Companies in the forefront of reducing their carbon emissions tend to provide higher returns than their peer group, according to the 2011 report by the Carbon Disclosure Project. Companies in the CDP’s Carbon Performance Leadership Index returned 85.7 per cent … Continue reading
On January 1 2012, the aviation sector is set to become part of the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The move has been on the cards since 2008, but as the start date nears, the voices of protest against … Continue reading
The scarcity of resources will define the 21st century even more than climate change, Friends of Europe’s Policy Summit on Europe’s scarce resources strategy heard during the European Commission’s Green Week 2011. The European Union has a plethora of policies … Continue reading
Gearing up EU-Latin America trade relations While the world’s attention is focused on events in the Middle East, North Africa and Japan, and the wider trend of strong growth in Asian countries such as China and India, another region is … Continue reading
Friends of Europe’s 2010 Energy Summit, Europe’s energy revolution: Opportunities and constraints highlighted the challenges that Europe faces, both internally and externally. Sixty years since its members first started co-operating on energy, the European Union still lacks a common energy … Continue reading
The Carbon War Room has enlisted the expertise of entrepreneurs to find market-driven solutions to climate change. Mike Scott speaks to CEO Jigar Shah about their intercontinental strategy. The rate at which greenhouse gases are being inadvertently pumped into the atmosphere … Continue reading
The great expectations that preceded last year’s climate change conference in Copenhagen and which fizzled out in disappointment are in stark contrast to the muted hopes ahead of this year’s gathering in Cancun. But then the last year has been … Continue reading
Climate change is no longer a concern just for environmentalists, but for business and governments. Biodiversity is following a similar trajectory. Its importance as a strategic issue for business will be outlined in a report to be published tomorrow by the … Continue reading
Six months from now, three of England’s biggest cities, Bristol, Leeds and Manchester, will have to come up with city-wide carbonreducing schemes. The three cities are sharing a £250,000 grant from central government to develop schemes that will help cut … Continue reading
