New ‘gold standard’ for corporate net zero transition plans launched
Private companies can have their say on a new, best-practice blueprint for climate transition plans, published this week.
A new Disclosure Framework and accompanying Implementation...
What makes a good net zero transition plan?
From 2023, it will be compulsory for certain businesses to publish a net zero plan. Over 1300 UK-registered large companies and financial institutions are...
51% of listed public companies to exceed 2°C, says new MSCI report
A new report from the MSCI Net-Zero Tracker reveals that over half of world’s listed companies are set to overshoot a collective carbon budget....
UNFCCC says climate pledges remain insufficient to reach Paris Agreement
Global heating could reach a catastrophic 2.5°C by the end of the century, according to the latest analysis of climate pledges carried out by...
Report: 90% of companies lack credible emissions reduction plan for net zero
Many companies have set net zero commitments, but most do not have satisfactory actionable plans. That’s the conclusion of a recent assessment from Climate...
What is nuclear fusion, and is it the future of clean energy?
Nuclear fusion has been hailed as the limitless supply of green energy the planet so desperately needs – and the UK government has just...
Is limitless clean energy within reach? Site selected for UK’s first commercial nuclear fusion...
The government has chosen Weston Burton A power station in Nottinghamshire as the site for the first prototype for a nuclear fusion power reactor....
New round of IETF funding opens to help industrial businesses decarbonise
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has opened the application window for Phase 2 of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF).
Phase...
Business reasons to engage with net zero
Despite the growing awareness of net zero, many UK businesses have not yet got to grips with it. An August 2022 survey of decision-makers...
The UK’s Net Zero Review is open. What comes next for business?
Is net zero at risk under the new Conservative leadership? The government’s Net Zero Review launched this month. Ultimately, it will provide answers.
Politically, it's...
