Thousands of facilities management professionals across the UK will have a fresh opportunity to learn about the business benefits of smart energy use in commercial buildings.

In celebration of Earth Day, we hosted 'Climate Decade: Halving Global Emissions by 2030', a webinar where members of RE100 and EV100 discusssed how businesses are stepping up on climate action.

Today the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned governments that delaying climate action in the face of COVID-19 recovery planning will cost the world more each year in terms of lost lives and livelihoods, crippled businesses and damaged economies.

This week environment ministers from 30 countries will meet in a two-day (27 – 28 April) online conference to discuss how to organise a green economic recovery after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over. They will also aim to agree on how to proceed with ambitious carbon reductions despite the postponement of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

Earth Day began in 1970 as a protest in the US in response to numerous environmental crises, including oil spills, smog, and polluted rivers. The protest has since spread all over the world, launching an entire environmental movement and the planet’s largest civic event. This year’s Earth Day theme is climate action – focusing on the enormous challenge — but also the vast opportunities — of action on climate change.

Companies have called on the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, to push ahead with 2020 CO2 targets for cars, vans and trucks.

The UK government has today confirmed that the UN climate change conference, COP26, due to be held in Glasgow in November has been postponed until 2021. 

March 31, 2020 - The Environmental Protection Agency announced reduced efficiency standards for US vehicles.

Thai Union Group PCL has become the first food company – and the first Thailand-based company – to join EP100, a global initiative on smarter energy use led by The Climate Group in partnership with the Alliance to Save Energy.

As the world adapts to climate change impacts and as emerging economies grow and develop, demand for cooling is rising at an alarming rate. Companies have an immediate opportunity to help reduce emissions by improving the energy efficiency of their cold chains and the cooling of their plants, server rooms, and stores. In addition, enhancing cooling efficiency can generate substantial financial savings and improve economic competitiveness.