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How to Re-establish the UK’s Lead on Climate Change

Chris Hall

Former chair of the Committee on Climate Change Lord Deben believes the country can get back on track to net zero and regain its status as a global leader. When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climate change.

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Dr. Ellen Williams Joins Climate Vault's Technology Experts Chamber To Help Evaluate Innovative CDR Projects

3BL Media

Williams, a globally recognized leader at the nexus of energy technology and policy, brings over 40 years of expertise to support Climate Vault’s mission of verifiably reducing and removing carbon emissions from the atmosphere. Throughout my career, I’ve worked to advance pioneering solutions that can make a real impact on climate change.

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AB: As Climate Change Gets Hyperphysical, Investors Should Too

3BL Media

Knowing Physical Threats Enhances Risk Assessment The number of companies that acknowledge climate change’s direct financial impact grew 24% in 2023, according to a CDP Worldwide survey. But transition risks continue to command more of companies’ attention than physical risks.

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CDL Unveils EcoTrain and MicroForest Launched by Singapore’s President: Advancing Urban Sustainability Through Innovation and Nature-Based Solutions

3BL Media

Mr Sherman Kwek, CDLs Group Chief Executive Officer, said, "Climate action thrives on the power of 3P collaboration and innovation. We created the CDL EcoTrain and MicroForest as sustainable showcases to complement our ongoing revamp of City Square Mall.

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COP29 Ends with Target to Triple Climate Finance to $300 Billion per Year

ESG Today

Following two weeks of intensive negotiations, the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan ended with an agreement to triple climate change-related finance flows to developing nations to $300 billion annually over the next decade, and with significant progress towards the development of international carbon markets.

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The man who would be ‘climate king’

Corporate Knights

As he explained in the introduction to his 2009 book, Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World , “What I have actually been trying to demonstrate is that all of these subjects are completely inter-related and that we have to look at the whole picture to understand the problems we face.

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Schneider's Sustainability Program Heads Full Speed Toward Its End-Year Targets With Strong Local Impact

3BL Media

Schneider is now focused on further ramping up these efforts so that by 2030, cumulatively, 100 million people will have gained access to green electricity since the start of the program in 2009. We must further intensify our global decarbonization efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, benefiting people and planet.”