Day: 28 September 2015

TUI plans to ‘step lightly’ with aviation emissions

The world's largest travel and tourism business has embarked upon an ambitious new sustainability strategy with a particular focus on next-generation fuel development to slash airline emissions.

China ramps up climate action with emissions trading scheme

China - the world's largest polluter - has announced a series of bold new climate commitments, including the creation of an emissions trading scheme and a $3.1bn low-carbon funding plan.

Shell pulls plug on arctic drilling in “unmitigated defeat” for big oil

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has ceased its Arctic oil and gas operations off the coast of Alaska, citing disappointing test results and a "challenging" regulatory environment.

Statoil: Carbon price should be Paris priority

EXCLUSIVE: An international price on carbon is the most efficient way of driving investment into low-carbon technologies and should be a policy priority at the Paris climate change conference in December.

Cameron pledges £6bn in climate aid

The UK Government has announced a boost of almost £6bn to its International Climate Fund which helps the world's most vulnerable countries adapt to climate change.

Porritt and Cheshire join ICRS as honorary fellows

Sir Ian Cheshire and Jonathon Porritt are among the first network of honorary fellows to join the UK's first professional body for people working in sustainability.

Scotland unveils Storage Network to harness power of renewables

Industry body Scottish Renewables has taken steps to complement and improve the country's growing renewables sector by launching a new Storage Network.

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