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Government confirms it will introduce per mile electric vehicle levy from 2028
13 July 2026
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5 min read
Could devolution enable faster local progress in tackling air pollution?
UK100 leads calls for new Clean Air Act and a national indoor air quality strategy, after local authority-led clean air action saves almost £15bn in damage to health and the economy
13 July 2026
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7 min read
How Gyre Energy is harnessing complex algorithms to create low intensity cooling
Gyre Energy's Dougald Coulson reflects on the firm's journey since securing $1.3m in fresh investment and grant funding
13 July 2026
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7 min read
Regional Energy Strategic Plans are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Britain's energy system
RESPs should plan not only for where energy demand will be in Britain, but for what demand can do, writes Ocean Fay from ADE: Demand
13 July 2026
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4 min read
Met Office: Thousands of deaths during recent heatwaves caused by climate change
13 July 2026
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8 min read
Government plots path to protecting 30 per cent of England for nature by 2030
13 July 2026
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8 min read
Report: Carbon credit prices continue to rise, even as retirements fall
13 July 2026
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6 min read
Zero emission buses' market share grows to a third during first half of the year
13 July 2026
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3 min read
How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages
Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible
10 July 2026
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3 min read
Global Briefing: Leaked EU electrification plan promises 'radical shift'
Leaked draft teases EU-wide electrification targets and incentives, Belgium and Tata Steel face legal action, and sports pitches help warm Dutch buildings
10 July 2026
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10 min read
'One of the UK's greatest but often overlooked economic assets': The case for electrifying UK rail freight
Freight electrification has been moving at a sluggish pace, but the Rail Industry Association argues a targeted and pragmatic upgrade programme would unlock huge economic, environmental, and societal benefits
09 July 2026
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8 min read
Can a heatwave-hit UK keep cool without further warming the planet?
Heatwaves have seen a spike in demand for air conditioning units, but does the UK's response to worsening extreme heat provide an opportunity to make sustainable cooling a reality?
09 July 2026
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12 min read
Left in the shade: How UK cities have fallen 'way behind' European counterparts on urban tree-planting
'Stark' lack of urban trees exposed, as Hastings and Guildford revealed as only UK towns to exceed the European average for canopy cover
09 July 2026
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6 min read
'The case for reform is clear': Why sky-high UK energy costs are an urgent issue for the next Prime Minister
Manufacturers say they want to invest in decarbonisation and electrification, but the UK's high energy costs are holding them back
08 July 2026
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11 min read
How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages
Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible
10 July 2026
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3 min read
What might 'Manchesterism' mean for the green economy?
Andy Burnham's big speech failed to mention climate action or the net zero transition, but it hinted at how both could be central to his drive to deliver good economic growth for every postcode
30 June 2026
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5 min read
We need to become 'quite happy in chaos'
The opening speech of the UK Green Business Awards 2026
25 June 2026
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5 min read
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