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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

Investment

'Green Additional Borrowing': TSB debuts new green mortgage offering

Banking giant launches specific new service designed to help homeowners fund green upgrade work

clock 23 June 2021 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Drink responsibly: Toast sets sights on delivering nature positive beer

Carbon neutral brewery announces it has secured B Corp re-certification

clock 22 June 2021 • 1 min read

Management

Krishnan Guru-Murthy takes up leading role with BAFTA for green news push

Channel 4 anchor announced as Chair of BAFTA's recently launched news consortium as part its albert green broadcasting initiative

clock 22 June 2021 • 2 min read

Infrastructure

Study: Net zero emissions can be reached by 2050 at 'low cost'

New analysis from Good Energy and Energy Systems Catapult suggests transition to net zero emission energy system may require just £14bn of additional investment a year

clock 22 June 2021 • 4 min read

Management

Biffa fast tracks £1bn green investment push

Leading waste management company announces it is well ahead of schedule to meet £1.25bn green infrastructure investment goal

clock 21 June 2021 • 2 min read

Energy

IKEA and Rockefeller Foundations team up for $1bn renewables push

New energy initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one billion tons and facilitate access to renewable energy in developing countries

clock 21 June 2021 • 2 min read

Management

Global Briefing: South Korea proposes plan to slash emissions 40 per cent by 2030

South Korean decarbonisation plans, Irish hydrogen ambitions, and NATO targets net zero in this week's round up of green business news from around the world

clock 18 June 2021 • 4 min read

Policy

'The next few months are vital': Latest round of UN climate talks end in stalemate

Continuing deadlock over carbon market rules and frustration over access to vaccines and missed climate funding pledges means pressure is mounting on diplomats ahead of COP26

clock 18 June 2021 • 8 min read

Technology

Spiders and fungi and aquaporins - Is the best tech created by nature?

Three US firms are taking their inspiration from natural processes to deliver exciting new clean tech innovations

clock 18 June 2021 • 2 min read

Technology

New corporate alliance aims to scale climate action, starting with carbon removal

Top global brands throw weight behind new Business Alliance for Scaling Climate Solutions

clock 18 June 2021 • 3 min read