Europe still leads the world in tidal energy installations, and European tidal stream projects generated 50% more electricity in 2019 than the year before, according to new statistics released by Ocean Energy Europe.

Anglian Water Chief Executive Peter Simpson has been appointed co-chair alongside Colin Matthews, non-executive Chairman of EDF Energy, of the UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG), a group of leading UK businesses who have come together to drive stronger ambition and effective acceleration on climate change action within the UK.

UK businesses including Unilever, Anglian Water, EDF, Tesco, Sky, Coca-Cola European Partners, and others are calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to show strong climate leadership with a clear strategy championed from the top of government.

In an industry first, Costain has launched its detailed climate change action plan in which it commits to deliver low carbon solutions, including tackling ‘Scope 3’ emissions, to every client by 2023 and to be net zero by 2035.

Joined by Sir David Attenborough and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the Prime Minister has today launched the next UN climate conference COP26 which will take place in Glasgow this autumn – in a flurry of controversy following the removal of former Minister Claire Perry O’Neill as the President of COP26. 

The chairs of England’s three environmental bodies have responded to the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) land use report published today by outlining a shared vision and practical actions to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergencies.