climate change

Policy

NIC chief: New Cabinet must offer more than 'vague promises' for green infrastructure

Sir John Armitt calls for government to commit to spending 1.2 per cent of GDP every year on future-proofing UK infrastructure

clock 08 August 2019 • 4 min read

Technology

Everest, climate fear, and dishwashers: Can Arçelik change the world with white goods?

Hakan Bulgurlu, CEO of electronics giant Arçelik, tells BusinessGreen about climbing Everest, his climate change fears, and why he has no intention of going to Mars

clock 07 August 2019 • 13 min read

Science

2,000 years of records show it's getting hotter, faster

The clearest picture yet of the past 2,000 years of global temperatures has shown warming in the last 50-odd years is unprecedented in the last two millennia

clock 26 July 2019 • 5 min read

Politics

Survey: Climate change more important to the public than Brexit

More than 70 per cent of people believe climate change is a more important long term issue for the UK than Brexit, according to new poll

clock 26 July 2019 • 2 min read

Marketing

To what extent should we be talking of 'waging war' on climate change?

Josh Burke argues that using the metaphor of war could be a hindrance to communicating the climate message - but may help encourage the investment in innovation and structural changes we need

clock 25 July 2019 • 6 min read

Climate change

Schroders: Progress on climate and clean energy stalling despite net zero pledges

Global investment giant warns at current rate the world is on course for 3.8C of warming by the end of the century

clock 25 July 2019 • 2 min read

Science

Why Apollo 11's giant leap gives us hope for climate change today

We put a man on the moon - we can solve climate change, argues Simon Kelly of Obliquity Group

clock 20 July 2019 • 8 min read

Policy

John McDonnell: Global institutions must throw 'entire weight' behind climate action

Shadow Chancellor will today call for the radical reform of global institutions, such as the World Bank and IMF, to better address the climate crisis

clock 13 July 2019 • 3 min read

Science

Sir David Attenborough: We 'cannot be radical enough' in tackling climate crisis

Veteran broadcaster warns 'really major problems' are imminent if world does not address climate change threat

clock 09 July 2019 • 6 min read

Investment

Shell boss: Net zero is 'the only way to go'

Ben Van Beurden calls for industries to urgently step up collaborative efforts to support the Paris Agreement and overcome systemic barriers to faster decarbonisation

clock 04 July 2019 • 9 min read