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Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

Intelligence editor

Stuart Stone is editor of BusinessGreen Intelligence. He has led the platform's output since it launched in March 2023 by writing case studies, interviews and trend reports designed to help sustainable business leaders in their work. He has also provided news and analysis for the site since joining BusinessGreen in January 2023.

Stuart is particularly interested in green start-ups, culture and behaviour change, nature, the role of clean tech and circular innovation in day-to-day living, and the uphill battle to make sport more sustainable.

Prior to joining BusinessGreen, Stuart spent almost four years covering the hospitality and drinks sector at “pub trade bible” The Morning Advertiser, where he was a head category judge at the Great British Pub Awards on multiple occasions.

He also enjoyed a brief spell covering innovation and technology in the water and energy sectors at Utility Week, has freelanced for British GQ and Telegraph Sport, and written matchday blogs for UEFA’s Champions League, Europa League and international fixtures. Before training as a journalist Stuart spent four years working in commercial media at Men’s Fitness and The Telegraph Media Group’s branded content team.

Stuart studied journalism at City University, a BA in modern history and politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, and is certified Carbon Literate by The Carbon Literacy Project.

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Articles by Stuart Stone

'Slowest city in the world': London tops UK league table for rush hour fuel costs and carbon emissions

Transport

'Slowest city in the world': London tops UK league table for rush hour fuel costs and carbon emissions

CO2 impact of London’s petrol vehicles rises 1.5 per cent as capital remains world's slowest city to drive through, according to TomTom Traffic Index

clock 10 January 2024 • 5 min read
EDF plans £1.3bn investment to extend life of ageing UK nuclear energy fleet

Nuclear

EDF plans £1.3bn investment to extend life of ageing UK nuclear energy fleet

French energy giant claims fresh funding takes its total investment in UK's nuclear energy fleet to almost £9bn since 2009

clock 09 January 2024 • 4 min read
British Gas: Hitting UK heat pump target could avoid CO2 equivalent to over 7,200 Space X launches

Energy

British Gas: Hitting UK heat pump target could avoid CO2 equivalent to over 7,200 Space X launches

British Gas claims delivering 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 would result in significant emissions savings and help slash gas demand

clock 09 January 2024 • 3 min read
John Marshall: 'We always need to be delivering additional value through our sustainability efforts'

Energy

John Marshall: 'We always need to be delivering additional value through our sustainability efforts'

Zoa CEO, John Marshall, explains why he does not specifically look for 'green' skills when hiring and his excitement for the latest AI technologies

clock 09 January 2024 • 6 min read
'A swashbuckling pioneer': Renewable energy entrepreneur Eddie O'Connor dies

Energy

'A swashbuckling pioneer': Renewable energy entrepreneur Eddie O'Connor dies

Former chief executive of Bord na Móna, founder of Airtricity and co-founder of Mainstream Renewables and SuperNode, has died at the age of 76

clock 08 January 2024 • 4 min read
BT plugs in first EV charger repurposed from landline street cabinet

Transport

BT plugs in first EV charger repurposed from landline street cabinet

Up to 60,000 street cabinets could help tackle shortfall in EV charging infrastructure, Group claims

clock 08 January 2024 • 3 min read
ORE Catapult: Tidal energy could meet over 10 per cent of UK electricity demand

Energy

ORE Catapult: Tidal energy could meet over 10 per cent of UK electricity demand

Power generated by the movement of seas and oceans could yield billions of pounds in economic benefits and add 11.5GW to energy system, ORE Catapult claims

clock 05 January 2024 • 3 min read
Redefine Meat expands into more than 650 new restaurants for Veganuary

Marketing

Redefine Meat expands into more than 650 new restaurants for Veganuary

Dutch plant-based meat firm expands food services in 13 European countries, including new offerings with Leonardo Hotels, All Star Lanes, and Compass Group

clock 04 January 2024 • 2 min read
Study reveals how whisky distilleries could brew up green hydrogen

R&D

Study reveals how whisky distilleries could brew up green hydrogen

Treating around one billion litres of global distilling industry wastewater could cut green hydrogen's 'extensive freshwater footprint', research from Heriot-Watt University finds

clock 04 January 2024 • 3 min read
Workspace inks major solar PPA with Statkraft

Solar

Workspace inks major solar PPA with Statkraft

Renewable energy firm agrees new deals with Gresham House and Workspace to provide power from 20MW Devon solar farm

clock 04 January 2024 • 3 min read