https://www.bizcommunity.com/223/648.html United Kingdom news 15 Sustainability news - United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/223/648.html en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:07:06 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/coal-remains-essential-to-keeping-the-lights-on-and-economic-development-283137a The findings of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest annual coal report reinforce the reality that coal remains a critical pillar of energy security, industrial competitiveness, and economic development. 1-264420 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/exxonmobil-is-the-latest-victim-of-europe-failing-refining-capacity-285197a Well, another one bites the dust. High supply prices, poor market conditions, and the economic and policy climate in the United Kingdom have prompted ExxonMobil to close its Fife ethylene plant (FEP) in Mossmorran, Scotland, in February 2026. 1-263450 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eu-awards-strategic-project-status-to-sibanye-stillwaters-keliber-lithium-and-gallicam-projects-814753a The European Commission has designated Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium project in Finland and GalliCam project in France as 'Strategic Projects' under the European Union (EU) Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). 1-256459 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/608/240084.html According to the International Energy Agency's (IEC) first annual Critical Minerals Market Review, the market for minerals that help power technologies key to the clean energy transition has doubled in size over the past five years. 1-240084 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/704/239965.html To reach net zero, the world may need as many as 200,000 offshore wind turbines generating 2,000GW of energy. To put this in context, by the end of 2022, 63GW of offshore wind capacity had been installed worldwide. Within the next 28 years, the offshore wind energy sector needs to expand so that it is capable of producing 32 times its current energy capacity. 1-239965 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/648/235942.html Noise produced by mining the seabed could interfere with whales' ability to communicate with one another, according to a study released on Tuesday, 14 February, just as plans to start deep-sea mining for battery metals gather pace. 1-235942 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/608/235613.html The International Finance Corporation (IFC) recently launched the Net-Zero Roadmap for Copper and Nickel Mining Value Chains which aims to guide the decarbonisation of mining of critical minerals. 1-235613 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 09:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/702/233752.html Billed as "Africa's COP", the 27th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was expected to promote climate justice, as this is the continent most affected but least responsible for the climate crisis. Negotiations for a fund that would compensate developing countries for the loss and damage that climate change has wrought dominated the negotiations. In the early hours of Sunday morning, well past the Friday deadline, member states agreed to establish such a fund - a win for developing countries. 1-233752 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/693/233192.html When thinking about the impact of droughts on economic activity, the agricultural sector is the first that comes to mind. This sector is highly sensitive to weather variability, with the fall in crop production being the first direct damage of water shortage. 1-233192 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/513/232570.html Ninety One has today published its annual Planetary Pulse Report, The Rise of Transition Finance, which explores transition finance, what it means for asset owners, and its role in averting harmful climate change. 1-232570 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Sustainability United Kingdom