Designated ‘net-zero’ lanes could push the shipping industry to clean up its act

The world’s ever growing global economy runs on shipping– this means that supplies from food to building materials. Some of the items and materials we order online (including from huge companies like Amazon) from overseas often make it to our doorsteps thanks to shipping lanes and canals that connect the world. Shipping canals all over

IFAs have huge role in global net zero transition: Alok Sharma

COP26 president and Conservative MP Alok Sharma has said financial advisers have a huge role to play in helping developing countries transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Speaking to advisers at AJ Bell’s Investival 2021 in London today (18 November), Sharma (pictured) said advisers have a part to play in ensuring money set aside

The ‘net zero’ myth

Earlier this month, the world’s leaders got together to small talk about the weather and to big talk about the climate at the 26th edition of the UN’s climate change conference (COP26) in Glasgow. On the sidelines, activists (myself included) campaigned to persuade governments to replace platitudes with attitude, inaction with action. Nevertheless, the hot

Modern technology, old mining law can make net-zero a reality

If the U.S. is to achieve its carbon and renewable energy targets, policymakers must harmonize the mesh point between U.S. renewables and the statutory directive to develop domestic minerals under the General Mining Law, James Voyles, environmental attorney with Lewis Roca, says. Otherwise, the need for raw materials for renewables may clash with mining restrictions,

Why India is the worst polluter of sulphur dioxide?

India is kicking the can down the road on sulphur dioxide emissions despite being the world’s biggest emitter of the pollutant, according to an expert. Despite Boris Johnson declaring the world was at “one minute to midnight” on climate change at COP 26 climate summit, power plants in India are repeatedly being given extensions after