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Net Zero Industry Tracker: Inside the World Economic Forum's industrial decarbonisation handbook
28 November 2023
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5 min read
COP28: Hopes of fossil fuel 'phase out' hit by revelations of Saudi plan to boost oil demand
Investigations reveal how Saudi Arabia is working on controversial plan to 'hook' developing economies on oil and gas
28 November 2023
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6 min read
Jake Hardy: 'The more you learn, the more complicated it gets'
Founder of eco-football boot manufacturer Sokito, Jake Hardy, reveals the challenges involved in creating a circular product made from 100 per cent recycled and bio-based materials
28 November 2023
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4 min read
Renewables developers must treat local landscape concerns seriously
Biodiversity can and should be actively enhanced by renewable energy developments, argues Botley Head Solar Farm's Mark Owen-Lloyd
28 November 2023
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4 min read
RWE raises global green energy investment goal to €55bn by 2030
28 November 2023
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3 min read
UK business leaders call for 'clear policies' to drive climate action
28 November 2023
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4 min read
'Huge economic benefits': Companies Act reform could boost UK GDP by seven per cent, study finds
28 November 2023
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3 min read
FCA updates sustainability disclosure and greenwashing rules for UK investors
28 November 2023
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4 min read
'Deep disconnect': Corporates accused of failing to embed climate risk into decision-making
28 November 2023
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4 min read
Study: Property-linked finance could uplock £70bn for upgrading millions of leaky homes
28 November 2023
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4 min read
Jake Hardy: 'The more you learn, the more complicated it gets'
Founder of eco-football boot manufacturer Sokito, Jake Hardy, reveals the challenges involved in creating a circular product made from 100 per cent recycled and bio-based materials
How Zipcar UK's 1,000-strong EV fleet is tackling a green travel blind-spot
Zipcar UK's general manager James Taylor discusses the role of car sharing in both the EV transition and the push to create a transport mix that breaks our dependence on privately owned vehicles
Dr Rebecca Heaton: 'The penny is definitely dropping that we're tackling a dual climate and nature crisis'
Dr Rebecca Heaton, director of sustainability at Lloyds Banking Group, reflects on helping the government adopt its net zero target and the 'different level of purpose and urgency' from the next generation tackling the climate crisis
Coca Cola Europacific Partners reveals how it is working to 'move the needle' on supply chain sustainability
Vice president of procurement at the world’s biggest independent Coca Cola bottler reflects on the first year of the company's programme for rewarding suppliers that embrace climate action
BusinessGreen Intelligence: How to avoid the Greenwashing trap
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Karen Pflug: 'The biggest success for me would be that my role becomes obsolete'
Karen Pflug, chief sustainability officer at IKEA's largest retailer, Ingka Group, discusses the growing importance of 'interconnectivity' and how all jobs should have sustainability at their core
Ellen MacArthur Foundation calls for 'reuse revolution' to tackle plastic pollution crisis
Study featuring Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Unilever claims shift from recycling to reuse could cut greenhouse gas emissions and water use by up to 70 per cent
23 November 2023
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5 min read
Global Briefing: Indonesia kicks off $20bn renewables investment plan
Indonesia advances its Just Energy Transition Partnership, Nigeria secures $500m renewables investment, and Japan explores hydrogen-fuelled flight potential
24 November 2023
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5 min read
Behind Amazon's plan to restore four billion litres of water
Amazon is investing in 13 international water restoration projects in a quest to become 'water positive' by 2030
24 November 2023
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4 min read
Autumn Statement: Five key takeaways for green businesses
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt put major tax cuts, green manufacturing support, and grid planning reform at centrepiece of his new economic strategy - but will it be enough to revive the UK's sluggish economy?
22 November 2023
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16 min read
'Tinkering around the edges': The green economy reacts to the Autumn Statement
BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from green campaigners, low-carbon businesses, and climate policy experts to the tax and spending changes announced by the Chancellor
22 November 2023
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23 min read
Could 2023 be the year global emissions peak?
Global greenhouse gas emissions could peak this year, but what needs to happen to ensure an era of rapid decarbonisation swiftly follows?
22 November 2023
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6 min read
COP28: Hopes of fossil fuel 'phase out' hit by revelations of Saudi plan to boost oil demand
UK business leaders call for 'clear policies' to drive climate action
'Huge economic benefits': Companies Act reform could boost UK GDP by seven per cent, study finds
'A real scandal': UAE Presidency accused of using COP meetings to lobby for fossil fuel deals
'World first': Virgin Atlantic hails maiden SAF-powered flight from London to New York
Study: Property-linked finance could uplock £70bn for upgrading millions of leaky homes
Tax cut and spend
Hunt's flurry of green reforms in the Autumn Statement are welcome, yet still dangerously underpowered
23 November 2023
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5 min read
If it keeps on raining the levee's gonna break
The UK's climate resilience spending is running to stand still, providing further evidence that attempts to 'just adapt' to climate change will come at huge cost
16 November 2023
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3 min read
Phasing down and out in London and Dubai
The difference between 'phasing out' and 'phasing down' fossil fuels could determine whether climate disaster is averted or not - governments have a duty to explain what the terms they are squabbling over mean
10 November 2023
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7 min read
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