Climate risks: Almost 8 in 10 globally say they’re already personally affected
A poll of 20,000 people across the world on perceived risks has revealed that 77% already feel vulnerable to climate change in their day-to-day lives – with the proportion increasing in the last year.
View ArticleProtecting nature requires more than ‘feel-good’ projects from businesses
Are businesses merely paying lip service while nature collapses around us? CISL’s interim CEO Lindsay Hooper weighs in and provides her learnings on developing strong biodiversity strategies for...
View ArticleNew guide to climate science launched for UK policymakers
Met Office chief Professor Penny Endersby and UN High-Level Climate Champion Nigel Topping are among the co-authors of a new guide intended to make MPs and Lords more climate-informed.
View ArticleHigh-carbon businesses likely undermining climate pledges with political...
An assessment of the climate plans at 168 companies in high-carbon industries has found that most are improving emissions intensity – but they are, in the main, failing to support progressive policies...
View ArticleSuntory co-launches new water data platform to help tackle future scarcity risks
Suntory Beverage & Food, in partnership with Nippon Koei and the University of Tokyo's School of Engineering, has launched the Water Security Compass - an online tool to assess and tackle future...
View ArticleJonathon Porritt leads calls for UK to take climate migration more seriously
With Reform UK climbing in opinion polls, the Government must do more to educate right-wingers on the realities of climate risks including forced migration, Ministers are being urged.
View ArticleUN: Global emissions reach record high; 42% cut by 2030 needed to keep 1.5C...
Global greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2023, and nations will need to collectively deliver a 42% reduction by 2030 if the the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C goal is to remain feasible.
View Article‘Extremely disappointing’: High Court rules that UK’s climate adaptation plan...
Friends of the Earth is considering an appeal after the UK’s High Court ruled late last week that the national Government’s climate adaptation plan is lawful.
View ArticleCOP29 Action Tracker: Azerbaijan’s gas expansion plans exposed as UN reveals...
COP29 in Baku is less than one month away. This regular members-only series from edie provides a much-needed temperature check on global climate action, including news from businesses, governments and...
View ArticleHalf of world’s biggest cities to face severe climate risks by 2050, LSEG finds
Dozens of populous cities including Dubai, which hosted last year’s international climate summit, will face high physical risks from the climate crisis by 2050, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)...
View Articleedie launches Net-Zero November 2024 to accelerate business climate action
Incorporating coverage of COP29, themed podcasts, online events and a half-day of workshops, edie’s Net-Zero November is back to help businesses turn decarbonisation ambitions into tangible actions.
View ArticleHow insurance can accelerate the energy transition
Gus Majed, CEO and founder of Paratus, explores the multiple leverage points which insurers have to accelerate the transition to clean, affordable energy.
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