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Collective interest should spur us to deliver at COP27
COP26 President Alok Sharma's speech urging international cooperation on climate as he lays out UK Presidency's priorities for the year ahead
24 January 2022
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17 min read
'We will be holding companies accountable': How top investors are toughening their line on net zero pledges
Aviva Investors and BMO Global Asset Management are the latest big investment firms to ramp up pressure on corporates to strengthen their climate strategies
24 January 2022
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8 min read
'1.5 degrees will slip from our grasp': COP26 President Alok Sharma urges countries to deliver on Glasgow Climate Pact
First major address by Alok Sharma since UN Climate Conference will see Minister call on countries to set aside geopolitical tensions to tackle climate goals
24 January 2022
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4 min read
Why widespread housing retrofit is a no-regrets option for tackling rising energy bills
24 January 2022
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4 min read
'Momentum around this technology is building': British Gas to begin installing home heat pumps
24 January 2022
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3 min read
Britishvolt announces major partnership in support of UK battery production plans
24 January 2022
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2 min read
Support for solar farms grows among local residents, survey finds
24 January 2022
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3 min read
Terra Carta Design Lab: 20 innovations shortlisted for Prince of Wales' climate tech competition
24 January 2022
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2 min read
Cuts to energy efficiency support blamed for £1.5bn increase in domestic heating bills
24 January 2022
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3 min read
In-depth
'We will be the biggest green energy company in the world': Bankrolled by UAE, Masdar embarks on its 100GW journey
Abu Dhabi's state-owned renewable energy giant Masdar is undergoing a restructure of its ownership, while ramping up its overall clean energy goal to 100GW by 2030
21 January 2022
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16 min read
Global Briefing: Rio Tinto loses lithium mining license in Serbia
Plus EU beats renewables target, Shell faces CCS concerns, New Zealand's first electric ferry and all the top green business news from around the world this week
21 January 2022
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7 min read
Energy bills crisis: The wretched legacy of David Cameron's decision to 'get rid of the green crap'
Coalition-era cuts to energy efficiency and clean energy programmes could hold crucial lessons for policymakers today as they wrestle with how to respond to soaring gas prices
20 January 2022
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7 min read
The showcase must go on
The BusinessGreen Leaders Awards are back for 2022, at a time when promoting the many strengths of the green economy has never been more important
20 January 2022
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3 min read
An energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it
Michael Grubb explores how government can better harness the remarkable innovation that is already underway across the energy sector to deliver on its climate goals
20 January 2022
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3 min read
'Green Cold War': Why insurers and businesses should prepare for net zero geopolitical tensions
Net zero transition will be characterised by competition as much as cooperation, and as such insurers should gear up to underwrite 'systematically important assets' that could be foundation of cooperation between countries, report warns
19 January 2022
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5 min read
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'Momentum around this technology is building': British Gas to begin installing home heat pumps
24 January 2022
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3 min read
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Global Briefing: Rio Tinto loses lithium mining license in Serbia
21 January 2022
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7 min read
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The power skills driving UK business towards net zero
21 January 2022
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3 min read
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SSE snaps up first UK solar project
20 January 2022
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1 min read
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Spirit of Innovation aircraft smashes electric vehicle speed record
20 January 2022
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3 min read
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Editors blog
The showcase must go on
The BusinessGreen Leaders Awards are back for 2022, at a time when promoting the many strengths of the green economy has never been more important
20 January 2022
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3 min read
We're facing a Gappy New Year
By the end of 2022 the world will be nearly a third of the way through the decade when global emissions are supposed to start falling sharply - the emissions gap needs closing before it becomes a chasm
06 January 2022
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5 min read
Winter is coming
After a hugely dramatic year, the green economy faces a uniquely challenging few months as the opponents of climate action prepare to ramp up their opposition to the net zero transition
17 December 2021
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9 min read
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