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Green Book: Treasury promises boost for regional infrastructure projects
07 September 2026
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5 min read
Water Innovation Fund to award £50m to 'bold ideas' to transform the water sector
Water Innovation Fund is opening its seventh Breakthrough Challenge, with up to £50m available for collaborative projects that can tackle the industry's biggest challenges
07 September 2026
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2 min read
How Viridi is using captured CO2 to produce lower-impact ingredients for everyday products
Dr Daniel Stewart, co-founder and CEO at Southampton University spin-out Viridi, explains why chemicals are an 'often-overlooked' part of the green transition
07 September 2026
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8 min read
The boardroom is missing a chair
Paul Polman makes the case for climate scientists to be given seats at boardroom tables and cabinet meetings
07 September 2026
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5 min read
UN: Tackling air pollution and climate crisis could boost global economy by 4.5 per cent by 2050
07 September 2026
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4 min read
'Collect £5m - Burn the planet': Climate protestors disrupt Reform UK conference
04 September 2026
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6 min read
BNEF: Europe needs $1.3tr of investment annually to reach net zero by 2050
04 September 2026
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4 min read
Uber and Wayve launch UK's 'first-ever' all-electric self-driving taxis in London
04 September 2026
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5 min read
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
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9 min read
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
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4 min read
'Delay is not a neutral act, it is a decision': Green figures react to UN's 1.5C 'overshoot' warning
Politicians, business leaders, economists, and climate campaigners offer their take on UNEP's report warning the world is now all but certain to 'overshoot' the 1.5C global warming threshold
02 September 2026
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15 min read
COP17: How UN desertification talks delivered 'mixed results' for combatting drought and land degradation
Mongolia Summit delivers billions of dollars in new financing, fresh private sector partnerships, and a range of new government commitments - but critics warn progress fell far short of what is needed to meet land restoration goals
02 September 2026
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8 min read
Why innovative 'bio‑materials' are still more sci‑fi than fashion revolution
Developing a new material is only the first step - convincing an industry built around traditional textiles to adopt it is a very different challenge
02 September 2026
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3 min read
'Clearing exercise' separating the renewables infrastructure trust wheat and chaff
Renewables investment firms have faced significant headwinds in recent years, but some of the best performing trusts point to a route forward for the consolidating sector
28 August 2026
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5 min read
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...
04 August 2026
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4 min read
A hot messy summer
As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths
31 July 2026
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9 min read
North star: Will this time be different?
Andy Burnham's Cabinet appointments and cuts to VAT on electricity bills suggest a commitment to net zero will remain, but can he marry new fossil fuel projects with continued decarbonisation?
21 July 2026
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6 min read
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