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UK offshore wind farm, turbines
Energy, Knowledge Hub, UK
March 19, 2024

ESO says £58bn is needed for ‘once-in-a-generation’ upgrade of UK’s power grid

Britain’s network operator has set out plans to modernise the country’s electricity grid and connect 21GW of wind power
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Severe flooding in India
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March 19, 2024

Companies in emerging economies already impacted by climate change, survey shows

Almost 80% of business and financial leaders in Africa and south and south-east Asia say climate change is ‘impacting business today’
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UK shop workers
Knowledge Hub
March 19, 2024

Just 10 of the biggest US-listed companies support a living wage, says Oxfam

Shareholder payouts are at an all-time high and ‘inequality is part of the fabric of big business’, claims charity Oxfam
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Wildfires, California house fire
Knowledge Hub
March 14, 2024

Policymakers should take ‘actuarial approach’ to climate risks

The UK’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the University of Exeter call for ‘worst-case’ scenario thinking about climate change
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Knowledge Hub
March 13, 2024

Board directors at risk of legal claims if they neglect nature-related impacts

Failure to consider nature-related impacts could put UK directors in breach of their fiduciary duties and lead to personal liability, according to a new legal...
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Drax power station
Knowledge Hub
March 13, 2024

UK is ‘overpromising and underdelivering’ on carbon capture, non-profit says

The UK government should revise its CCUS targets and base them on ‘realistic assumptions’, according to Carbon Tracker 
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Traffic on a road in Berlin
Knowledge Hub
March 12, 2024

Put ‘polluter pays’ principle at the heart of environmental regulation, says Aldersgate

A report from UK non-profit Aldersgate sets out four principles for good environmental regulation
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Wildfires in Spain during 2022 summer heatwave
Knowledge Hub
March 11, 2024

Europe ‘ill-prepared’ for warming, European Environment Agency warns

Europe is not sufficiently prepared to deal with the extreme heat and precipitation changes that will come as it suffers temperature increases double that of other continents
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Deep-sea mining, anemones on Arctic Mid-Oceanic Ridge
Knowledge Hub
March 7, 2024

Deep-sea mining could destroy $500bn in corporate value and natural capital

A report by non-profit Planet Tracker makes the financial case against deep-sea mining
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Fidelity Investments building
Knowledge Hub
March 6, 2024

US asset managers lack voting policy consensus on climate and social matters

Asset managers’ voting policies differ on environmental and social issues, including Scope 3 emissions reporting
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Business colleagues in consultation
Knowledge Hub
March 6, 2024

US executives ‘concerned’ about ability to comply with ESG regulations

Companies that have not started identifying potential areas of non-compliance with upcoming sustainability regulations such as the SEC climate disclosure rules are behind the curve, says a new survey
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