Opinion articles

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

Doug Parr - chief scientist at Greenpeace

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’

Offshore wind farm

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

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

Are businesses really ready to cope with a hostile climate?

PwC's Celine Herweijer warns that disaster-related costs are threatening to undermine economic growth prospects - it is time for businesses and governments to act

16 May 2013

The nuclear turning point?

The NIA's Kirsty Alexander argues that the on-going nuclear negotiations represent the first test of the government's entire electricity market reform agenda

15 May 2013

Has the UK’s environment movement lost its way?

Trewin Restorick bemoans the "shortage of innovation and creativity" that is hampering the green NGO community

14 May 2013

Queen's Speech reveals gaping hole where low carbon strategy should be

Barry Gardiner: "The Conservative Party's race to the bottom against UKIP and the Chancellor's intransigence will pose an increasing threat to low-carbon infrastructure policy"

10 May 2013

Got the T-shirt

Don't feel guilty about the Dhaka tragedy - Feel angry

10 May 2013

How innovation could deliver a virtuous green growth spiral

Dimitri Zenghelis argues that innovation can tackle the looming resource crunch - it just needs intelligent policies if it is to be unlocked

08 May 2013

Eric Pickles - the enemy of energy efficiency?

Andrew Warren argues that the Communities Secretary is defying the Prime Minister with his war on energy efficiency improvement

07 May 2013

It's society, stupid

BT's Niall Dunne makes the case for a new breed of "hybird corporate activist" that combines environmental, social, and economic gains

03 May 2013

Backloading vote was bad for business, bad for London, and bad for UK credibility

Will Straw argues the government has made a grave error in failing to stop Tory MEPs from crippling the EU carbon market

02 May 2013

Should we talk about failure?

Global Action Plan's Trewin Restorick wonders if sustainability executives should be more willing to admit their failures

01 May 2013

Why green businesses need to fight anti-growth myths

Bob Ward argues that business leaders need to do more to reject the misguided assertion that green policies hamper the recovery

30 Apr 2013

The UK's lost emissions: globalisation or lost investment?

Gareth Stace on why the EEF takes issue with the Committee on Climate Change's assertions that industry has little to fear from carbon policy

26 Apr 2013

Reflections on a climate for change

WRAP's Dr Richard Swannell wonders what Margaret Thatcher would have thought about the circular economy

25 Apr 2013

CBI: Europe must "redouble efforts" to save carbon market

Rhian Kelly: "We believe the ETS, despite its detractors, must remain the cornerstone of the EU's climate change policy"

24 Apr 2013

10 tips for fixing a broken sustainability reputation

Brendan May outlines the steps every business should take when trying to restore a battered sustainability reputation

23 Apr 2013

Would you like a scarf with that bikini?

Helen Craig asks if retailers' inability to respond to freak weather could leave them vulnerable to worsening climate impacts

22 Apr 2013

How to make money from the lights going out

Labour's Alan Whitehead explains why an amendment to the Energy Bill may be required to make it impossible for energy companies to "game" the proposed capacity mechanism

19 Apr 2013

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