Happening now in the City: Insurance giant Convex Insurance targeted over coal November 24, 2021 Convex Insurance, the London-based insurance company, is targeted this morning at the London Market Conference by environmental organisation Market Forces, putting further pressure on the insurance company to rule out underwriting the controversial Adani Carmichael coal project. Convex has not ruled out the project despite 40+ other major insurers having done so. The Adani Carmichael [...]
European Commission proposes import ban to prevent deforestation November 17, 2021 The European Commission has proposed a law aimed at curbing the import of commodities linked to deforestation.
Climate scientists reject Science Museum feature after Shell sponsorship November 16, 2021 Pollution experts refuse to let Science Museum feature work over its links to Shell and willingness to be associated with oil giants.
Shell moves to UK and ditches ‘Royal Dutch’ name amid lengthy tax dispute and activist pressure November 15, 2021 Royal Dutch Shell is moving its headquarters, top executives, and crucially, its tax residence from The Hague to the UK. The move prompted the Dutch government to overhaul a controversial dividend tax which the energy giant had cited as a reason to unify its share structure and shift bases, according to the Financial Times. Shell [...]
Exclusive: En+ chairman and former minister Lord Barker warns ‘don’t expect a big bang’ from COP26 November 14, 2021 Many eyes were on Lord Gregory Barker of Battle earlier this week, as ‘his’ global energy giant En+ was at the heart of COP26’s complex ecosystem of executives, government reps, lobbyists, NGOs and activists in Glasgow. Lord Barker was appointed independent chairman of the En+ Group board of directors in October 2017, just before the company’s [...]
COP26 done and dusted: What big names make of the Glasgow Climate Pact November 14, 2021 The Glasgow Climate Pact has received a mixed reaction from both those involved and observers. Political leaders, activists and big NGOs expressed disappointment at the lack of ambition on phasing out fossil fuels and climate finance, but there was general consensus that 1.5C is still within reach. Here’s what some of the big names had [...]
COP26 president Alok Sharma close to tears as he is forced to water down fossil fuel text November 14, 2021 Political leaders, activists and big NGOs expressed disappointment at the lack of ambition on phasing out fossil fuels and climate finance, but there was general consensus that 1.5C is still within reach. Alok Sharma, the Cop26 President was close to tears when he was forced to water down language on fossil fuels. After bringing the [...]
Transition to green economy may lead to job losses across UK November 12, 2021 Areas of the UK hardest hit by job losses from decarbonising industry will miss out on levelling-up funding and face losing more employment, new research suggests. A study of the most polluting industries warned the move to a “green” economy risks jobs, even with levelling-up funds. The Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) [...]
Mayor of London tells COP26 leaders to be ‘doers’, not ‘delayers’ November 11, 2021 Sadiq Khan is expected to call out COP26’s national governments today for being “delayers” rather than “doers” when it comes to the climate crisis.
Keep off the grass: UK wildflowers at risk of extinction November 10, 2021 Research from British conservation charity Plantlife and Renault has revealed that in the UK one in five wildflowers is at a risk of extinction due to pollution. According to the data, since the 1930s 97 per cent of the country’s grasslands and meadows have disappeared, while floral diversity plummeted on road verges, usually home to [...]