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Net Zero Investment: What role do investors play?
VIDEO: Catch up on panel discussion with Carbon Tracker's Mark Campanale, Scottish Widows' Shipra Gupta, and Schroders' Hannah Simons - available on demand here
Global Briefing: Saudi Arabia plots car-free city stretching 100 miles
Plus Danish diets, China climate policy signals, and all the top green business news from around the world this week
Mars and DHL plot £350m UK logistics hubs to slash one million road miles
Partnership will see two state-of-the-art warehouses build in East London and Midlands partly powered by on-site solar
Drax launches green skills drive to 'boost social mobility for one million people'
Energy firm joins Social Mobility Pledge led by former education secretary Justine Greening in bid to help plug green skills gap and support disadvantaged communities
Smart home energy market the focus of new consumer protection drive
Citizens Advice teams up with energy industry groups to try and identify any gaps in consumer protections for burgeoning flexible home energy market
UK water industry joins UN Race to Zero campaign
Water UK becomes first trade body to join as official partner of UN campaign, which aims to rally ambitious corporate climate action ahead of COP26
Zoom in on Net Zero - with E.ON's Anthony Ainsworth
VIDEO: COO of energy giant's industrial and commercial energy division sits down with BusinessGreen editor James Murray to discuss all things net zero
Global Briefing: China unveils long-awaited carbon trading market
All the top green business news from around the world this week including China's ETS, Japan's fossil fuel car ban, and Enel's African green power push
Latest BusinessGreen webinar confirmed: Net Zero Investment - What role do investors play?
Hosted in association with Schroders, latest free webinar will next week explore the role investors can play in accelerating the net zero transition
From floating turbines to carbon capture x-rays: UK clean tech research labs gain multi-million pound funding boost
Government announces £213m funding pot to help upgrade UK science and research facilities up and down the country
BusinessGreen's most read stories of 2020
From PPE and Presidential elections, to heat pumps and climate anxiety, here are our top ranking stories of the year
Inside ENGIE's plans to transform Rugeley coal power plant into a low carbon community
VIDEO: Rugeley coal station has generated electricity for over 50 years, but will soon make way for green homes and job opportinities - BusinessGreen paid a visit
Global Briefing: Arrival arrives in US with new headquarters
Electric vehicle expansion, RWE emissions targets, and Brazilian net zero aspirations, all feature in this week's round up of global green business news
WHSmith publishes plan for net zero emissions by 2025
Newsagents sets out new five-year sustainability action plan, designed to deliver zero emissions from its operations
Meet the Leaders - with Verco's Dave Worthington
Managing director of sustainability specialist Verco reflects on the events, issues, and trends that have shaped his career
Meet the leaders - with RES's Rachel Ruffle
CEO for Renewable Energy Systems (RES) in Northern Europe reflects on the events, issues, and trends that have shaped her career
Green shoots: Defra touts £12m to help plant 500 hectares of trees
Over next five months more than 500 hectares of trees are to be planted in 10 community forests across England, the government has announced
UK raises 2030 climate target: The green economy reacts
Green business groups and campaigners welcome higher 2030 emissions reduction goal, but call for ambitious policy and funding to put the UK on a net zero pathway as soon as possible
Oil and gas majors claim progress against greenhouse gas goals
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) releases annual progress report detailing efforts to cut methane emissions and step up clean tech investment
'Badvertising': New report argues promotion of unsustainable products should be 'reined in'
New study released to coincide with Black Friday concludes that efforts to tackle the climate crisis would be strengthened by major reforms to the advertising industry
Full line up confirmed for the BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum 2020
Just one week left to sign up for the UK's premier clean tech pitch event and hear from some of the country's most exciting green start-ups
England flood protection plans 'lack clarity' in key areas, watchdog warns
Environment Agency on track to meet flood protection defence targets, but many gaps in data remain, says NAO
Creating a zero carbon industrial cluster
VIDEO: Carbon capture and hydrogen experts from the government and the Zero Carbon Humber partnership discuss the benefits and challenges of decarbonising heavy industry across the UK
Reports: GE mulls wind turbine factory in north east England
US manufacturing giant said to be in talks to set up facility that would create 3,000 green jobs for the burgeoning offshore wind industry
Drax: Yorkshire net zero industry hub could create 49,000 jobs
Study by Vivid Economics estimates scaling up carbon capture, hydrogen, and BECCS could deliver £3bn economic boost to the region
Charged up: Zenobe Energy secures £150m to support battery and EV roll out
Funding boost gives company access to around £450m to accelerate deployment of energy storage and EV infrastructure
Global Briefing: EU approves €1tr 'Climate Bank' plan
All the green business news from around the world this week
BusinessGreen to host Towards Net Zero Buildings and Infrastructure webinar
Free to attend briefing hosted in association with Landsec to take place on Friday 20th November
CDP: Almost 10,000 companies worldwide disclosed environmental data in 2020
Non-profit hails record year for climate, deforestation, and water risk reporting, as investor-backed group eyes plans to cover land and ocean data
Roadmap for a net zero business webinar: Last chance to register
Tomorrow BusinessGreen will host an exclusive webinar on how to develop a net zero roadmap for your business, in association with ENGIE
Global Briefing: Russia touts 2030 climate goal, but still eyes fossil fuel growth
Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including global wind capacity forecasts, food system CO2 fears, and an IKEA second-hand store in Sweden
BusinessGreen debuts DeskFlix event on how to build a roadmap for a net zero business
Hosted in association with ENGIE, BusinessGreen's latest free-to-attend exclusive webinar will take place on Tuesday 10 November
Prince William kicks off search for first Earthshot Prize winner
High profile prize now open for nominations, having recruited over 100 partner organisations
Net Zero Festival: How do we change the story we tell about climate change?
VIDEO: Co-founder of Global Optimism Tom Rivett-Carnac speaks to Amazon's vice president for worldwide sustainability Kara Hurst about building optimism and excitement about the transition ahead
Net Zero Festival: How should businesses respond to the age of climate activism?
VIDEO: Lucy Siegle joins activist and lawyer Farhana Yamin, Global Action Plan CEO Chris Large, and Stand.Earth's Tzeporah Berman to discuss whether activism can accelerate the net zero transition
Net Zero Festival: Preparing for COP26
VIDEO: BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray chats to Boston Consulting Group's Bas Sudmeijer and Chaitanya Kumar from the New Economics Foundation about the significance of next year's UN climate summit
Net Zero Festival: Slowing down fast fashion
VIDEO: Lucy Siegle quizzes supermodel and campaigner Arizona Muse, Selfridges' Daniella Vega, Planet Tracker's Robin Millington and Hello Halo Productions' Wendy Rattray about how to green the fashion industry
Net Zero Festival: Sustainability and story-telling - how to engage your audience
VIDEO: Lucy Siegle chats to leading green communications and marketing experts Richard Smith from the BBC, tve's Nicole Itano, and Peter Browning of Browning Environmental Communications
Net Zero Festival: Changing diets for a changing climate
VIDEO: Mike Barry hosts a discussion with a host of experts on delivering a more sustainable food system including Nomad Foods' Annelie Selander; PepsiCo's Chris Daly, Nando's Henry Unwin, University of Oxford's Michael Clark, and the Food Foundation's...
Net Zero Festival: Winning net zero hearts and minds in the age of coronavirus
VIDEO: Lucy Siegle quizzes evian's Shweta Harit, Sustainable Restaurant Association CEO Andrew Stephen, Pernod Ricard's Vanessa Wright, MP and PRASEG chair Bim Afolami, and Social Market Foundation director James Kirkup
Net Zero Festival: Business, government and civil society partnerships ahead of COP26
VIDEO: Sky News climate change correspondent Lisa Holland quizzes Lord Zac Goldsmith, WWF's Tanya Steele and Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch on collaborative action to tackle nature and climate crises ahead of COP26
Net Zero Festival: The inside story of the Climate Assembly and what it can teach us
VIDEO: Professor Rebecca Willis and Involve's Sarah Allan discuss the main takeaways from the UK's first exercise in direct, democratic policymaking
Global briefing: Biden and Trump trade climate barbs in final TV debate
Plus all the top green business news from around the world, including PGE ditching coal, Peru and Switzerland CO2 offset deal, and Australia green power project
Net Zero: RenewableUK launches Member Values Charter
Trade body's members underscore commitment to climate action and job creation
Net Zero Festival: Going negative - making negative emissions a reality
VIDEO: Regen CEO Merlin Hyman speaks to Drax's Rebecca Heaton, David Joffe from the Committee on Climate Change, Jenifer Baxter from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME), and Great Grimsby MP Lia Nici about the challenges and opportunities of...
'Reporting matters': Top corporates embrace sustainability reporting standards
Annual analysis from World Business Council for Sustainable Development confirms detailed sustainability reporting is increasingly embedded in the corporate mainstream
Net Zero Festival: Nature-based solutions - can business help enhance nature?
VIDEO: James Murray chats to Woodland Trust CEO Darren Moorcroft, CISL's Dr Gemma Cranston, and Tetra Pak's Charles Brand about the need to scale nature protection and restoration projects to reach net zero