The Scottish Government will be unable to meet its net zero ambitions without reforms to departmental governance and oversight, an influential think-tank has warned.
Councils will struggle to meet their net-zero goals because the funding model is too short-term, experts have warned as some authorities begin scaling back their ambitions.
Delivering security for a global summit is no easy task. COP26 was one of the largest events ever staged in the UK, attended by 128 world leaders and 40,000 delegates. Ensuring it happened safely was...
Joe Tilley, sustainability and strategic portfolio director at Crown Commercial Service, explores some ways to ensure public procurement contributes to cutting emissions.
LGPS funds should keep an eye on developments as the country, and the world, move towards net zero, writes Iain Campbell, senior investment consultant at Hymans Robertson.
As towns and cities strive to reduce emissions and accommodate a growing shift to electric vehicles, a new challenge has emerged to deliver sufficient chargepoints to meet demand – with some regions...
It is a battle that is being fought all over the world – with varying success. How can we raise our efforts to keep vehicles out of towns and cities, cutting traffic and creating cleaner air?
Councils in England need long-term, non-competitive funding and a clear strategy for the local delivery of net zero to help achieve emissions goals, a local authority organisation has said.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could speed efforts to decarbonise Western energy supplies. But how will governments recoup lost tax income from fossil fuel?
The government launched its post-Brexit investment bank more than a year faster than similar lending facilities, meaning it was unable to state how it will meet objectives, according to the National...
The UK’s £22bn infrastructure bank has said it expects clean energy will make up the largest sector in its investment portfolio as it unveiled its first ever strategic plan.
A Local Government Pension Scheme pool that handles assets for 11 local government pension schemes has launched a second series of its private markets programme, including a distinct climate-related...
A county council is set to begin releasing details about its carbon emissions together with its annual budget in order to monitor its impact on the environment.