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Thursday 26th March 2025
Climate change is dropped from spy agency threat lists as ING becomes the first global bank with SBTi-approved financed emissions targets and OECD research shows climate action boosts growth. China’s glaciers have shrunk 26%, Indonesia secures $20bn to shut coal plants, and Airbus doubles down on hydrogen aircraft. In the UK, the Government faces a High Court deadline to revise its climate plan by Oct 2025, Dorset brings forward its net zero goal to 2035 with £6mn, and a shift to plant-based meals could save the NHS £54.9mn a year.
24 Hours In Sustainability
Worldwide Highlights
Climate change taken off spy agencies' global threat list
Ditching net zero is a dangerous gamble for Japan's megabanks
ING becomes first global bank with SBTi-approved financed emissions reduction targets
Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds
Investors call for better physical risk data amid rising climate threats
China’s glacier area shrinks by 26% over six decades due to global warming
Deep sea mining impacts still felt forty years on
The Indonesian government confirmed a $20bn commitment from rich nations to help it shut polluting coal plants, despite the US exit from the agreement
Airbus reconfirms commitment to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft
Emperor penguins could be lost to climate change by 2100
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UK Highlights
The UK Government has been handed a High Court deadline to unveil a fresh climate strategy by 29 October 2025, setting out the precise policies required to meet near-term carbon reduction targets through the 2030s.
Spring statement ‘changes course’ but risks leaving net zero behind
UK Government releases maritime decarbonisation strategy
A shift to plant-forward meals at UK public institutions could save the NHS £54.9mn per year
Extra £2.23bn required for Northern Ireland electricity grid ‘to ensure it meets net-zero targets’
Dorset Council's target to become a carbon neutral authority forward by five years to 2035 by spending additional £6mn
How the UK’s net zero economy outpaced all other sectors
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