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James Murray

James Murray

Editor-in-Chief

James Murray is the editor-in-chief of BusinessGreen having launched the site in October 2007.

He is responsible for BusinessGreen's leading news, opinion and analysis, and also contributes to the brand's expanding events programme.

James is one of the UK's leading commentators on the low carbon economy, featuring frequently on radio and television.

He reports daily on a wide range of green business issues, with a particular focus on low carbon policy, economics and technology.

In March 2011, he was voted number eight in the Press Gazette's list of the top 50 environmental journalists in the UK. And in 2020 he was named Digital Editor of the Year at the annual AOP Awards.

Prior to launching BusinessGreen James spent five years as a technology journalist working on a variety of IT titles.

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Articles by James Murray

Tax cut and spend

Politics

Tax cut and spend

Hunt's flurry of green reforms in the Autumn Statement are welcome, yet still dangerously underpowered

clock 23 November 2023 • 5 min read
Survey: CSOs fear economic headwinds are hampering sustainability progress

Management

Survey: CSOs fear economic headwinds are hampering sustainability progress

Major global survey from EY reveals inflationary pressures are impacting corporate decarbonisation efforts

clock 23 November 2023 • 4 min read
'Zero-capital': Centrica and Smart Architectural Aluminium ink solar rooftop lease deal

Solar

'Zero-capital': Centrica and Smart Architectural Aluminium ink solar rooftop lease deal

Centrica Business Solutions to install 7,000 solar panel array at manufacturing site near Bristol

clock 23 November 2023 • 2 min read
Autumn Statement: Hunt promises tax cuts and green growth

Policy

Autumn Statement: Hunt promises tax cuts and green growth

Tax breaks for capital investment welcomed by businesses, but campaigners accuse Chancellor of 'tinkering at the edges' and failing to match US and EU green industrial strategies

clock 22 November 2023 • 7 min read
'It's hard to see how this aligns': How the G20 provided $1.3tr of support to fossil fuels last year

Policy

'It's hard to see how this aligns': How the G20 provided $1.3tr of support to fossil fuels last year

Analysis from BNEF reveals huge scale of continued government support for fossil fuels, as calls grow for COP28 to deliver crackdown on fossil fuel production

clock 21 November 2023 • 8 min read
GSK hails low emission asthma inhaler breakthrough

Technology

GSK hails low emission asthma inhaler breakthrough

Asthma inhalers account for almost half the pharma giant's carbon footprint, but a new formula promises to slash emissions from the technology by 90 per cent

clock 21 November 2023 • 3 min read
'Insufficient ambition and not enough action': UN warns world is on track for 3C of warming

Climate change

'Insufficient ambition and not enough action': UN warns world is on track for 3C of warming

UN's latest Emissions Gap Report warns that even if governments' decarbonisation goals are met the world is still facing around 2.5C of warming this century

clock 20 November 2023 • 5 min read
'Hot, dry and growing': Flurry of reports bolster calls for UK to ramp up climate resilience efforts

Climate change

'Hot, dry and growing': Flurry of reports bolster calls for UK to ramp up climate resilience efforts

National Trust, LSE, and Anglian Water all issue separate calls for policymakers to get a grip on worsening climate risks

clock 20 November 2023 • 4 min read
The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars

Automotive

The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars

clock 20 November 2023 • 5 min read
Autumn Statement: Political leaders urged to boost UK's net zero efforts and 'regain its economic voice'

Politics

Autumn Statement: Political leaders urged to boost UK's net zero efforts and 'regain its economic voice'

CBI warns political leaders need to realise UK's net zero potential and avoid 'sleepwalking into low growth and lost opportunities', as Labour ramps up green infrastructure plans

clock 20 November 2023 • 7 min read