From Carney to COP30
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Ex-net zero tsar launches clean power taskforce to counter climate row backs
The UK’s former net zero tsar has teamed up with the ex-UN climate chief to launch a clean power taskforce aimed at countering recent reversals on action.
COP30 President-Designate: UN Climate Summit Must Be a Moment of Hope and Action
COP30 president-designate, André Aranha Corrêa do Lago summons the United Nations to leave differences behind and unite in vanquishing the ‘common enemy’ of climate change.
Building the North Sea’s Energy Future
The UK Government is consulting on plans to put the North Sea at the heart of Britain's clean energy future and drive economic growth.
The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE and Ambassador Patricia Espinosa host Global Clean Power roundtable
On March 5, the Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa hosted the first scoping roundtable of the Climate Action Coalition's Global Clean Power Taskforce.
UK’s Climate Change Committee Releases Report on Seventh Carbon Budget
Last week, the UK’s climate advisors, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), presented a new pathway to a decarbonised UK. The CCC sets out how to achieve this by 2050, and what decisions need to be made in the coming years to ensure success. It's analysis shows that emissions must be reduced by 87% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2040.
UK Sets Out Biodiversity Commitments to Protect Nature
Last week, on 26 February, the UK published its National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan for 2030 (NBSAP), outlining how it intends to meet the global targets and goals set out by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) established at the UN biodiversity summit in 2022.
EU Omnibus Package: Commission Aims to Simplify Corporate Sustainability Regulations
The European Commission has adopted a new package of proposals “to simplify EU rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment capacity.”
UN Biodiversity COP16 to Reconvene Next Week in Rome
The UN Biodiversity Conference, suspended last November in Cali, will reconvene from 25-27 February 2025 in Rome, Italy, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
UNEP-WCMC and UNEP FI Publish Updated Edition of Accountability for Nature Report
The updated edition of 'Accountability for Nature: Comparison of nature-related assessment and disclosure frameworks and standards', co-authored by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), expands its scope to include pollution-related financial risks alongside nature-related assessment and disclosure approaches.
Deal on New EU Rules to Reduce Textile and Food Waste
60 million tonnes of food waste and 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste are generated annually in the EU. The new measures provisionally agreed by the European Parliament and Council would introduce 2030 food waste targets and require producers to cover costs for collecting, sorting and recycling waste textiles.
Majority of Countries Miss Deadline for Updated NDCs
Parties are required to submit updated national climate plans every five years to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat under the Paris Agreement. However, the majority missed yesterday’s deadline, including key top emitters.
Investors Warn Omnibus Package Could Weaken EU Sustainability Disclosures
More than 200 financial sector actors, including 162 asset owners and asset managers with a combined €6.6tn assets under management, have signed a joint statement calling on the EU Commission to “preserve the integrity and ambition” of the EU’s sustainable finance framework.
Switzerland Updates Emissions-Reduction Targets
At its meeting on 29 January, the Federal Council approved Switzerland's new reduction target under the Paris Agreement. This corresponds to the reduction path of the Swiss Climate and Innovation Act. By 2035, Switzerland should reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65% compared to 1990 levels, and by 59% on average between 2031 and 2035.
UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Effort to Ensure U.S. Honours Paris Agreement
Following the United States’ second withdrawal, Bloomberg Philanthropies and others will ensure the nation’s funding and reporting obligations to the UN Climate Change Secretariat are met.
UK Government to Support Workers to Benefit from Thousands of Clean Power Jobs
Regional skills investments will help workers access thousands of jobs in UK heartlands as part of Plan for Change to make Britain energy secure with clean power by 2030.
Trump Withdraws United States from Paris Agreement
President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement, a key international treaty on climate, for a second time.
New Report Highlights Critical Food System Trends and Challenges in Countdown to 2030
The Food Systems Countdown Initiative report identifies governance and resilience as pivotal leverage points for food system transformation.
Biden Bans New Offshore Drilling for Oil and Gas Along Majority of US Coastline
Two weeks before the end of his Presidential term, Joe Biden has taken action to protect over 625 million acres of the US’ ocean from future oil and natural gas leasing.
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UK Government Sets Out Plan for New Era of Clean Electricity
UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband today (Friday 13 December) set out a detailed plan for achieving the target of clean power by 2030.