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Shambala Festival Co-Founder Calls for Corporate Profit Shift to Nature Restoration
The co-founder of Shambala Festival, Chris Johnson, has argued that redirecting corporate profits generated by the UK's live events industry could play a significant role in funding frontline nature r...
Australia Must Prepare Solar Infrastructure for More Dust Storms
Australia's solar energy sector faces a mounting challenge from dust storms, with researchers calling on the industry and policymakers to better prepare photovoltaic (PV) infrastructure for a future o...
Young People Need Clearer Pathways Into Green Energy Careers
As students across the country received their A-level results on 13 August 2026, Groundwork chief executive Graham Duxbury used the occasion to highlight a pressing issue facing the green economy: you...
Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Reach $42bn in First Half 2026
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes reached $42 billion in the first half of 2026, according to Swiss Re. While the figure represents the lowest first-half total since 2020, the reinsuranc...
Britain Must Build a Wildfire-Resilient Society Beyond Aircraft
Britain's approach to wildfire management needs to extend far beyond deploying firefighting aircraft, according to research from Aston University. Komal Raj Aryal of Aston University argues that the m...
Climate Change Drove Drier Soils, Sea Rise and Glacier Melt in 2025
The American Meteorological Society has released a major new report warning that climate change continued to accelerate in 2025, driving drier soils, rising sea levels, and further melting of glaciers...
Novartis Sustainability Chief Reflects on Trade-Offs in Corporate ESG
Korab Zuka, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) at Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, has reflected on the complexities of corporate sustainability, acknowledging that early in his career he underest...
Summer Heatwaves Hit UK High Street Footfall Hard
Relentless summer heatwaves are taking a measurable toll on UK high street footfall, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The organisation points to "exceptionally hot and histo...
Global Ocean Temperatures Break July Record Amid Climate Concerns
Global ocean temperatures hit their highest levels ever recorded for the month of July, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The record was partly attributed to t...
Banks Accused of Funding Deforestation-Linked Palm Oil Firms
A new report by Global Witness has accused hundreds of banks of collectively arranging an estimated $31 billion in loans to companies operating in Indonesia's palm oil sector that have been linked to ...