2021-05-21T00:00:00+01:00
As part of the Climate Crisis Challenge,
Property Week and collaborating partner UKGBC have been calling on the property industry to sign up to the WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment.
Liz Hamson
Claudine Blamey
Meanwhile, the government has amplified its Race to Net Zero campaign ahead of COP26 this November in Glasgow, as it tries to drive engagement at a corporate level.
But what do we really mean by ‘net zero’? In an interview with Claudine Blamey, head of sustainability and digital strategy at lead Climate Crisis Challenge partner Argent, we ask whether the term is fit for purpose. And, if not, how do we make it fit for purpose?
Investors guide to natural climate solutions helps illuminate path to net zero
Bloomberg
Investors who want to engage with companies on their commitments to addressing climate change through natural solutions have a new resource in the form of a report released Tuesday by Ceres and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change.
Natural climate solutions such as reforestation are a common component of many companies net-zero action plans and can be used to offset greenhouse gas emissions. The Role of Natural Climate Solutions in Corporate Climate Commitments: A Brief for Investors helps investors understand the role and use of natural climate solutions in climate commitments.
The hippie economy: tree-huggers and capitalists are a match made in heaven
Dale Vince is a UN Climate Change Ambassador and founder of Ecotricity
Supporters of the Fridays for Future movement protest to demand effective measures against global warming and climate change on March 19, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images)
If you work in the City you probably believe in free markets, capitalism and making money, right? Me too. Though I’m an ex hippie traveller, climate activist, tree hugging type, I see the power of money.
Environmental work is always presented as a good thing to do. You know the pitch: the appeal to altruism, for future generations and polar bears. A worthy cause for you to contribute to. In my experience it’s a mistake to communicate green issues this way, we need to talk about these things in the way they affect people more directly.
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