Nearly a Third of Carbon Credits Fail New Benchmark Test August 6, 2024 By Susanna Twidale Nearly a third of existing carbon credits have failed to meet criteria for a new standard that aims to serve...
Right-Wing Political Tilt in Countries Across Globe Will Not Derail Climate Action July 2, 2024 By Simon Jessop, Susanna Twidale and Virginia Furness A political tilt to the right in Europe and a potential Trump presidency in the U.S. will not derail climate...
Global Initiative Launched to Rate Corporate Carbon Offset Claims June 28, 2023 By Susanna Twidale A standard to assess companies’ claims about progress towards internal climate targets and their use of carbon offset credits was...
Britain Lifts Ban on Gas Fracking in England in Push for Energy Independence September 22, 2022 By Paul Sandle, Muvija M and Susanna Twidale Britain on Thursday formally lifted a moratorium on fracking for shale gas in England that has been in place since...
Swiss Re and UBS Among Founding Buyers of Credits From Carbon Removal Scheme May 23, 2022 By Susanna Twidale Insurance firm Swiss Re and banking giant UBS are among five founding buyers of credits from a scheme set up...
Britain’s Green Finance Strategy Could Mandate Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure July 2, 2019 By Susanna Twidale British public companies and pension funds may have to publish by 2022 what risks their businesses face from climate change...
Britain Commits to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 June 13, 2019 By Susanna Twidale and Matthew Green Britain has announced it will enshrine a new commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 into law,...
Companies Failing to Disclose Exposure to Risks of Climate Change: Global Task Force June 6, 2019 By Susanna Twidale Companies are failing to disclose sufficient detail about how exposed they are to the potential risks of climate change, a...
Despite Earthquake Risk, UK Ready to Begin Fracking – Again November 6, 2017 By Susanna Twidale Six years after Britain’s first fracking operation was stymied by earth tremors, its shale gas industry is poised to try...
PwC: Climate Change Is Risk and Business Opportunity October 15, 2014 By Nina Chestney and Susanna Twidale Competition and regulation push companies to take action to protect themselves from the effects of climate change, not climate science,...