A new Tony Blair Institute report argues that without artificial intelligence, the cost and complexity of Britain’s clean-energy transition will remain unnecessarily high, with balancing costs potentially reaching £8 billion a year by 2030.
The proposed legislation positions renewable power and domestic energy production at the centre of Britain’s long-term growth and security strategy.
A new report from the Climate Change Committee warns that Britain is unprepared for rising temperatures and calls for stronger protections against extreme heat in workplaces and public buildings.
As sustainable finance shifts from ambition to execution in 2026, investors are redefining resilience—pricing geopolitical, climate, and transition risks to unlock long-term, sustainable value across global markets.
As biodiversity loss accelerates and climate shocks intensify, a quiet revolution is taking place in boardrooms, finance ministries and supply chain teams around the world. Nature — long treated as an externality — is being recognised as the very foundation of economic security. On 22 June 2026, the Nature Stage at the Climate Innovation Forum will bring together 300 of the world's most influential policymakers, investors, corporate leaders and innovators to confront this reality head-on — and, critically, to act on it.
The Paris Agreement has driven major climate milestones from carbon trading rules to the Loss and Damage Fund. Challenges remain, but global collaboration offers hope.
Scientists have created a transformative new bee superfood from genetically modified yeast that can uplift declining bee populations and protect global food security.
New government data reveals that renewable energy generated more than half of the UK’s electricity for the first time in 2024, demonstrating a continued shift in the nation's energy landscape.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has hailed the dawn of a “golden age” for clean energy as the government pledges £14.2 billion to build Sizewell C, the UK’s first state-owned nuclear power station in over 30 years.
As the urgency to limit global warming to 2°C intensifies, investors are increasingly looking to climate solutions as both a lever for emissions reductions and an attractive investment opportunity. But achieving global climate goals requires more than allocating capital to low-carbon technologies. It demands deliberate, forward-looking investment strategies – ones that prioritise the most meaningful climate solutions and build the ecosystems needed to scale them.