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'Self-driving revolution': Government sets out vision for autonomous cars backed by £100m funding
19 August 2022
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5 min read
Are modular homes are making a comeback?
And how can prefab homes get us closer to circularity?
19 August 2022
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5 min read
As the climate changes, language is evolving too
The Oxford English Dictionary's Patricia Stewart charts how language related to the environment, climate change, and sustainabiliy is changing to reflect new global realities
19 August 2022
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4 min read
Why we need to double down on net zero to get through the energy crisis
Putting a net zero plan in place makes commercial, environmental and reputational sense - but businesses need policy support from the next PM, writes npower Business Solutions CEO Anthony Ainsworth
19 August 2022
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4 min read
The good, the bad and the tasty of the US Inflation Reduction Act
19 August 2022
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3 min read
Hy spirits: Arbikie Distillery given green light for onshore wind and hydrogen project
19 August 2022
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2 min read
Study: Majority of green heating systems produce zero direct emissions
19 August 2022
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3 min read
Octopus Real Estate doles out £26m in loans to four UK green housing projects
19 August 2022
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3 min read
Green aluminium: Indian firms join forces to fuel smelter with 24-hour renewable power
19 August 2022
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3 min read
In-depth
How serious are the supply chain issues buffeting the offshore wind sector?
The rate of clean energy additions has grown every year for a decade - but are the rising energy, labour, and raw material costs straining wind energy supply chains set to put an end to this trend?
16 August 2022
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9 min read
Tory leadership race: Truss and Sunak step up their net zero and nature rhetoric - but will the next PM deliver?
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss seek to burnish green policy credentials as Tory leadership contest edges towards final fortnight – but beyond the rhetoric, how much more have we learned?
17 August 2022
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14 min read
Green energy transition: Why analysts are calling for governments to go 'beyond market economics'
Renewable power is set to dominate European power generation this decade, but significantly more policy momentum is required to boost wind, solar and hydro’s share of primary demand, analysis finds
18 August 2022
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5 min read
Can green Tories push the next PM to offer more support for insulation and heat pumps?
Conservative Environment Network calls for expansion of schemes for energy efficiency and heat pumps, alongside longer-term clarity to encourage green investment
16 August 2022
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7 min read
Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don't actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows
Most decarbonisation pathways claiming to be compatible with the climate agreement show a strong continuing reliance on natural gas and coal, explain academics Robert Brecha and Gaurav Ganti
17 August 2022
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4 min read
Energy crisis: Labour unveils £6bn home insulation plan, as pressure mounts on government for action
Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Downing Street face mounting pressure to ramp up support for energy efficiency and billpayers as autumn draws nearer
15 August 2022
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7 min read
Most read
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How serious are the supply chain issues buffeting the offshore wind sector?
16 August 2022
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9 min read
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ScottishPower starts construction on 1.4GW Suffolk offshore wind farm
15 August 2022
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3 min read
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Octopus Energy expands discounted 'Fan Club' tariff to households near West Yorkshire wind turbine
18 August 2022
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3 min read
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Study warns economic impacts of climate change 'far larger' than previously thought
15 August 2022
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3 min read
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Research: Insulating UK homes could offset Russian gas use twice over while saving billpayers £2,600
15 August 2022
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5 min read
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HSBC launches biodiversity-screened investment vehicle
15 August 2022
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2 min read
Editors blog
How the net zero sceptics' medieval arguments are being overwhelmed by a very modern reality
Critics of the net zero transition are trying to blame it for the UK's economic woes, but their arguments are looking increasingly detached from the modern world
09 August 2022
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14 min read
Welcome to the Net Zero Commodities Hub
It is one of the most important, and yet under-reported aspects, of the net zero transition – how are the world’s supply chains responding to surging demand for the commodities needed to decarbonise the global economy? And what does the net zero commodities...
01 August 2022
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8 min read
'Are you scared?' And 49 other climate questions for the candidates to be the next Prime Minister
The climate crisis is about the economy and the environment, which is to say it is about everything - the next Prime Minister should be able to answer questions about it, a lot of questions
15 July 2022
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8 min read
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