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Coronavirus crisis throws spanner into EU’s climate-neutral ambitions

Angeli Mehta, (Mar 23, 2020)

The EU is being urged to ensure that financial stimulus to help industry survive the crisis should be compliant with its newly published Green Deal. Angeli Mehta reports

'This year we must finally abandon business as usual and embark on the path to 1.5C warming'

Andrew Higham, (Jan 2, 2020)

Andrew Higham of Mission 2020 says the Glasgow climate conference will be critical in determining whether we can act quickly enough to avoid catastrophic climate change

‘Young activists are calling for ambitious action. We must all be activists now'

Lise Kingo, (Jan 2, 2020)

The UN Global Compact’s Lise Kingo urges business leaders to stop the slide backwards on climate and the SDGs and urgently course-correct

EU’s green deal one of few glimmers of hope amid disappointing COP25

Oliver Balch, (Dec 18, 2019)

In his monthly CSR Cheat Sheet column, Oliver Balch picks out some signs of progress amid the gloom of this month’s climate conference, including new corporate commitments and significant steps in the transport sector

Sponsored Content: How Vulcan is helping to create a Zero Carbon future

EC Newsdesk, (Dec 9, 2019)

Vulcan is on track to develop Europe’s — and the world’s — first Zero Carbon lithium project

75 CEOs call for US to stay in the Paris Agreement as emissions continue to rise

Oliver Balch, (Dec 4, 2019)

As #COP25 opens in Madrid Oliver Balch reports on a boost in firms signing up to Science Based Targets and research on how 2020 goals have fallen short

'We are moving towards a zero-carbon future – but we need to go faster'

Nigel Topping and Elizabeth McKeon, (Nov 28, 2019)

Ahead of next week’s COP25 meeting, Nigel Topping of We Mean Business and Elizabeth McKeon of the IKEA Foundation say companies can play a vital role in keeping global warming below 1.5C, but only if the entire business community is on board

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Liam Dowd, (Nov 14, 2019)

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How digital is easing the pain of public transport in Africa

Angeli Mehta, (Nov 3, 2019)

Angeli Mehta reports on the startups helping to ease congestion across the continent and make travel safer

Two and three wheels good as India takes different road to electric mobility

Terry Slavin, (Nov 2, 2019)

With low private car ownership, the world’s second-most populous country is adopting a shared mobility model to tackle some of the worst air pollution in the world, writes Terry Slavin

High hopes for hydrogen to get sustainable transport on track

Angeli Mehta, (Oct 31, 2019)

Net-zero emissions targets in UK and France are helping to drive the regulations and incentives that will be needed to finally take this low-carbon transport technology to scale, reports Angeli Mehta

Flight shame movement and offsetting no match for rising passenger numbers

Angeli Mehta, (Oct 31, 2019)

Angeli Mehta reports on growing pressure to end frequent flyer schemes and tax air travel in order to cut aviation's CO2 emissions

The long haul to getting aviation biofuel off the ground

Angeli Mehta, (Oct 31, 2019)

With the IPCC warning against growing crops for fuel, Angeli Mehta reports on how LanzaTech, SkyNRG and Velocys are trying to get the next generation of aviation biofuels to scale

Reaping the rewards of climate action

Lynn Scarlett, (Oct 28, 2019)

Sponsored content: Lynn Scarlett of The Nature Conservancy says it is time for companies to show courage and ambition by stepping up to the Paris agreement

'We are 43 years behind schedule on achieving the SDGs, and the US is going backwards'

Michael Green, (Sep 24, 2019)

Michael Green of the Social Progress Imperative calls for the richest countries to put their own houses in order as new index reveals that it will take until 2073 to meet the Global Goals, with climate change acting as a big brake on progress

‘Hundreds of institutional investors are with you, Greta, but we must all do far more’

Sue Reid, (Sep 20, 2019)

On #GlobalClimateStrike day, Sue Reid of US nonprofit Ceres says investors with $35trn in assets are demanding governments and major corporations step up ambition to tackle climate change, and highlights companies that are heeding the call

Shell wants 'to be at the leading edge, not the bleeding edge' with climate plan

Terry Slavin, (Sep 3, 2019)

Amid accusations that the Anglo-Dutch oil major is trying to extend an unsustainable business model with its embrace of nature-based climate solutions and increased investment in gas, Terry Slavin interviews Shell New Energies' Mark Gainsborough about Shell's Net Zero Carbon Footprint plan

Lessons from British Columbia’s carbon tax

Kathryn Harrison, (Sep 1, 2019)

BC’s pioneering revenue-neutral tax is lauded internationally for its buy-in from citizens and industry and success in cutting emissions. But it has not been an easy ride and challenges lie ahead, says Kathryn Harrison of the University of British Columbia

Knife-edge election puts Canada’s carbon pricing revolution in doubt

Diana Rojas, (Sep 1, 2019)

With Ontario abandoning cap and trade, and Québec’s market not on track to meet its goals, Diana Rojas looks at Canada’s mixed experience of carbon markets ahead of crucial elections

US business pushes for price on carbon amid growing climate awareness

Diana Rojas, (Sep 1, 2019)

With voter support building for a Green New Deal, even the climate-change denying US Chamber of Commerce is starting to see the value of carbon pricing as an alternative to regulation. Diana Rojas reports

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