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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

Waste

'Disappointing': Recycling rates remain flat, raising prospects of missed EU targets

Latest household waste data for England confirm negligible progress on recycling rates, leaving the country well short of 2020 goal

clock 12 December 2018 • 5 min read

Management

COP24: International bodies commit to 'climate neutrality' as Katowice talks heat up

Raft of development banks and international agencies pledge to make their operations 'climate neutral'

clock 12 December 2018 • 4 min read

Skills

New Action Plan aims to tackle clean tech gender gap

London Sustainable Development Commission backed report finds that women are under-represented in the clean tech sector

clock 12 December 2018 • 3 min read

Solar

'Cost competitive with fossil fuels': UK solar farm cost reductions smash expectations

Industry analysis suggests cost of large-scale UK solar projects could drop below £40MWh by 2030

clock 12 December 2018 • 4 min read

Politics

'Zombie corporate model': Labour reveals plan for sweeping green Treasury reforms

Clive Lewis provides further details on Labour's plans for 'a radical shift in Treasury culture' to drive the UK economy onto a sustainable footing

clock 10 December 2018 • 6 min read

Management

COP24: As Trump administration prepares to promote coal, business giants step up calls for bolder climate action

Business groups launch series of new initiatives to help mainstream clean technologies and sustainable practices

clock 10 December 2018 • 7 min read

Politics

'Disgraceful': Anger grows as row stops COP24 Summit from 'welcoming' IPCC report

US, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Russia accused of blocking key text fully endorsing findings of historic report on impacts of 1.5C of warming

clock 09 December 2018 • 4 min read

Technology

Doing better

James Murray's speech to the 2018 BusinessGreen Technology Awards

clock 08 December 2018 • 5 min read

Climate change

'Another warning': IEA warns five year decline in industrial economies' emissions has ground to a halt

Agency warns there will be an uptick in greenhouse gas emissions this year from industrialised and developing economies alike

clock 05 December 2018 • 5 min read

Politics

COP24 and the end of civilisation: What to expect in the age of the unexpected

The latest crucial UN Climate Summit kicked off yesterday, but trying to predict the outcome is a mug's game

clock 04 December 2018 • 7 min read