Climate change

Trio of Winter Olympics sponsorship deals with polluting firms will add 40 per cent to the Games' carbon footprint, new forecasts claim

Landmark ocean protections enter into force - but green groups slam 'glacial' UK progress in writing treaty into law

BusinessGreen rounds up the reaction from politicians, green businesses, climate experts, campaign groups, and academics after long-awaited ocean protections enter into force

Where risk rises, returns have to rise too. Where ecosystems are protected, financing becomes cheaper

Report outlines 'double imperative' for sport to safeguard natural systems that make play possible

Insurance industry 'the canary in the coalmine' for financial system's exposure to climate risks and nature loss, new white paper warns

Small cohort of firms cut emissions four times faster than peers and collectively unlocked more than $200bn in financial opportunities last year, study finds

Budget promises funding for carbon-free transport, clean heat for homes and businesses, and efforts to restore Scotland’s natural environment

Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms rising temperatures driven by human activity put world on course to exceed 1.5C threshold set under Paris Agreement

The planet is warming faster than many realise, and actuaries and risk experts are worried global financial markets remain deeply underprepared for the climate impacts that will result