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Wednesday, 20 October, 2021

TotalEnergies
Total accused of campaign to play down climate risk from fossil fuels
Research finds French oil major understood link between hydrocarbons and global warming 50 years ago
Wednesday, 20 October, 2021

Moral Money
Why Washington gridlock spells trouble for COP26 Premium content
Plus, cement industry tries to crack its carbon problem, Banque Postale’s fossil fuel pledge and more
Wednesday, 20 October, 2021

Climate legislation
Electric vehicles at a spaghetti junction
Chart crime at Her Majesty’s Government.
Wednesday, 20 October, 2021

FT Books Essay
Green shoots — words of hope on the climate crisis
Three books present a case for optimism ahead of the COP26 summit, and in the face of looming environmental catastrophe
Wednesday, 20 October, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
The crash landing of Austria’s chancellor
China pressures McDonald’s to accept Beijing’s new digital currency
Tuesday, 19 October, 2021

Energy Source
Make the COP boring again Premium content
Plus, rising US solar costs could hamper the country’s energy transition plans
Tuesday, 19 October, 2021

ESG investing
Listed companies driving a 3C rise in temperatures, study finds
Research renews concerns surrounding passive investment and quality of data
Monday, 18 October, 2021

The Road to Recovery
Governments grapple with energy challenges ahead of climate summit
Hopes damped over extra gas from Russia; Europe split on nuclear power; China reverts to coal to combat factory outages
Monday, 18 October, 2021

Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh PM: We need a global ‘climate prosperity plan’ not empty pledges
My country is investing for a zero-carbon future, but the world must commit at COP26 to make efforts like ours a success
Monday, 18 October, 2021

Trade Secrets
Can we halt climate change one trade deal at a time? Premium content
Policy is playing only a limited role in controlling global carbon emissions
Monday, 18 October, 2021

FTfm
FTfm: Responsible Investing
As fund managers race to meet surging demand for sustainable investment, regulators are getting tough on greenwashing. Plus: activist shareholders make their mark; sin stocks; ESG with Chinese characteristics; climate-friendly pensions; is crypto a no-no?
Monday, 18 October, 2021

FTfmFTfm: Responsible Investing
Investor scepticism on ESG points to a maturing market
Concerns about greenwashing have grown as sustainable finance has gone mainstream
Sunday, 17 October, 2021

UK business & economy
Targets to decarbonise UK construction called into question
Cost of upgrading Britain’s 28m homes and building energy-efficient new ones put at £525bn by 2040 by industry body
Friday, 15 October, 2021

Food & Drink
Neat Burger raises money from SoftBank’s Misra at $70m valuation
Tech executive leads fundraising round for Lewis Hamilton-backed vegan restaurant chain
Friday, 15 October, 2021

UK energy
UK to put nuclear power at heart of net zero emissions strategy
Government to publish fresh details of decarbonisation plan and funding model as early as next week
Friday, 15 October, 2021

Moral Money
‘Super-low ambitions’ for COP15 spell bad news for biodiversity Premium content
Plus, Tesla scores an ‘A’ for environmental lobbying and TCFD ramps up pay scrutiny
Thursday, 14 October, 2021

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Adopting a global carbon price is essential
A common approach to the cost of polluting is a fair and straightforward solution
Thursday, 14 October, 2021

Free LunchMartin Sandbu
The work that remains to reach net zero
IEA report shows current pledges fall short — and points to free lunches
Wednesday, 13 October, 2021

Energy crisis
Putin denies Russia is restricting gas supplies to Europe
President says country will aim for carbon neutrality by 2060
Wednesday, 13 October, 2021

Energy crisis
Chiefs of EU utilities warn against ‘short-sighted’ interventions
Governments and Brussels told that moves such as Spain’s windfall levy imperil green transition
Wednesday, 13 October, 2021

Renewable energy
IEA warns spending on clean energy must triple to curb climate change
Fatih Birol says energy market volatility should not become a barrier to policy action
Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

Energy Source
Can Chevron reconcile green ‘aspirations’ with growth? Premium content
Plus, the dilemma posed by US LNG exports and coal prices soar to new highs
Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

Climate change
Hedge fund manager Hohn steps up campaign over banks’ fossil-fuel loans
Billionaire activist lobbies central banks and regulators to address financial risks posed by climate change
Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

Carbon trading
Rise of the ‘carbon neutral’ hydrocarbons
Trend of pairing fossil fuel cargoes with offsets draws ‘greenwashing’ claims from environment groups
Monday, 11 October, 2021

BHP Group PLC
BHP faces knife-edge vote on climate change plan
Investors divided on Anglo-Australian miner’s proposal to give shareholders ‘say on climate’