Europe’s largest banks have helped fossil fuel companies raise nearly £900 billion from the global bond markets since the Paris climate agreement.
Reaching 1.5 °C ‘remains possible’, says IEA
Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C remains possible due to record growth in clean energy technologies, says a new report by the IEA.
Nissan will only sell electric vehicles in Europe by 2030
Nissan has announced that all of its vehicles sold in Europe will be electric by 2030, the move comes despite the Prime Minister’s decision to postpone the ban on new sales of petrol and diesel cars until 2035.
Brexit rules on electric cars could cost manufacturers almost £4 bn
Leading industry body, the ACEA, has said that electric car ‘rules of origin’ could cost manufacturers nearly £4 bn and slow production.
Inspired Villages to open UK’s first net zero carbon retirement village
The UK later living provider Inspired Villages is set to open the UK’s first net zero carbon retirement home, with 25 more in the pipeline.
Government could face legal action over net zero U-turn
The Good Law Project have written to net zero secretary Claire Coutinho warning of a potential legal challenge over the government’s U-turn.
Some 800k manufacturing jobs could be lost without green investment
Around 800,000 manufacturing and supply chain jobs could be lost without proper support and investment in net zero infrastructure, warns TUC.
Chartwells unveils plans to reach net zero by 2030
School catering company Chartwells has unveiled its plans to reach net zero by 2030, focusing on food waste, education and menu reformulation.
Half of UK executives expect to miss 2030 decarbonisation targets
Some 45% of UK executives expect to meet their 2030 decarbonisation targets, according to new research from Siemens.