All posts tagged "Sustainability"
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EU ‘on course to achieve 2030 emissions target’
The European Union is “well on track” to meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by the end of the decade. The European Commission’s assessment of National
- Posted June 5, 2025
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Current climate policy ‘doomed to fail’, says former UK PM Tony Blair
Net zero policies are increasingly viewed as “unaffordable, ineffective, or politically toxic” and efforts to phase out fossil fuels in the short term are “doomed to fail”, according to a
- Posted May 1, 2025
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Paris Agreement goals out of reach unless top emitters step up, study warns
Collective efforts “still fall far short” of what is needed to limit global warming to 1.5C of pre-industrial levels, according to research by the World Resources Institute (WRI). The study
- Posted April 24, 2025
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UK government releases research and innovation framework for climate change adaptation
The UK government has identified research and innovation challenges across 11 sectors that will need to be addressed in a bid to drive collaborative action on climate change adaptation. The
- Posted April 15, 2025
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Sustainability takeaways from Innovation 2025
Global Government Forum has used an artificial intelligence tool to analyse all the sessions at the Innovation 2025 conference for takeaways on how governments are tackling climate change and working
- Posted April 14, 2025
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Governments urged to make smarter use of data to combat deforestation
Smarter use of data and stronger regulatory partnerships are needed to combat deforestation, according to a new report. Entitled ‘Tackling deforestation through import controls’ and supported by Global Government Forum,
- Posted April 9, 2025
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Report urges AI sustainability as energy concerns grow
The British government should invest in sustainable AI amid concerns about the amount of energy needed to power the technology, according to a report by the UK’s National Engineering Policy
- Posted February 17, 2025
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US Treasury leaves major climate risk mitigation network
The US Treasury and central bank have withdrawn from a group of central banks and regulators created to mitigate climate risk in the financial system and support the transition to
- Posted February 5, 2025
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UN hails leap forward in global climate action transparency
Ninety nations have formally reported progress towards meeting their Paris Agreement commitments, in what the UN called a “critical effort… ensuring transparency in global climate action”. The cornerstone of
- Posted January 31, 2025
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WATCH: A guide to the manifestos in the UK general election
With a week to go until voters go to the polls in the United Kingdom, a Global Government Forum webinar looked at the major pledges and manifestos that have been
- Posted June 26, 2024