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French government moves to abolish shortest flights
New legislation would see flights banned on routes where train journeys can be completed in less than two and a half hours
Deploying bioenergy with CCS could save UK £4.5bn, Drax claims
Report commissioned by energy firm argues BECCS technology offers climate and cost benefits for decarbonising UK energy system
BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum returns for 2021
Innovative clean tech firms invited to sign up for sixth annual pitch event and be in with a chance of connecting with top investors
Net Zero Nature: Expanded speaker line-up confirmed for inaugural summit
Sir Partha Dasgupta, Tony Juniper, and Rhian-Mari Thomas among stellar line-up for crucial event exploring the role of nature in the net zero transition
Leaders from top universities enlisted for UN Sustainable Development Goals drive
Durham, UCL, Harvard, and Yale among 56 universities worldwide joining UN-backed initiative to help scale up action in support of Sustainable Development Goals
Net Zero Finance: Navigating the booming climate, green and transition bond market
VIDEO: Climate Bonds Initiative's Sean Kidney, LaFargeHolcim's Nicolas Vaniet, MSCI's Elisabeth Seep, and Ben Caldecott of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme discuss the trends, challenges and potential of the rapidly evolving green bonds market...
Net Zero Finance: What role do investors have to play in the green transition?
VIDEO: Schroders' Carolina Minio Paluello, Adam Matthews from the Church of England Pension Scheme, IIGCC chair and Brunel Pension Partnership's Faith Ward, and ShareAction CEO Catherine Howarth offer their insights on the growing drive towards net zero...
Net Zero Finance: TCFD ASAP
VIDEO: CDP's Paul Simpson, Eversheds Sutherland's Michelle T Davies, PCAF's Giel Linthorst and WRI's Nate Aden explore some of the best practice for assessing and disclosing climate risk for investors and businesses
Global Briefing: Study warns countries could face credit rating downgrades by 2030 as climate risks escalate
All the green business news from around the world this week
Reports: India mulling net zero emissions target for 2050
Bloomberg reports that Indian government is considering a 2047 net zero target to coincide mark a century of independence
Net Zero Festival: BusinessGreen launches new Net Zero Nature Summit
Latest Net Zero Festival event to explore the complex and fast-evolving role of nature in driving the net zero transition
Net Zero Festival: Last chance to register for inaugural Net Zero Finance event
There are a handful of passes still available for tomorrow's Net Zero Finance summit, featuring top speakers such as Hiro Mizuno, Sonny Kapoor, and Catherine Howarth
'Net zero aviation is the future': Aerospace manufacturing projects secure £90m in government backing
Ministers claim funding for aerospace manufacturing projects can support drive towards net zero emission aviation
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Green Finance Institute CEO Rhian-Mari Thomas
VIDEO: Chief executive of the government-backed, banker-led organisation chats to BusinessGreen's James Murray about the rapidly shifting world of green finance
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Sarasin & Partners' Natasha Landell-Mills
VIDEO: Head of stewardship at the asset manager joins James Murray for a chat ahead of BusinessGreen's Net Zero Finance summit
'We need a real commitment to green growth': The green economy reacts to the Budget
All the reaction from green groups, businesses, political figures to Rishi Sunak's hugely important pandemic-recovery, pre-COP26 Budget announcement
Net Zero Festival 2021: Dates confirmed for full year-long festival programme
Three day Net Zero Festival to take place from September 29th, providing a showcase for the best of the global net zero transition ahead of the COP26 Summit
Global Briefing: Bangladesh drops plans for nine new coal plants
SEC climate disclosure plans, hydrogen developments, and climate-committed K-Pop are to the fore in this week's Global Briefing
Zoom in on Net Zero - with ShareAction's Catherine Howarth
VIDEO: Chief executive of the responsible investment charity chats to BusinessGreen's James Murray about the rise of shareholder activism in driving climate action
UK food and drink sector hits CO2 target five years ahead of schedule
Food and Drinks Federation report firms have more than halved emissions since 1990, while also cutting down on waste
Total to supply BT with renewable power under three-year deal
Around half of BT's total annual UK power consumption to be supplied via renewable energy certificates from French oil and gas giant
North West politicians and businesses plot 2040 net zero vision
Siemens, Cadent, SP Energy Networks and others team up with regional leaders and city mayors for decarbonisation roadmap
Low carbon aluminium producer Rusal agrees $200m sustainability-linked loan
Credit facility will be used to refinance the low carbon aluminium producer's more expensive debt, the firm said
Global Briefing: US officially rejoins Paris Agreement
John Kerry declares 'today's the day', as the US rejoins the global effort to avert a climate catastrophe
Renewable Exchange platform hails record month for PPA deals
Sharp rise in UK power prices sees 91 independent clean power generators secure power purchase agreements on the online platform in January 2021
Waitrose and Riverford hail progress in driving down plastic packaging
Supermarket to halve single use plastics in its Easter eggs and confectionary, as Riverford ditches plastic bags in its delivery boxes
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Verdantix CEO David Metcalfe
VIDEO: CEO and co-founder of research and advisory firm sits down with BusinessGreen's James Murray to discuss the shifting world of ESG and corporate sustainability
Global Briefing: Australia and EU flex muscles over carbon border tariff proposals
From G7 rows to giant South Korean wind farms, BusinessGreen rounds up all the news from around the world this week
Global Briefing: French court rules government breached climate goals
French court rulings, Australian net zero plans, Michael Bloomberg's latest climate role, and all the green business news from around the world this week
Hotel giant Whitbread launches £550m green bond push
Premier Inn-owner drives forward with its sustainable finance efforts despite impacts of Covid-19 lockdown on its business
Fragrance firm Firmenich sets sights on becoming 'carbon positive' by 2030
Swiss firm bolsters its science-based targets with plans to become carbon neutral, and then carbon positive by 2030
'Wake-up call': The green economy reacts to the Dasgupta Review on biodiversity
Politicians, green business groups and campaigners broadly welcome calls to embed nature considerations more deeply into economic decision making
Global Briefing: Spain celebrates record low cost for onshore wind power
Tesla profits, green Olympics, Canadian plastic, and all the green business news from around the world this week
Podcast: How mobilising capital markets could drive decarbonisation of heavy industry
Climate Bonds CEO Sean Kidney and Decarb Connect founder Alex Cameron discuss the growing role for transition bonds in unlocking investment for tackling carbon-intensive sectors of the economy
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