By: Clara Guibourg

Clara Guibourg is an Online Writer at City A.M. She can be contacted at clara.guibourg@cityam.com. She is particularly passionate about women in business, technology and telecoms.

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The biggest Christmas adverts of 2015: From John Lewis’ Man on the Moon and Sainsbury’s Mog the Cat to Justino, Warburtons and Burberry

December 3, 2015

John Lewis and Sainsbury’s have tussled over our affections pitting Man against Cat in their bid to create this year’s most heartwarming Christmas advert, with the retail giant's tear-jerker finally beating the supermarket's more upbeat offering. Sainbury’s Christmas advert featuring Mog the Cat was quickly crowned 2015’s winner by City A.M.’s own reviewer, who praised [...]
COP21 Paris climate change summit: UK emissions are dropping faster than the EU average – but what countries are emitting most carbon dioxide?

December 2, 2015

As the world waits for the outcome of the Paris talks, where world leaders are hoping to sign a new global climate deal within the next week, how much is each country actually emitting? City A.M. has crunched the numbers to find what countries are emitting most – and, crucially, which have reduced their emissions [...]
COP21 Paris climate change summit: To reduce carbon dioxide emissions without hurting economic growth industry and government must collaborate

December 1, 2015

Yesterday political leaders from close to 150 nations descended on Paris for the United Nation’s 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21). Their aim and mission for the two week conference is to reduce global carbon emissions and limit global warming to two degrees beyond pre-industrial levels. The first day of the global summit was defined [...]
Office Christmas parties: UK businesses to splash out £1bn on 2015’s Christmas bash

December 1, 2015

December is upon us, and even the biggest grinches among us are beginning to feel the Christmas spirit. Offices are getting in on the holiday fun, with the Christmas party season just around the corner. UK businesses are set to spend nearly £1bn on staff parties this year, fresh research from Eventbrite has found. The [...]
COP21 Paris climate summit: Here are four things you need to know about climate change, from the global economic impact to fossil fuel subsidies

December 1, 2015

World leaders are sitting down for a second day of talks in Paris, hoping to secure a strong deal at what has been billed as the most important climate summit for years. The eyes of the world are trained on the outcome, with hundreds of thousands marching worldwide on Sunday to demand stronger action on [...]
Broadband battles: BT and Virgin Media trade blows over the government’s broadband delivery scheme

December 1, 2015

Join us for the latest act in the telco giant drama: Virgin Media has lashed out against the government’s broadband scheme, complaining it gives BT an unfair advantage to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds out of taxpayers’ pockets. BT and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have hit back at claims, [...]
Think tank Respublica: Tax rich foreign buyers more than Brits – to boost UK manufacturing

December 1, 2015

How to sort out the UK’s ailing manufacturing industry? Think tank Respublica has an unorthodox solution: Start taxing wealthy foreign property buyers more. The think tank is calling for foreign property purchases to be taxed higher than British ones in a report released today, arguing that foreign investors are “skewing” the property market. The government [...]
COP21 Paris climate change summit: Barack Obama calls talks an “act of defiance” after terror attacks

November 30, 2015

US President Barack Obama has called the climate summit in Paris an “act of defiance”, taking place just weeks after terror attacks that left 130 people dead. Speaking in front of world leaders from nearly 200 countries, gathered to seal the deal on a new global climate agreement, Obama praised Paris and its citizens for [...]
COP21 Paris climate change summit: Reasons to feel more optimistic about a new agreement now than in Copenhagen

November 30, 2015

Last week, a UN report declared our planet is halfway to dangerous levels of global warming, bringing into sharp focus the challenge world leaders face at this week’s climate talks. Are they up to the task and can they come away from COP 21 with a meaningful agreement that will drive down emissions and bring [...]
UK business backing strong deal at COP 21 climate change summit in Paris

November 30, 2015

With world leaders gathering in Paris on the first day of the COP 21 climate summit, UK business has thrown its weight behind a strong global agreement to tackle climate change. Current international agreements expire in five years, and leaders of over 190 countries have been tasked with producing a new deal covering the years [...]

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