Opinion

Andrew Warren explains how the Shadow Chancellor's claim weakening building standards will result in more affordable homes is based on some deeply questionable assumptions and ignores the cost savings more efficient homes deliver

The government should act to lower the upfront cost of clean technologies in order to unlock immediate savings for vulnerable households - and get the UK off the fossil fuel rollercoaster - writes Jenn Humphries from the Centre for Net Zero

Anglian Water's drought manager Dan Hauck explains why, despite some recent rain, restoring water resources and preparing for the UK's next drought will take much longer

Resilience doesn't replace sustainability - but it gives it a stronger business case, writes Green Project Technologies CEO Sam Stark

Antonio Guterres' final term as UN Secretary General is drawing to a close and we are unlikely to see such a strong and passionate advocate for climate action succeed him, writes GSCC's Ed King

As the UK heads into cooler months, we cannot simply put our heads in the sand and hope the problem goes away, writes Christine Egan from CLASP

The EU's new Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EmpCo) raises the bar for tackling 'greenwashing' - UK businesses need to take note, writes South Pole's Maggie Wong

Making the operators of Rosebank and Jackdaw financially responsible for capturing and storing CO2 could give Andy Burnham a world-leading policy to present at COP31, writes Stephanie Loo from the Carbon Balance Initiative

How to utilise AI to best effect while curtailing negative impacts is a key challenge that sustainability and environmental professionals need to actively engage with, writes ISEP deputy CEO Martin Baxter

The sooner we recognise the value of investing ahead of climate change-related disruption, the faster we can build the resilience the UK needs, writes Lloyds Banking Group's Khadija Ali