, 2023
Fast-fashion brands ‘misleading’ consumers with ‘carbon neutral’ biomass boiler claims
Major high street fashion retailers, including Gap, H&M, Nike and Puma, are ‘fanning the flames of a global boiling era’ through their use of biomass...
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November 27, 2023
Financial institutions have ‘blind spot on deforestation’, says Global Canopy
A new report says financial institutions are failing to incorporate deforestation into their net zero commitments
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November 26, 2023
EU Emissions Trading System grants ‘free passes’ to biggest polluters
Europe’s largest polluting companies form an ‘emissions aristocracy’ and are given ‘free passes’ to pollute, says non-profit Carbon Market Watch
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November 16, 2023
EU warned it needs to step up investment in clean tech
The EU must increase investment in the technologies needed for the net zero transition – or risk missing its climate targets and being left behind...
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November 15, 2023
Extreme weather events present the biggest risk by 2030, says study
A large majority of respondents to a risk management survey say they have already been affected by climate change
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November 15, 2023
Investors should consider environmental risks of fertiliser industry, says report
Non-profit financial thinktank Planet Tracker finds that the nitrogen-based fertiliser industry is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, which could be a risk for investors
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November 14, 2023
State of Climate Action 2023: ‘Most significant setbacks’ yet on global policy and financing
Data released two weeks before COP28 exposes woeful lack of progress in reducing fossil fuel financing, preserving forests and encouraging effective carbon pricing
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November 13, 2023
UK Transition Plan Taskforce launches consultations for 7 key sectors
Following the release of its disclosure framework in October, the TPT has now launched a consultation on sector-specific guidance
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November 13, 2023
UK local authorities criticise government’s weak action on air pollution
According to an IPPR survey, four in five councillors in English towns and cities support stronger action on air pollution but feel unsupported by the government
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November 13, 2023
UN-backed group calls on companies to publish nature strategy
Business for Nature has released guidelines on how businesses and financial institutions can outline a nature strategy and how they will achieve it
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