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'Progress has plateaued': Recycling rate in England continues to hover around 44 per cent
28 March 2025
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5 min read
Demand for cooling is eating up our energy - it is time for ice to come out of the cold
As global warming increases, demand for refrigeration and air conditioning is eating up more and more of the world's precious energy resources - and low carbon cooling solutions are being overlooked, writes Roger Harrabin
28 March 2025
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3 min read
'Possible - but very difficult': EAC launches inquiry into compatibility of airport expansion and climate goals
Inquiry aims to explore measures government should adopt to keep airport expansion plans are in line with net zero targets
28 March 2025
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3 min read
The UK should invest in clean energy to boost business and security
The UK government must be careful not to forget the low carbon economy, which is already generating growth and opportunities, writes We Mean Business CEO María Mendiluce
28 March 2025
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4 min read
'The major most committed to the energy transition': TotalEnergies strengthens methane targets
28 March 2025
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2 min read
Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies to expand CO2 storage site with $714m investment
28 March 2025
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3 min read
Ofgem smart meter consultation to help households 'gain control' of energy usage
28 March 2025
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5 min read
Aston University aims to graduate to net zero status by 2028 following £35m funding boost
28 March 2025
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2 min read
Joby and Virgin Atlantic eye lift-off for UK electric air taxi service
28 March 2025
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4 min read
Tesco cuts supply chain emissions by reducing weight of glass wine bottles
28 March 2025
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3 min read
Kristin Hughes: 'What excites me most is seeing innovation in places you might not expect'
Diageo's global head of sustainability discusses the 'inspiring shift' in green leadership and lessons from the on-going Plastics Treaty negotiations
Balancing prestige with accessibility, and urgency with optimism: Rebranding The Earthshot Prize
Justified Studio's Joshua Ogden lifts the lid on efforts to reposition Prince William's Earthshot Prize as a 'global movement'
How Ivy Farm is helping food makers add cultivated meat to the menu
Harsh Amin, interim CEO at Ivy Farm Technologies, discusses the company's efforts to scale up the cultivated meat market, challenge misconceptions about lab grown products, and secure regulatory approval in the UK
Josh Pitman: 'We oversimplify everything to greenhouse gas emissions when they're only part of a wider picture'
Josh Pitman, managing director of sustainable packaging firm Priory Direct, discusses the potential of AI and chemical recycling, and how he is a 'big believer' in apprentices
B Corp successes, stranded asset fears, and woolly mammoth mice
BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: March 2025
How Drift 'energy ships' aim to harness ocean wind to produce clean electricity at sea
Ben Medland, founder and CEO at Drift Energy, explains the company's vision for energy harvesting at sea, and why the firm's vessels aren't a 'moonshot'
Rachel Reeves' net zero waiting game
Labour's hugely ambitious climate plans are advancing, but the Chancellor could have provided clearer assurances they will soon reach fruition
27 March 2025
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8 min read
OECD: 'Climate action does not hinder economic growth, it provides economic gains'
OECD becomes latest high profile body to conclude bolder climate ambition 'is not only achievable, it also makes economic sense - even in the near-term'
27 March 2025
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7 min read
Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream
Hannah Budnitz at the University of Oxford argues the damage being done to Tesla's brand could inadvertently provide a boost to the wider electric vehicle market
27 March 2025
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5 min read
'The government must prioritise green growth': The green economy reacts to the Spring Statement
Green business leaders, campaigners, charities, and climate experts react to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement
26 March 2025
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11 min read
How three quarters of consumers still regard sustainability as important to purchasing decisions
Survey reveals consumers more prepared to pay a 'green premium' on food, drink and household items, but concerns over high prices and greenwashing remain
26 March 2025
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6 min read
Should shipping giants pay more tax to help combat their climate impacts?
Analysis shows the world's biggest shipping firms are raking in multi-billion dollar profits - and driving up carbon emissions - while paying a fraction of the taxes other industries face
25 March 2025
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9 min read
Rachel Reeves' net zero waiting game
Labour's hugely ambitious climate plans are advancing, but the Chancellor could have provided clearer assurances they will soon reach fruition
27 March 2025
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8 min read
Kemi Badenoch is wrong - Net zero by 2050 is difficult, it's not impossible
The Tory leader has just torched the political consensus on ambitious climate action - the electoral calculus is likely to prove as deeply flawed as the economic analysis behind the move
18 March 2025
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10 min read
'Scrap net zero?' OK, but then what?
Attacks on the net zero transition are ratcheting up, but what would happen if the critics of decarbonisation actually got what they wanted?
28 February 2025
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9 min read
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