SSE plc has announced a £33bn fully-funded five-year investment programme, to transform the UK’s electricity infrastructure and deliver long-term benefits for society. The “Transformation for Growth” plan will see a major ramp-up of SSE’s capital investment over the next five years, with 80% directed towards regulated electricity networks and the remainder into renewables and flexible generation technologies.
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FRC issues standard on the assurance of sustainability reporting
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (UK) 5000, “General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements”, which provides UK companies, investors and assurance providers with a consistent, internationally aligned assurance standards for voluntary use in sustainability assurance engagements.
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Carbon footprint of construction will double by 2050 globally
A report published in ‘Nature’ quantifies the carbon cost of constructing the global built-environment over the past three decades and projects it to 2050. The findings indicate that the global construction carbon footprint has doubled over the past three decades and is projected to more than double by 2050.
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UK Government acts to secure future of water industry workforce
A new group has been convened by the UK Government to ensure the UK has the skilled workforce it needs to deliver record levels of investment and reform. The Water Skills Strategic Group brings together senior leaders in government from and across the water sector and its supply chain. The group’s focus will be the delivery of the £104 billion investment – the largest since privatisation – which will create more than 30,000 new jobs, support the building of 1.5m new homes, and help restore the nation’s rivers, lakes and seas.
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90% of 4,000 large companies connect value and decarbonisation
Decarbonisation is emerging as a key business differentiator. Accenture’s latest report on the decarbonisation activities of the world’s largest companies finds that those that connect climate ambition to business strategy are cutting emissions faster and creating lasting value. But the journey is far from complete: just 16% are on track to reach net zero in their operations by 2050.
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Governor Newsom: subnational climate action is a defining opportunity
Governor Newsom said California is leading by example, proving that climate action and economic growth go hand in hand. As California continues and accelerates its climate action, the Governor urged global investors to embrace the technologies and infrastructure driving the clean energy future.
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The surprising psychology of dietary choices
Food systems are a major contributor to environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, with widespread dietary changes required to avoid surpassing safe planetary boundaries by 2050. A study published in Elsevier’s Journal of Cleaner Production analyses the dimensions underlying public perceptions and misperceptions of food's environmental impact.
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New framework to measure, manage and communicate circularity
The Global Circularity Protocol for Business (GCP) has been launched to accelerate the transition to a circular economy by providing a global framework for measuring, managing and communicating an organisation’s circular performance and its impacts. Developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in collaboration with the UNEP-hosted One Planet Network (OPN), the GCP enables organisations to embed circularity at the heart of strategy and operations.
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Stiell: we are in a new era of climate action and ambition
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, on the launch of the Nationally Determined Contributions Synthesis Report, released on 28 October 2025, said that we are in a new era of climate action and ambition. Countries are setting national climate targets – and plans to achieve them – that differ in pace and scale to any that have come before.
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Consultations launched on GHG Protocol accounting
Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) has launched a 60-day period for two public consultations. One consultation focuses on updates to the Scope 2 Guidance (2015) which addresses inventory accounting, while the other seeks feedback on consequential accounting methods for estimating avoided emissions from electricity-sector actions. These are the first public consultations in a broader effort to update GHG Protocol’s suite of corporate standards and guidance.
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Progress towards the Paris Agreement goals is alarmingly inadequate
Although more than three-quarters of indicators are heading in the right direction, progress towards the Paris Agreement temperature goal is alarmingly inadequate, exposing communities, economies and ecosystems to unacceptable risks. The State of Climate Action 2025 report says that global efforts across 29 indicators are well off track, such that at least a twofold (and for most, more than a fourfold) acceleration will be required this decade to keep the 1.5°C limit within reach.
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Jobs of tomorrow: technology and the future of jobs
The World Economic Forum’s Jobs of Tomorrow: Technology and the Future of the World’s Largest Workforces explores how AI, robotics, energy and network technologies are reshaping seven major job families that together employ 80% of the world’s workers: agriculture, manufacturing, construction, retail and wholesale trade, transport and logistics, business and management, and healthcare.
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10 innovations for climate action and planetary health
A new report spotlights 10 tech solutions to accelerate climate action – from carbon-locking concrete and sustainable desalination for arid regions to cars that feed the electric grid. The research maps a wave of emerging technologies with significant potential to tackle climate disruption head-on, from droughts to methane leaks to rising seas. The report focuses on food, water, energy and materials – key systems for a stable planet – showing how science can safeguard planetary health and curb destructive human activity.
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EU Climate Diplomacy: strengthening carbon pricing and markets
Carbon pricing is gaining ground worldwide as a cost-effective way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and drive clean growth. Building on 20 years of experience with the EU Emissions Trading System, the European Commission’s Task Force on International Carbon Pricing and Markets Diplomacy works with 25+ partner countries to advance high-integrity carbon pricing and markets policies.
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UK clean energy boom to bring thousands of new jobs
The UK Government has published a comprehensive national plan to train up the next generation of clean energy workers, with employment expected to double to 860,000 by 2030, ensuring jobs are high quality and well paid. Setting clear workforce estimates for the first time will galvanise industry, the public sector, and education providers to work together to deliver one cohesive strategy to invest in training for specific in demand occupations.