Octopus Energy is set to further accelerate its global expansion plans, after today announcing it has secured £800m in additional investment from existing shareholders. The deal values the eight-year-old company at $7.8bn, which represents a 60 per cent increase on its previous investment round in December 2021 following its rapid expansion into a host … Read more
Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have travelled there by private jet. In fact, the UK prime minister, foreign secretary and king even travelled in … Read more
At COP27 in Egypt last year, around 315 private jet journeys took place. Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have travelled there by private jet. … Read more
LONDON: Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest United Nations climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have travelled there by private jet. In fact, the UK prime minister, foreign secretary and king even … Read more
banner hangs in a venue at the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference. Getty Images At COP28, high on the agenda for the fashion sector is the phase-out of fossil fuels and the funding and deployment of alternatives. One such alternative is biomass. Biomass is organic matter from things grown continuously on Earth (rather than finite fossil … Read more
Delegates from every country in the world are meeting today at the beginning of the Cop28 climate talks in Dubai, hosted by the United Arab Emirates. The scale of the challenge ahead of them is immense: phasing out the fossil fuels that power the global economy before a planetary tipping point is reached. As the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Planning Ministry is aligning the future of Pakistan with the blueprint for a sustainable future to be presented by the Climate Change Ministry at COP 28, a press release said on Sunday. Pakistan contributes less than one per cent to global greenhouse gas emissions but confronts an outsized battle against climate adversities. As … Read more
The changing climate poses a serious threat to tomato growers in central India. The region has experienced many droughts in the past decade, which have ruined the crops and reduced the farmers’ income. But a Silicon Valley startup called ClimateAi uses artificial intelligence to help farmers cope with the warming temperatures. The startup has created … Read more
President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies) Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies COP28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, takes place in Dubai November 28 – December 10. While the public schedule focuses an array of climate related topics and initiatives, the private meetings of global leaders will … Read more
This year’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai marks a noteworthy evolution in the global dialogue on climate change with the introduction of the Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum. This inaugural forum, running parallel to the main conference, represents a significant step in engaging a wider array of stakeholders into a sphere traditionally reserved for government … Read more