Articles by Toby Hill
Seaweed, cactus and lentils: How Knorr and other food brands are shifting to more sustainable ingredients
A growing number food firms are seeking to diversify the ingredients they use in their products to help build a more sustainable, climate resilient food system, according to the Future 50 Food initiative
'We can save the Earth': Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos commits $10bn towards fighting climate crisis
World's richest man uses personal wealth to launch Bezos Earth Fund, in a move that follows growing pressure on Amazon to ramp up its climate efforts
Half the world's economy now eyeing net zero transition, analysis shows
Almost $39tr of the world's GDP is now aligned, or proposing to align, with net zero emissions targets, according to ECIU
P&G to ramp up recycled plastic in its packaging with five-year Viridor deal
Agreement will see recycling firm Viridor supply consumer goods giant with recycled plastic for use in its packaging
Britvic banks on sustainability with £400m loan facility linked to green goals
Interest on the loan is dependent on Britvic driving progress towards its green goals to cut plastics and emissions by 2025
Brewed by the sun: Heineken and Iberdrola toast Spanish solar deal
Dutch brewer signs power purchase agreement with Spanish utility to supply renewable electricity for its brewing operations in Spain
CDP: Five British cities ranked among world's best for climate action and transparency
London, Manchester, Bournemouth, Leicester and Coventry all make the grade among non-profit CDP's annual rankings of cities leading the field on climate action
Shell inks deal to draw power from 'Europe's largest' battery in Wiltshire
The two 50MW batteries are located near the village of Minety in Wiltshire and are currently being developed by two Chinese state-owned companies
Delta Air Lines sets 2030 'carbon neutral' goal backed by $1bn green investment plan
The airline plans to invest in aircraft renewal, sustainable jet fuel, weight reduction, and CO2 offsetting and sequestration projects
BlackRock announces shift away from funding tar sands
The firm's sustainability funds will exclude companies with thermal coal and oil sands exposure, it announced today
Going electric could help long-distance lovers re-connect this Valentine's Day
The UK's average long-distance lover could save more than £200 on fuel costs by switching from an ICE to an electric vehicle, research from Peugeot shows
Over 10 per cent of NHS properties to switch to green electricity
The NHS is responsible for around five per cent of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions, making decarbonising healthcare key if the UK is to meet its 2050 net zero target
London and Glasgow form partnership to pursue circular economy principles
The cities will share knowledge and best practice from case studies developed in the Circular London and Circular Glasgow projects which began in 2017
Could Brexit Britain let EV manufacturing opportunites slip through its fingers?
Major new report urges policy-makers to embrace demand- and supply-side incentives to drive EV innovation and manufacturing in the UK, or risk trade frictions driving economic and environmental opportunities overseas
New rankings show boost in demand for sustainable cotton as Adidas claims the top spot
But a third of firms analysed scored zero in latest assessment
Toxic air from fossil fuels responsible for air pollution crisis, study warns
Researchers estimate that toxic air produced by burning fossil fuels causes an estimated 4.5 million premature deaths a year
Engenie EV charger rollout to combat Cardiff's air pollution woes
The new chargers advance the strategy sketched out in Cardiff council's recent transport green paper
Bristol's buses aims to beat emissions with new bio-methane filling station
The new facility is the second bio-methane filling station to be opened by operator First West of England in the space of a year
Scottish-Swedish energy partnership aims to bring low-carbon district heating to south-east Scotland
Midlothian Council, which recently declared a climate emergency, is partnering with Vattenfall as it works to decarbonise the region's heat and power networks
IMO must toughen proposals or risk leaving shipping industry on business-as-usual course, study warns
A new paper from the International Council on Clean Transportation has found that short-term emission reduction measures proposed by Japan are unlikely to materially reduce greenhouse gas emissions
WWF: Environmental degradation on course to cost global economy £8tr
Key impacts include loss of natural coastal and flooding protection, disappearance of natural carbon storage sinks, and steep rises in prices of key commodities
Council reject plans to expand Bristol Airport after climate criticism
North Somerset Councillors voted to against plans to expand Airport's capacity from 10 to 12 million, citing environmental concerns
SDG14: Could electric ferries power up a new era of greener shipping?
From Scandinavia to South East Asia Danfoss is charting a course towards zero emission shipping
'We are watching you': Activists demand faster progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals
An open letter to world leaders calling for bolder progress on the SDGs has been signed by 20 leading activists and backed by 2,000 high-profile supporters, as a new online toolkit aims to help businesses develop SDG strategies
Legal challenge launched against plans to build Europe's biggest gas plant in Yorkshire
Drax Power wants to build gas turbines at its plant in Selby, North Yorkshire to replace its existing coal-fired units ahead of the government's coal phase-out in 2025
UK failure to focus on energy efficiency is wasting millions and damaging public health, Green Alliance study argues
The UK's decarbonisation strategy should pay more attention to the public health benefits of lowering energy demand, the study from Green Alliance in collaboration with the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) argues
Reversing Beeching and electrifying scooters: £500m fund to reopen train lines closed in 1960s leads raft of green transport initatives
Further investments have been announced in the Tyne and Wear Metro and Middlesborough train station, while the government's Bus Open Data Service also went live yesterday
Toy firm Mattel aims to construct a sustainable future with new bio-plastics building sets
The new products build on the firm's recently announced commitment to make 100 per cent of its toys recycled and recyclable by 2030
Crowdfunding drive for underground ecommerce delivery service tops £1m
The idea from British start-up Magway could reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions by six million tonnes per year, its CEO claims
Rachel Reeves reelected to BEIS Select Committee Post
Reeves is trying to use the role to reform the UK’s private audit sector, recently hit by a series of scandals including Carillion
Vegan clean sweep of Hollywood award season as Academy plumps for plant-based menu
Joker star Joaquin Phoenix had advocated for a vegan menu at the Golden Globes ceremony held earlier this month
Heathrow.com launches new carbon offsetting service for passengers
The initiative is the aviation firm’s latest attempt to green its operations, while controversy over plans to construct a third runway rumbles on
Food and Drink Federation data reveals emissions and water-saving progress, but food waste challenges remain
The food and drink industry is on track to hit its emissions and water goals, but efforts to halve food waste by 2030 need to be redoubled
New net zero taskforce launched to guide transformation of UK infrastructure
The taskforce will begin by researching two reports on the net-zero transition that will be shared at COP26 in Glasgow in November
Fast food firms failing to effectively confront climate-related risks, investor coalition warns
The investor coalition representing $11.4tr in assets wants several of the world's biggest fast food companies to act to reduce their exposure to climate- and environment-related risk
SC Johnson hits circular plastics economy home run
SC Johnson is partnering with the Milwaukee Brewers for its latest plastic-busting initative
Offshore wind: Giant 9.5MW MHI Vestas turbine sweeps the skies at Danish test site
Offshore wind is slated to play a central role in the EU's decarbonisation plans
Advertising industry joins climate fight with launch of twin working groups
The groups will produce a report on the industry's current carbon footprint, among other actions
Comic Relief gets serious about tackling the climate emergency
Comic Relief, which banned fossil fuel investments last year, has joined more than 30 charities that have signed the Funder Commitment on Climate Change
NHS England aims to chart course towards net zero emissions
Three major new initiatives launched in support of NHS's decarbonisation vision
Accor joins new Global Tourism Plastics Initiative with fresh wave of waste-reduction pledges
Accor is to rollout a series of solutions to replace single-use plastic, including shampoo dispensers, water filtration taps, and reusable dishes
Ceres launches corporate alliance to accelerate electric vehicle transition
Alliance brings together Amazon, DHL, and others in a bid to drive development of electric vehicle market
UN Global Compact launches new initiative to spur decade of private sector progress towards the SDGs
SDG Ambition will be led by the UN Global Compact Local Networks, bringing together more than a 1,000 firms across 40 countries to drive progress towards the global goals
Wild solutions: Public bodies back CCC call for expansion of forests, peatlands, and wetlands
The Environment Agency, Forestry Commission and Natural England have voiced strong support for several key recommendations outlined in today’s Committee on Climate Change land use report