26 h. ago Courts pushing back on corporate carbon offsetting claims, LSE report finds

Scrutiny of how companies plan to meet climate commitments is growing, with many successful legal challengesJudges across the world are proving sceptical of companies’ attempts to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits, a report has found.In an analysis of nearly 3,000 climate-related lawsuits filed around the world since 2015, the latest annual review of climate litigation by the London School of Economics found action against corporations in particular was “evolving”, with growing scrutiny of how companies plan to meet their stated climate commitments. Continue reading...

Events

60 h. ago World Bank grants South Africa a $1.5B loan for infrastructure upgrade and green energy transition

South Africa's National Treasury says the World Bank has granted South Africa a $1.5 billion loan to upgrade transportation infrastructure and help it transition toward a low-carbon economy

Economics

5 d. ago The ‘sacrifice zone’: villagers resist the EU’s green push for lithium mining

Residents of a Portuguese rural idyll where four vast mines are planned are among those who feel they will pay too high a cost for the energy transitionFilipe Gomes had been craving fresh air and quiet routine when he and his partner quit the chaos of London’s catering industry for the fog-misted hills of Covas do Barroso, the sleepy Portuguese farming village in which he was raised.But his rural idyll has been disturbed by miners drilling boreholes as they push to dig four vast lithium mines right beside the village. The prospecting has sparked resistance from residents who fear the mines will foul the soil, drain the water and fill the air with the rumbling thunder of heavy trucks. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago English heating firm targets Scottish market growth through digital marketing partnership

Energy efficiency specialist seeks to capitalize on Scotland's £33 billion clean heat transition opportunity

Economics

8 d. ago Heating firm seeks Scottish market growth through digital marketing partnership

Energy efficiency specialist targets Scotland's expanding renewable heating sector amid growing demand for clean technology solutions.

Economics

8 d. ago West Lothian mum's weight loss set to inspire others by becoming slimming consultant

Claire Gibson, 40, says her weight had gone up and down for years as she juggled the challenges of everyday life. While she had had lost weight successfully in the past, without support, the weight crept back on.

Politics

2 w. ago Martin Lewis helped me reclaim £14,500 in council tax before a sting in the tail

One of the consumer champion's fans shared a story on how he successfully challenged his council tax payment, only for there to be a sting in the tail

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Too many people lost work’: doubts in South Africa’s coal belt over ‘just energy transition’

The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairsCooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the South African town’s power station since it stopped burning coal in 2022, 61 years after its inauguration.While the state power company Eskom didn’t fire any permanent employees, the end of coal generation and earlier job losses in nearby mines have fuelled doubts in the small town and wider coal belt that there are any benefits to South Africa’s “just energy transition” to renewable power. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition

The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairsCooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the South African town’s power station since it stopped burning coal in 2022, 61 years after its inauguration.While the state power company Eskom didn’t fire any permanent employees, the end of coal generation and earlier job losses in nearby mines have fuelled doubts in the small town and wider coal belt that there are any benefits to South Africa’s “just energy transition” to renewable power. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Scotland’s most beautiful beaches with clear water and golden sands revealed

Fifty-two beaches across Scotland have been recognised in the Keep Scotland Beautiful Awards for their clean, safe, and well-managed shores along the nation’s coastline

Politics

2 w. ago Dalbeattie Primary pupils clean up in Spring Clean Scotland competition

The youngsters were the winners of the Litter League Scotland South after collecting 37 bags of rubbish.

Sport

2 w. ago The successes and challenges of Scotland’s clean energy transition

The Scotsman’s Highlands & Islands Green Energy Conference held in Inverness shone a spotlight on the country’s renewables targets and ambitions

Politics

3 w. ago Airdrie school tops Spring Clean Scotland's Litter League for third year in a row

Hilltop Primary School in Airdrie were the winners of the Glasgow and Strathclyde award, with 24 pupils collecting 58 bags of litter.

Sport

3 w. ago Disposable vapes banned in Scotland from midnight in bid to clean up health and streets

The ban is in force across the UK from tomorrow.

Events

3 w. ago ‘I don’t want freebies’: outgoing AfDB head on why investment, not aid, will shape Africa’s future

After a decade helming the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina hands over to his successor this week. He explains his optimism despite the continent’s challengesThe man known as Africa’s “optimist-in-chief” faces one of his toughest challenges this year: handing over the reins of his beloved institution to his successor. After 10 years at the top of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina will this week see a new president elected at the bank’s annual meeting in Ivory Coast before a handover in September.Adesina will be passing on a bank that has grown dramatically during his tenure. “In 2015, the capital of the bank was $93bn. Today, the African Development Bank is $318bn.” Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago ‘We work hard and have a plan’: the team who have won their league 23 times in a row

SFK 2000 Sarajevo’s secretary general, Azra Numanovic, discusses sustained success and challenges in the regionThere are many types of champions. Some win the league just as a one-off. There are those who enjoy periods of sustained success as well as the relentless winners who establish a long-term stranglehold on the silverware in their country. The next level up is the peerless teams who sustain it for a decade or so. Finally, in an entire category of their own, we have SFK 2000 Sarajevo.The Bosnia and Herzegovina women’s champions recently extended their own world record by lifting their 23rd consecutive title, continuing a streak that began before nearly half of their current squad were even born. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago A coal plant was set to close in Michigan to transition to cleaner energy. Trump just ordered it to stay open

Decision was made after the Department of Energy warned of a heightened risk of blackouts during the summer

Politics

4 w. ago Paralympic chief challenges Brisbane 2032 organizers to top the success of Sydney

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons has challenged organizers of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in Brisbane to top the benchmarks set by Sydney when Australia last hosted the Games 25 years ago

Politics

4 w. ago Arsenal star confirms exit days after final game of season with three

Arsenal are preparing for a fresh Premier League title challenge after a third successive runners-up finish, though one of Mikel Arteta's key players will not be involved next season

Sport