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'Moving into the mainstream': Record number of heat pump grants issued in August
24 September 2026
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4 min read
UK household recycling rates were flat once again in 2024 - but are improvements on the way?
The share of household waste collected from doorsteps and sent for recycling has barely changed in 15 years, but there are hopes new simpler collection rules could deliver some much needed progress
24 September 2026
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7 min read
SFI 'fiasco' sparks calls for bigger nature-friendly farming budget amid huge demand
MPs and environmental campaigners call for overhaul of how Sustainable Farming Incentive funding is allocated, after thousands of farmers were left high and dry when allocation window abruptly closed this week
24 September 2026
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9 min read
npower Business Solutions: 'It's going to be a very expensive winter next year for businesses'
npower Business Solutions' Anthony Ainsworth joins BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray to unpack the key findings from the company’s latest Business Energy Tracker
22 September 2026
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1 min read
'Only the starting line': Germany commits to fossil fuel phase-out by 2045
24 September 2026
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5 min read
New Look, M&S, Sainsbury's, and Oxfam join forces to tackle textile waste
24 September 2026
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3 min read
Antigua and Barbuda partners with Octopus Energy to advance island clean tech deployment
24 September 2026
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2 min read
Poll: Heat, drought, and wildfires overtake flooding as UK's most feared climate threat
24 September 2026
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4 min read
Nattergal unveils plans to rewild 240-acres at Herstmonceux Castle Estate
24 September 2026
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3 min read
Could smart tariffs hold the key to tackling the UK's rising energy bills?
Wide-ranging report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies proposes series of policy interventions that could help lower domestic energy costs while still driving decarbonisation
22 September 2026
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15 min read
How Fristads Workwear stitched circularity into its sustainability strategy
Fristads Workwear's David Snelling and BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray discuss how the 100-year-old company is embedding integrated sustainability measures throughout its product life cycles
21 September 2026
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1 min read
Two years on: Lessons from the UK's first Net Zero Neighbourhood
Partner Insight: What happens when net zero ambitions meet the realities of existing communities? Two years on, Brockmoor is revealing what neighbourhood-scale decarbonisation actually takes
22 September 2026
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1 min read
'It's time to change the rules': Growing 'uninsurability gap' prompts calls for major UK flood insurance reform
Campaign group Mothers Rise Up warns flood-prone communities risk being trapped with uninsurable homes, as investigation shows major insurers are still investing billions of dollars in fossil fuels
21 September 2026
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7 min read
Five things businesses should do to prepare for UK SRS
Download your copy of Simply Sustainable's new report for a practical guide to building the governance, financial analysis, risk processes and data needed for UK SRS readiness.
18 September 2026
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1 min read
'Critically insufficient': Can COP31 help host Türkiye accelerate its decarbonisation efforts?
New analysis argues COP31 host has made 'good strides' with its renewables policy framework, but warns its power system remains hugely reliant on fossil fuels
21 September 2026
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8 min read
The mystery of the missing vision
The Burnham administration's devolution and cost of living agenda has a lot to recommend it, but why is it not being clearly linked to the government's decarbonisation efforts?
08 September 2026
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4 min read
Summertime silence
The right of British politics has stepped up its attacks on climate action in recent weeks, so why has the rest of the political spectrum largely failed to seize the 'teachable moment' presented by crippling heatwaves to highlight the vital importance...
04 August 2026
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4 min read
A hot messy summer
As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths
31 July 2026
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9 min read
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