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Green campaign groups, UN officials and business representatives have expressed disappointment after two weeks of negotiations at COP25 came to a close today (15 December), almost two days behind schedule.

Talks at COP25 were due to conclude on Friday evening (13 December), but ran through to Sunday afternoon. Image: UNFCC

At the start of the annual climate summit on December 2, the UN’s secretary-general António Guterres told delegates that the “point of no return is no longer over the horizon” regarding climate change.

He emphasised the IPCC’s findings in its landmark report on warming of 1.5C and 2C, bolstered by the UN’s damning emissions gap report, and urged world leaders to use the occasion to set more ambitious commitments.

In particular, the UN

After the Conservative Party secured a landslide victory in the UK’s General Election, members of the nation’s green economy are calling on Boris Johnson to turn the green ideations in his party’s manifesto into action.

Key green economy figures are urging Johnson’s government to implement ambitious short, mid and long-term environmental legislation 

Despite talks of a left-wing ‘youthquake’, the Tories secured 47 additional seats in this week’s general election, while Labour lost 59. The Conservative Party passed the 326 seats required to form a majority a 5:05 this morning and ultimately secured 364 seats, giving leader Johnson strong footing to deliver his Brexit deal.

Those in the sustainable business sphere waking up this morning to recap the night’s events will be receiving mixed

Episode 77 of the Sustainable Business Covered podcast sees the edie editorial team return to discuss business CSR initiatives over the festive period, featuring four exclusive interviews with redistribution platform Neighbourly, e-commerce firm Tinggly and business networks Team London Bridge and the UKSSD.

The edie team delivers four early Christmas presents in the form of interviews

edie’s ever-presents Matt Mace and Sarah George are joined by a ghost of Christmas past, as insight editor James Evison returns to host the 2019 Christmas special.

As well as recapping their favourite moments of the year, discussing Christmas movies and indulging in a big fat sustainability quiz of the year, the team discuss how businesses are doing things differently this Christmas.

First up, in his

The next government must be strong enough to make tough decisions as 2020 shapes up to be “critical” in the battle to cut emissions, the chief executive of parliament’s climate change watchdog has warned.

The CCC provided the Government with advice to develop its net-zero target

Chris Stark, who heads the Committee on Climate Change, told the annual conference of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association this week that the “strength of the Government” will be “a massive issue” after the election.

“The things we know we need to do, almost regardless of who is in No 10, will involve some tough decisions,” he said, adding that the next Government cannot duck the net-zero emissions target since it was enshrined in legislation

Livestock production needs to reach its peak within the next decade in order to tackle the climate emergency, scientists have warned.

Land use by humanity – most of which, by area, is for agricultural purposes – generates 23% of greenhouse gas emissions annually

They are calling for governments in all but the poorest countries to set a date for “peak meat” because animal agriculture is a significant and fast-growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Cattle and sheep emit large amounts of methane while forests are destroyed to create pasture and grow the grains that are fed to intensively reared animals.

The world’s scientists agree that huge amounts of carbon dioxide will have to be removed from the atmosphere to limit global

Leading experts believe that it is “highly likely” that disclosing climate-related data to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD’s) will become mandatory and have called on business professionals to start collecting and mapping data now.

Reports suggest that the UK won’t reach its net-zero target without making the disclosure mandatory

Experts from Avara Foods, Landsec and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) discussed how businesses should interact with the recommendations of the TCFD to improve sustainability, as part of a webinar that is now available to watch on-demand.

The speakers were in unanimous agreement that climate disclosure would become mandatory in the near future, and urged businesses to start their TCFD journey now.

“The G7 country national banks are in

The results are in and Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won the 2019 General Election with an historic landslide majority, prompting fresh concerns about the strength of environmental regulations in the UK post-Brexit.

Returning Prime Minister Brosi Johnson will now turn his attention to ‘getting Brexit done’, despite also having a raft of green policy issues to deal with. Image: Chatham House (Flickr) https://www.flickr.com/photos/chathamhouse/30562517863

The Conservative’s landslide victory in the 2019 General Election saw the Party surge pass the 326 seats required to form a majority Parliament in the early hour. This gives returning Prime Minister Johnson an even stronger footing to deliver his Brexit deal than he had before, casting some extra uncertainty over green policy post-Brexit.

— ‘Promises are not enough’: Green economy

After achieving a Conservative Party majority in the 2019 General Election, Boris Johnson will now forge ahead with his Brexit plans. But, with climate and environmental standards featuring throughout the Party’s manifesto, the returning Prime Minister will need to quickly address some key green policy concerns.

It’ll be a busy few days for Boris Johnson and the green economy

The Conservative Party delivered a landslide victory in the 2019 General Election. The result gives Prime Minister Boris Johson strong footing to deliver his Brexit deal and cast extra uncertainty over environmental standards post-Brexit.

‘Promises are not enough’: Green economy reacts to Boris Johnson’s historic election win

Johnson looks set to prioritise “getting Brexit done” during his first few days within his new