Business Green

IEA warns Iran war set to push up global coal demand to record level

Energy

James Murray

10 September 2026 • 3 min read

Technology

'The best chance of repairing our planet': Earthshot Prize maps positive tipping point potential

Research undertaken with University of Exeter assesses how over 50 environmental solutions could have transformative impact on global climate action

James Murray

10 September 2026 • 4 min read

Biodiversity

The world is playing with fire on nature loss - it urgently needs to stop

We must reject the false choice that pits climate action and nature restoration against the other, or we risk stalling or even unravelling vital progress towards a liveable future, writes The Wildlife Trusts CEO Craig Bennett

Craig Bennett, The Wildlife Trusts

10 September 2026 • 5 min read

Skills

Women in Green Business Awards 2026 - One month to go

There's just a month to go until this year's prestigious Women in Green Business Awards - and tickets are going fast

BusinessGreen staff

07 September 2026 • 1 min read

Editor's briefings

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Analysis

Solar

Are businesses squandering the rooftop solar opportunity?

New report reckons over 90 per cent of suitable commercial roof space still lacks solar installations that could cut energy bills and slash emissions

09 September 2026 • 8 min read

Management

Will shake up of corporate disclosure rules end reporting fatigue or weaken transparency?

BusinessGreen takes a deep dive into the government's controversial consultation on modernising the UK's corporate reporting regime

08 September 2026 • 17 min read

Politics

The mystery of the missing vision

The Burnham administration's devolution and cost of living agenda has a lot to recommend it, but why is it not being clearly linked to the government's decarbonisation efforts?

08 September 2026 • 4 min read

Skills

'There is a human cost here': Industry claims almost 20,000 retrofit professionals have lost their jobs since ECO cuts

New analysis warns a further 41,000 people could be made redundant within the next six months without urgent action to deliver long-awaited Warm Homes Plan

07 September 2026 • 7 min read

Energy

Global Briefing: China's CO2 emissions fall despite coal generation rebound

Falling oil consumption cuts China's Q2 carbon emissions, US and UK to chart 'Pink Corridor' for nuclear-powered shipping, and Spain pushes for oil and gas tax to fund climate adaptation

04 September 2026 • 9 min read

Climate change

COP17: Why the world still can't agree on how to tackle drought

Often overshadowed by larger and busier UN climate summits, this year's COP17 desertification summit felt more important than ever - yet countries still failed to agree on what needs to be done, according to University of Leeds academic Susan Ann Samuel...

04 September 2026 • 4 min read

Opinion

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Editors blog

Politics

The mystery of the missing vision

The Burnham administration's devolution and cost of living agenda has a lot to recommend it, but why is it not being clearly linked to the government's decarbonisation efforts?

James Murray

08 September 2026 • 4 min read

Politics

Summertime silence

The right of British politics has stepped up its attacks on climate action in recent weeks, so why has the rest of the political spectrum largely failed to seize the 'teachable moment' presented by crippling heatwaves to highlight the vital importance...

James Murray

04 August 2026 • 4 min read