Emily Gosden writes on The Times website about a recent study that shows most businesses need to go further to improve the credibility of their targets and their plans for meeting them to avoid accusations of “greenwashing”. Out of the 2,000 largest publicly traded companies by sales, 417 have set net zero goals, the report … Continue reading Too many companies may be relying on offsetting their emissions through carbon credits rather than cutting their own
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Calls for longer net-zero regulatory roadmap for commercial and industrial buildings in England and Wales
The introduction of new rules in England and Wales on measuring the energy performance of commercial and industrial buildings is a vital step forward. The British Property Federation, however, is calling for a longer net-zero regulatory roadmap beyond 2030, to give the sector more time to make the necessary changes. An article on the Property … Continue reading Calls for longer net-zero regulatory roadmap for commercial and industrial buildings in England and Wales
Making shipping ports more sustainable
This week with the Suez Canal blocked by a giant container ship (400 metres long), our thoughts turn to the sustainability of shipping. One element of shipping are the ports and Tony Robert Walker and Michelle Adams both of Dalhousie University in Canada write on The Conversation website about how ports can become more sustainable. … Continue reading Making shipping ports more sustainable
Guaranteeing that the future of steelmaking will be low-carbon requires action now
Our carbon neutral energy transition requires a lot of effort and imagination and there are many challenges in energy-intensive industries. Stephen Carr, Lecturer in Energy Physics, from the University of South Wales provides his views on how to eliminate emissions in steelmaking in an article on The Conversation website. Steel is vital to the … Continue reading Guaranteeing that the future of steelmaking will be low-carbon requires action now
Public transit is hanging by a thread in many cities around the world and that’s a disaster for the world’s ability to address that other global crisis: climate change
Public transit offers a simple way for cities to lower GHG emissions, but the pandemic has pushed ridership, and revenue, off a cliff in many big systems. Somini Sengupta, Geneva Abdul, Manuela Andreoni and Veronica Penney discuss latest developments in an article on the New York Times website. Riders Are Abandoning Buses and Trains. … Continue reading Public transit is hanging by a thread in many cities around the world and that’s a disaster for the world’s ability to address that other global crisis: climate change
Achieving “net zero” carbon emissions by mid-century is not all what it seems
Rachel Kyte, dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a climate adviser for the UN Secretary-General warns us in an article on the Washington Post that we must be cautious of the pledges of going to “net zero” carbon emissions because many of these pledges are too often based on a confused understanding … Continue reading Achieving “net zero” carbon emissions by mid-century is not all what it seems
Is Wall Street duping the public that its green investing is only PR spin?
Tariq Fancy, who served as chief investment officer of sustainable investing at the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, tells Louise Boyle in an article on The Independent website the practice has little impact on reducing GHG emissions. ‘It’s moving deckchairs on the Titanic’: Former BlackRock sustainability executive says Wall Street’s green investing is ‘PR … Continue reading Is Wall Street duping the public that its green investing is only PR spin?
‘Skybrators’ can generate clean energy without environmental impact of large windfarms, says green start-up
Clean energy technologies are evolving and one company has pioneered a new approach to wind power by forgoing the need for turbine towers and blades. Jillian Ambrose explains in an article on The Guardian website. Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home The giant windfarms that line hills and coastlines … Continue reading ‘Skybrators’ can generate clean energy without environmental impact of large windfarms, says green start-up
Climate change had the potential to have a bigger impact on credit ratings than the Covid-19 pandemic
Larry Elliott writes on The Guardian website about a new study that used artificial intelligence to simulate the economic effects of climate change on Standard and Poor’s ratings for 108 countries over the next ten, 30 and 50 years, and by the end of the century. UK, US and others face credit rating fall … Continue reading Climate change had the potential to have a bigger impact on credit ratings than the Covid-19 pandemic
Uncertainties about benefits of carbon offsets
Robert Watt, Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Manchester writes on The Conversation website about concerns raised about carbon offsets. What are your views? Carbon offsets offer a fantasy of capitalism without crises Governments, companies and sometimes entire sectors are increasingly proposing to use carbon offsets in response to the deepening climate … Continue reading Uncertainties about benefits of carbon offsets
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