New procurement rules have entered into force for companies bidding for large government contracts, with those seeking to win these contracts needing to prove that they have credible plans for reaching net zero by 2050 by the end of September 2021. Our principal consultant Duncan Oswald explains what this means [...]
Green finance’s contribution to tackle the climate emergency is being increasingly recognised. The UK Government has committed to mandating the reporting of climate impact and risk of economic activities undertaken by businesses to provide better information to investors and lenders, a lead the rest of the G7 economies are set [...]
On the day of the G7 Summit in Cornwall (11th June), our climate emergency specialist Alex Massie applauded commitments by the G7 to tighten climate targets, and halt funding for fossil-fuel burning activity in low-income countries. But he also wants to raise the alarm that some routes to stop rising [...]
Our oceans are a precious part of our planet, a thriving and bounteous blue cradle of life. Researchers estimate that the ocean may be home to 700,000 marine species, ranging from the microscopic plankton to the gigantic blue whale. Increasingly, ocean life is coming under threat from human activity – [...]
To mark World Bicycle Day, we have taken a busy polluted road in London – Marylebone Road – and modelled the benefits of introducing some cycling infrastructure. We want to highlight that assessing and communicating the benefits of active travel infrastructure, as well as careful planning, is an important part [...]
The Association of the Greek Manufacturers of Packaging and Materials (AGMPM) and ourselves are calling for the Greek Government to implement a non-profit deposit return scheme (DRS) to give Greece the best chance of reaching new recycling targets in the EU Single Use Plastic (SUP) and Packaging and Packaging Waste Directives. [...]
When BBC journalist Andrew Marr interviewed America’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry about how the US plans to tackle climate change, the politician explained the public ‘don’t have to give up a quality of life to achieve some of the things we know we have to achieve.’ Kerry [...]
A new report we have produced for the Environment Agency reviews the opportunities for carbon offsetting in its efforts to reach Net Zero by 2030, and how they fit into wider decarbonisation strategies. The project was funded by the Environment Agency as part of its investigation into the role of [...]
Introducing deposit return systems (DRS) and extended producers responsibility (EPR) schemes with full cost of litter clean up covered by producers are amongst the most successful policy measures at reducing single-use plastic litter while having positive economic and employment impacts in the Mediterranean region, according to our latest research commissioned and [...]
Thursday 22nd April 2021 is Earth Day, an annual event to support environmental protection. This year the theme is to Restore Our Earth and we wanted to show our support by sharing news about the small part we are playing. Our Carbon Fund As a business we operate a Carbon [...]
