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What could decarbonising the UK power system mean for electricity costs?
21 November 2024
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12 min read
'Failure is not an option': Antonio Guterres urges COP29 negotiators to 'soften hard lines' and deliver historic climate finance deal
UN Secretary-General urges exhausted diplomats to find common ground, warning failure to reach deal would jeopardise climate action
21 November 2024
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6 min read
'Carbon insetting': What is it and is it on the cusp of a breakthrough?
EXPLAINER: Amid concerns over the integrity of carbon offsets, a growing number of companies are investing in mitigation measures within their own value chains
21 November 2024
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15 min read
'The fight is on': New COP29 negotiating texts reveal deep divisions over climate finance
Frustration builds at Baku Summit, as insiders warn long-awaited draft texts have failed to provide a plausible landing ground for an ambitious deal
21 November 2024
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7 min read
Warm Homes Plan: Government beefs-up support for heat pumps and insulation
21 November 2024
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5 min read
Startup Coalition calls for promised consultation to boost UK voluntary carbon market
22 November 2024
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4 min read
Study: Government can apply lessons from solar success to turbocharge heat pump rollout
22 November 2024
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6 min read
Consumer goods giants unveil industry-wide climate targets for suppliers
21 November 2024
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3 min read
'Range anxiety should be a thing of the past': AA out-of-charge callouts for EVs hit record low
21 November 2024
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3 min read
Reports: Carmakers press government to weaken EV mandate fines
21 November 2024
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5 min read
'Carbon insetting': What is it and is it on the cusp of a breakthrough?
EXPLAINER: Amid concerns over the integrity of carbon offsets, a growing number of companies are investing in mitigation measures within their own value chains
Ezgi Barcenas: 'We're on a constant cycle of learning, unlearning and relearning'
L'Oréal's chief corporate responsibility officer reflects on how growing up in Cyprus 'profoundly shaped' her career in sustainability, and the value of a multidisciplinary background
Sarwar Khan: 'Passion isn't enough by itself anymore'
BT's sustainability director reflects on the role of AI, achieving net zero at home, and starting his career at a coal-fired power station
US election results, Budget review, COP16 outcomes and what to expect at COP29
BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: November 2024
How Kensa delivered a 'non-disruptive' green heat transition
Kensa's sustainability director explains how the firm navigated tight timelines and the cost-of-living crisis to deploy hundreds of heat pumps at an Essex housing estate
'The moment we have been training the entire year for': COP29 hosts reckon a deal will be done, but others fear a repeat of Copenhagen
Hosts insist they are executing plan for final phase of negotiations, but insiders warn major issues remain far from being resolved
19 November 2024
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6 min read
'Carbon Shift': The case for integrating net zero and climate resilience strategies
At a recent event hosted by Equans UK & Ireland senior executives explored how businesses and public sector bodies need to get a better grip on escalating climate risks
18 November 2024
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11 min read
Shell's legal victory is not the end for corporate climate litigation
The Hague Court of Appeal has overturned a previous verdict in 2021 which stated that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45 per cent by 2030
18 November 2024
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4 min read
Global Briefing: Shell overturns Dutch court order demanding 45 per cent cut in emissions
Oil and gas giant reverses 2021 ruling in blow to climate campaigners, European Parliament delays landmark deforestation legislation by a year, and German city announces 2035 gas grid phase-out
15 November 2024
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6 min read
Delta's big plans for sustainable aviation fuel need incentives up and down supply chain
Delta Air Lines pledged in 2021 to use SAF for at least 10 per cent of the fuel filling its planes by 2030 - Here's a progress report on how that's going
15 November 2024
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6 min read
Climate science is getting lost in translation
Does climate science and our collective response to its warnings have a language problem?
15 November 2024
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6 min read
Warm Homes Plan: Government beefs-up support for heat pumps and insulation
Study: Half of economies already transitioning away from fossil fuels in their energy systems
'The fight is on': New COP29 negotiating texts reveal deep divisions over climate finance
From disco scallops to heritage data, Crown Estate backs offshore wind research projects
UK launches new Global Clean Power Alliance, as COP29 talks edge forward
The Baku big picture
Governments will have to recognise eventually that flows of climate finance have to increase and the transition away from fossil fuels is inevitable - it is in their interests to do it now, rather than later
22 November 2024
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5 min read
The 81:2035 rule
It was only a few years ago that the UK was aiming for an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 - now the goal is an eminently achievable 81 per cent cut by 2035
13 November 2024
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4 min read
Trump's victory is a blow to global climate action, but it's no knock-out
A Trump presidency will slow US decarbonisation efforts, but he will not be able to reverse the fundamentals that are driving the global clean tech boom
06 November 2024
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8 min read
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