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October 30, 2021

What is a ‘Carbon Footprint’? How Do You Calculate it?

Everyone’s heard of the term ‘Carbon Footprint’ (perhaps accompanied with a slight sense of guilt), but what does it actually…
May 25, 2021

Mandatory Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

BEIS ran a consultation on mandatory reporting in line with existing TCFD recommendations between March 2021 and May 2021, with…
September 17, 2019

UK International Climate Finance Steps Up Its Contributions

Three UK government departments have published results achieved by the UK’s International Climate Finance (ICF). Between 2012 and 2019, ICF…
August 14, 2019

The Future of Carbon Pricing in the UK

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which advises the UK government on climate issues, has given its view on the…
May 14, 2019

Highest Levels of Concern for Energy and Climate Recorded

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published the results of the 29th edition of its Public…
May 7, 2019

The Climate Emergency: Bottom-up Movements to Change Policy

The narrative around sustainability appears to be changing in 2019. Concerns over climate change and ecological collapse seem more tangible…
March 5, 2019

Climate Risk Management in the 2021-2027 EU Budget

Climate think tank E3G has published analysis of the post-2020 EU budget’s ability and potential to incorporate climate risk management.…
February 26, 2019

Can UK Housing Meet Climate Change Challenges?

A new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) provides an assessment of whether UK housing is equipped for climate…
September 4, 2018

Nineteen Cities Agree to Net Zero Carbon Buildings by 2030

A total of 19 global cities have agreed that all new buildings in their cities will operate at net zero…