Major asset owners and managers call on oil and chemicals giants to stop lobbying against curbs on plastic production. A group of 70 global investors has called on the petrochemicals industry to stop blocking progress on reducing plastic pollution, after the sector successfully lobbied to be excluded from discussions over a global plastics treaty. The statement, published on Thursday by…

According to the Grantham Institute’s 2024 Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation Policy Report (the “Report“) – which was published on 27 June 2024 – climate-related litigation against private sector actors continues to be on the rise. The Report highlights that over 230 climate-related lawsuits have been initiated against corporations and trade associations since 2015, with over two thirds of…

As institutional investors help further surpass fundraising target, NextEnergy Capital calls on Labour government to provide policy certainty and tackle grid connection challenges. Solar energy-focused asset manager NextEnergy Capital’s (NEC) UK-focused fund has exceeded its original fundraising target by 30% thanks to additional capital provided by local government pension schemes (LGPS), bringing total funds committed to £653 million (US$840.5 million)….

Deforestation is now the second leading cause of climate change globally, after burning fossil fuels, and is responsible for around 11% of all greenhouse gas emissions.  In the last 60 years more than half of tropical forests worldwide have been destroyed, reducing biodiversity and endangering rare species (see Fifth Special Report of Session – 2023-24:  The UK’s contribution to tackling…

Deforestation is now the second leading cause of climate change globally, after burning fossil fuels, and is responsible for around 11% of all greenhouse gas emissions.  In the last 60 years more than half of tropical forests worldwide have been destroyed, reducing biodiversity and endangering rare species (see Fifth Special Report of Session – 2023-24:  The UK’s contribution to tackling…