In an historic moment for international climate law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a sweeping advisory opinion confirming that states have binding legal obligations to prevent environmental harm caused by climate change, including from fossil fuel production and subsidies.
As the UK awaits the government’s forthcoming Warm Homes Plan, UK Finance’s new report highlights how the financial services sector can help unlock demand for green home improvements and play a key role in decarbonising the country’s housing stock.
A new UN-backed report highlights a growing shift in the global energy landscape, with fresh data showing clean energy investment outpacing fossil fuels and renewable technologies becoming consistently more cost-effective worldwide.
With climate disinformation now ranked among the world’s top global risks, a UN-backed initiative is calling for solutions to restore information integrity ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
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A global community focused on the urgent delivery of our 2030 climate goals.
The European Commission’s €1.8 trillion budget proposal for 2028–2034 promises climate ambition and crisis resilience, but critics warn it risks sidelining nature and sustainable farming in favour of bundled green targets and industrial priorities.
As the UK races toward net zero, a quiet crisis is unfolding: we don’t yet have the workforce to get us there. That was the urgent message from Santander UK’s recent roundtable at the Climate Innovation Forum on green skills, where leaders from business, education, and government gathered to confront the challenge and imagine what comes next.
In a major move to bridge the biodiversity funding gap, the European Commission has launched a new roadmap to develop a market for nature credits, seeking to reward those who actively contribute to ecosystem restoration and conservation.
Sustainable finance is critical in working towards global net-zero goals. As one of the largest banks in the world, with a presence spanning both developed and developing markets, Santander recognises the need to support the UK Government’s Clean Power 2030 initiative. The Bank is working with clients to power renewable energy and clean technology in the UK and globally.
As part of this year’s Climate Innovation Forum at London’s Guildhall - the flagship event of London Climate Action Week - Equans convened a focused roundtable exploring how organisations with large estates and infrastructure can adapt to a shifting policy and investment landscape in the UK.
1PointFive’s STRATOS facility demonstrates how large-scale Direct Air Capture can be developed through a combination of technological integration, cross-sector collaboration, and strategic financing.
A new global report sounds the alarm on lagging efforts to deliver sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.
London, 26 June 2025 — The message from yesterday’s Climate Innovation Forum was resounding: climate action is happening, essential, and unstoppable.
Leaders from government, finance, business, and civil society came together at the Climate Innovation Forum to accelerate the clean energy transition, unlock climate finance, and reaffirm the city’s role as a global hub for climate leadership and innovation.
As the climate crisis reshapes risk, a new report from Howden highlights why insurability is becoming a key driver of investment, resilience, and long-term value; how insurance signals are shaping the path forward.
In this report, the S&P Global Climate Center of Excellence forecasts above-average hurricane activity in the North Atlantic, Caribbean, and the US and Mexican Gulf Coasts for the upcoming 2025 season. It is forecasted that many stakeholders, from residents and municipalities to property owners, businesses, and energy production facilities along the US Gulf Coast, US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Islands will have elevated risk to property and infrastructure damage and financial loss in 2025 compared to long-term averages.
Monday 23rd June 2025, London: More than 2,000 leaders from business, finance, government and civil society will gather on Wednesday 25th June at London’s historic Guildhall for the Climate Innovation Forum 2025, convened by Climate Action.
In a compelling fourth letter to the international community, COP30 President-Designate André Aranha Corrêa do Lago unveils a bold vision for a unified, solutions-driven Action Agenda to accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement through the Global Stocktake.
The world is rapidly running out of time to avoid surpassing the internationally agreed 1.5°C global warming limit, with latest research showing that current emission levels could exhaust the remaining carbon budget within just three years.
A landmark plan led by the Duchy of Cornwall and the Central Dartmoor Landscape Recovery Project sets out a long-term roadmap to restore Dartmoor’s ecosystems, safeguard its carbon-rich peatlands, and support local communities in the face of mounting climate pressures.