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Is Owen Paterson on top of the climate adaptation brief?

Bob Ward

Bob Ward argues business leaders should be worried at the sight of an environment secretary who is responsible for climate adaptation, embracing climate sceptic talking points

20 Jun 2013

Backloading is a temporary fix, the emissions trading scheme needs bolder reform

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Policy Exchange's Simon Moore makes the case for ambitious carbon market reform based on a demanding 2035 emissions cap

19 Jun 2013

A pathway to carbon net positive

Kevin Moss is Programme Director of Net Good at BT

BT's Kevin Moss explains the thinking behind the new "Net Good" sustainability initiative

18 Jun 2013

Time to unleash the inner circle

WRAP's Dr Richard Swannell argues the time for talk on the circular economy is over - the financial benefits are unanswerable, it's time for action

17 Jun 2013

What the rise of the "Conscientious Consumer" means for Sustainable Business

Accenture's Justin Keeble argues that a new breed of green-minded consumers present a major opportunity for savvy businesses

13 Jun 2013

Mainstreaming circularity

Susanne Baker of the EEF argues more needs to be done to tackle barriers to investment if the circular economy is to break into the mainstream

12 Jun 2013

This World Oceans Day it's time to call for more to be done on sourcing seafood sustainably

Sourcing sustainable seafood is an essential step more businesses should take in order to ensure the future of ocean life, argues Marks & Spencer Head of Sustainable Business Mike Barry

07 Jun 2013

Three ways to make sure we don’t end up with too many gas power stations

Energy efficiency and demand side response must be integrated into energy market reforms, argues Rachel Cary of Green Alliance

07 Jun 2013

Strong, Steady Progress, and Challenges too, for APP

Brendan May of The Robertsbridge Group comments on APP's progress as its zero deforestation policy takes shape

05 Jun 2013

Demand side management and the Energy Bill - better late than never?

As the Energy Bill reading gets underway Labour's Alan Whitehead welcomes government efforts to create an energy efficiency market, but warns many technical questions remain unanswered

04 Jun 2013

Never turn your back on a crumb

Green Alliance's Alastair Harper argues the green businesses must not lose sight of the encouraging progress being made, despite the daunting challenges they face

31 May 2013

Lib Dems must defend green promise

MP Andrew George makes the case for a 2030 decarbonisation target in the Energy Bill

31 May 2013

Helping the consumer to cut our carbon

Juliet Davenport of Good Energy warns policy thinking is behind the curve when it comes to placing the consumer at the heart of efforts to decarbonise

31 May 2013

Pining for the fjords

Roel Castelein of The Green Grid argues that Scandinavia is leading the green data centre charge

30 May 2013

British offshore wind: bigger than the Beatles

RenewableUK's Maria McCaffery argues the UK should do a better job of celebrating it's world leading clean energy industry

30 May 2013

UK energy security: a diverse supply in action

The Crown Estate's Rob Hastings warns against oversimplifying the debate around the UK's natural gas storage

29 May 2013

Solar Transformation in the Land of the Rising Sun

Bloomberg New Energy Finance's Nico Tyabji explores how Japan's solar boom is transforming the country's energy market

29 May 2013

Greenpeace: IoD's basis for a predicting a shale gas boom is "deeply flawed"

Doug Parr, chief scientist at Greenpeace, says the assumptions used to base projections of a £4bn UK shale gas industry ignore key data

24 May 2013

Offshore Wind Needs Tripartite Solution to Energy ‘Trilemma’

Government, developers, and suppliers must work together to bring down the cost of offshore wind energy, says Benj Sykes of DONG Energy

24 May 2013

IoD: Greenpeace is wrong to say shale gas cannot play a useful role

Corin Taylor of the Institute of Directors says claims a UK shale gas industry is incompatible with environmental concerns are wide of the mark

23 May 2013

A critical decision for Boris - and for many councils

Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett warns that regardless of whether you see them as "energy-from-waste plants" or "incinerators", councils risk being locked into encouraging waste production

22 May 2013

The secrets of achieving zero waste

Commercial Group's Simon Graham reveals the top tips for any business seeking to achieve zero waste credentials

21 May 2013

Party that grabs 'Greener, Cheaper' energy story at election will thrive

Policy Exchange's Guy Newey argues that each of the three main parties need an energy policy that tackles environmental and cost concerns

20 May 2013

Paying the Price

Inflation is spiralling, but as David Powell argues environmental pressures as much as economic mismanagement are to blame

17 May 2013

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