09 Feb 2021
Between 2015-19, oil and gas companies operating in the North Sea released 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through venting and flaring, with the average annual emissions over this period equivalent to those of a coal-fired power station. An investigation by Greenpeace also found that, since 2015 – when BP, Total and […]
26 Jan 2021
President Biden has signed an order that means the US will return to the global fight against climate change. He is also committed to 100% clean electricity by 2035. The new administration will also protect “biodiversity, slowing extinction rates and helping leverage natural climate solutions by conserving 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030”. […]
19 Jan 2021
UK water companies have joined forces as part of the international Race to Zero campaign, pledging to deliver a net zero water supply for customers by 2030. Water UK is the first industry trade body to be made just one of 20 official partners to the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero campaign, which aims to rally […]
19 Jan 2021
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has issued a market consultation exercise to gather feedback from the market prior to formally publishing an Invitation to Tender for the BEIS Climate Services for a Net-Zero resilient World contract which is worth an estimated £5.7 million. The aim of the ITT is to invite […]
12 Jan 2021
The government has bowed to significant pressure from environmental groups and others and confirmed that former Business Secretary Alok Sharma will become the full-time President of the UN COP26 climate conference later this year. Covered by the BBC. Meanwhile, Latest data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service show that 2020 was Europe’s warmest year […]
05 Jan 2021
From Water Briefing The NRR provides information on the most significant risks that could occur in the next two years and which could have a wide range of impacts on the UK. Published by the Cabinet Office on 18th December, the National Risk Register – 2020 edition provides an updated government assessment of the likelihood and potential impact […]
10 Nov 2020
The UK has failed to get on course to meet even its own net zero carbon ambitions by 2050 and restore nature on what should have been the start of the global COP26 climate gathering in Glasgow. Boris Johnson’s Tory government has yet to deliver the scale of investment needed to lead the world towards a low carbon future, […]
29 Sep 2020
From Euractiv Much of the EU’s climate diplomacy is geared towards convincing big polluting countries to go green. This week, that partly paid off when China pledged to go carbon-neutral by 2060, which may even help Europe be more environmentally ambitious. Back in late 2018, the European Commission was drafting its 2050 climate plan. Senior […]
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