Kate Young, Senior Public Affairs Officer at the Aldersgate Group discusses the role of trade policy in delivering net zero, covering the importance of events like COP26 and the twelfth World Trade Organisation's Ministerial Conference. 

Despite the tense, last-minute wrangling over the exact wording of the Glasgow Climate Pact, the overall outcome of COP26 sends a very clear investment signal to businesses and financial institutions, argues Nick Molho, executive director of the Aldersgate Group.

In this blog, Ben Pummell, Senior Strategic Communications Officer at the Aldersgate Group explores the progress made at COP26 so far, and what must come next to deliver a successful summit. 

Duncan Price, Partner, Sustainability & Cliimate Change at Buro Happold, marks the Adaptation, Loss & Damage theme at COP26, by outlinining how to ensure effective climate mitigation and adaptation plans. 

In this blog, Dr Laura Cohen MBE, Chief Executive at the British Ceramic Confederation, calls on Government to engage with and support the ceramics sector as UK heavy industry decarbonises, warning that without clear action, the UK risks decarbonising by deindustrialising.

Duncan Burt, Chief Sustainability Officer at National Grid discusses the importance of COP26, and accelerating progress towards net zero both ahead of the summit, and after it has concluded.

As part of our series of blogs on expectations for COP26, Senior Policy Officer Josie Murdoch outlines the key priority areas for green finance at the summit. 

Dr. Adam Read (Suez UK’s External Affairs Director and President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) reflects on his journey to COP26 and why we must raise our expectations in terms of commitment and activity on decarbonisation