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'Fantastic opportunity': UK gears up £2.6m recycling project for electric car motors
Innovate UK-backed initiative aims to scale up recycling process for rare earth metals used in electric vehicles
Study: Renewable power investments 'significantly' outperform fossil fuels over past decade
International Energy Agency and Imperial College London research further underlines strong investment case underpinning renewables sector
Statkraft seals deal to secure power from York solar-battery farm
Norwegian firm agrees deal with council-owned Warrington Renewables to buy power generated by co-located solar and battery facility
Government gives go-ahead for Britain's largest solar farm
Hive Energy's proposed 350MW Cleve Hill solar project secures backing from Planning Inspectorate despite local conservation concerns
Boris Johnson: 'We owe it to future generations to build back better'
Prime Minister gives strongest commitment yet to green recovery as he calls for 'fairer, greener and more resilient' global economy
'Ready to go': Britain's gas networks seek approval for £900m net zero infrastructure plan
Energy Networks Association plan touts major push to harness hydrogen and biomethane to heat homes and businesses
'Investing in our future': EU touts green infrastructure blitz at heart of €1.85tr recovery plan
European Commission unveils sweeping economic recovery strategy in support of Green Deal ambition
'This is the moment': MPs and campaigners call for multi-billion pound net zero recovery drive
Cross party Environmental Justice Commission sets out demands for 'faster, further and fairer' net zero transition
EDF finally submits plans for 3.2GW Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk
Move follows several months delay in lodging consent application for the 'near replica' of Hinkley Point C on East coast of England
Europe enjoys record €60bn EV investment surge ahead of stricter car CO2 rules
Europe overtook China for government and industry investment in electric cars and batteries last year, analysis suggests
Global healthcare groups join calls for green, healthy Covid-19 recovery
Call comes in letter signed by more than 40 million healthcare professionals backed by World Health Organisation and other influential groups
High Court rejects legal challenge against major Drax gas power project
ClientEarth and Planning Inspectorate had both argued the power station could undermine the UK's climate change targets
Iceland to give unsold food to staff as it cuts food waste by almost a quarter
Food retailer's tastes success with efforts to redistribute surplus food to charities, community groups, businesses and its own staff
Capacity Market: CO2 limits introduced for back-up power supply contracts
Move should make it easier for battery storage and demand side response to compete for contracts, say renewable energy providers
'Farming is going to have to change': NFU President Minette Batters on net zero, changing diets, and Brexit
Net zero can help farmers 'build a better, climate smart business' Batters tells BusinessGreen, but major challenges lie ahead
British battery firms join forces in bid to develop UK's first gigafactory
AMTE Power and Britishvolt talk up project – reportedly worth £4bn – to feed growing demand for electric vehicles and battery storage
IEA: Global wind and solar rollout to slow in 2020 despite 'impressive resilience'
New renewable power capacity set to drop 13 per cent from last year but rebound in 2021 after coronavirus crisis
Government sketches out plans for energy and carbon pricing deal ahead of crunch EU trade talks
Differences on regulatory alignment between EU and UK expected to come to head in next month's talks
Covid-19 recovery must support resilient, net zero world, state leaders urge
Business as usual is 'not an appropriate response' to Covid-19, according to 220 regional leaders around the world
Spain to push for net zero by 2050 as government unveils sweeping new climate law
Ambitious draft climate law would immediately ban new oil, gas and coal projects and end subsidies for fossil fuels
BNEF: Fossil fuel car sales have likely peaked leaving EVs in pole position for recovery race
Sales of all cars set for bumpy road in 2020, but as costs fall electric vehicles sales expected to continue growing after Covid-19
Net zero: Manufacturers call for energy efficiency focus in UK recovery plans
Industry reaping huge rewards from investing in energy saving measures but more government support needed, Make UK warns
'World first': SGN launches bid for 300 green hydrogen homes project in Fife
Cooking and heating could be powered by hydrogen produced from offshore wind as part of gas network firm's H100 project
'Bold and visionary': MEPs demand 'massive' €2tr EU green recovery package
European Parliament adopts resolution calling for EU coronavirus recovery fund that prioritises net zero and the Paris Agreement
Large areas of London to go 'car-free' as Mayor plots green Covid-19 recovery
Transport for London says it is 'determined' to keep gains seen for air pollution and safer streets over past two months after lockdown measures ease
Climate Assembly UK to consider Covid-19 impacts in final net zero policy discussions
Members gear up for final weekend of discussions before drawing up net zero policy recommendations later this summer
Report: Fair CO2 pricing could boost economy and tackle deficit after Covid-19 crash
Cutting fossil fuel subsidies and putting efficient price on CO2 would raise crucial revenue for Treasury, LSE research paper argues
Government plots 2,500 rapid EV chargers across England by 2030
Plan unveiled for 2,500 high-powered electric car charge points across motorways and A-roads by 2030, rising to 6,000 by 2035
World heading for 'climate lockdown' unless firms get prepared, top investment body warns
Government's response to Covid-19 is an indicator of inevitable disruption ahead from exacting climate policies, warn PRI and Climate Works Foundation
Boris Johnson promises to prioritise low carbon investment in UK Covid-19 recovery
Prime Minister says commitment to net zero transition is 'undiminished' and tells MPs the aviation sector should look to curb CO2 emissions once flights resume, as pressure mounts on EU for green stimulus package
'We are witnessing the impacts of a disorderly transition': CCC boss Chris Stark on net zero in the wake of Covid-19
Committee on Climate Change CEO discusses infrastructure, airline bailouts, COP26 and making the best of a bad situation
Green Brexit: Fears rise over 'back-door regression' on environmental standards
Key review measures have been stripped from most of the EU green laws transferred onto UK statute books, study suggests
Investor group warns no European oil and gas major has a credible net zero plan
Transition Pathway Initiative backed by investors boasting $19tr of capital welcomes stronger climate pledges from leading oil firms, but warns sector is still a long way from delivering adequate decarbonisation plans
Green heating: €5.7m EU boost for low carbon home heating research
University of Exeter-led research project aims to pave way for rollout of low carbon heating systems across England, France, Belgium and Netherlands
Gravitricity to pilot £1m gravity-based energy storage system in Edinburgh
UK start-up signs land rental agreement to build its first energy storage demonstrator at the Port of Leith
Outgoing Tesco CEO Dave Lewis to join environmental charity WWF as chair
Lewis appointed chair of WWF UK's trustee board, as he prepares to step down from helm of UK supermarket chain later this year
Government public attitudes survey reveals limited awareness of 'net zero' concept
UK concern over climate change remains high but few understand or have heard of 'net zero' survey finds
Labour's Darren Jones to chair Parliament's BEIS Committee
Long-standing advocate for climate action to lead Select Committee of MPs that will lead scrutiny of government's net zero policies and green recovery plans
Amazon executive 'quit in dismay' at sacking of climate activists
Tim Bray decries 'vein of toxicity running through company culture' after resigning from US online retail giant
Refurbished electronics website Back Market raises $120m investment
French start-up secures backing from Goldman Sachs and others in bid to expand its marketplace for refurbished smartphones, laptops and tablets
Marian Spain confirmed as Natural England chief executive
Interim head of nature watchdog appointed to permanent role
Build back better: Green Covid-19 recovery best for jobs and growth, say leading economists
Joseph Stiglitz and Lord Nicholas Stern co-author paper setting out evidence green stimulus measures offer best pathway to economic recovery
How bank holiday blackout fears could accelerate the shift to a net zero grid
Unprecedented low demand for power coupled with high renewables generation offers both headaches – and lessons – for the energy transition
Investors holding trillions of dollars of assets join calls for green Covid-19 recovery
IIGC, AIGCC, Ceres, and CDP among major green investment groups urging governments to avoid backing risky, high-carbon projects as part of their coronavirus recovery plans
Western Power Distribution launches net zero community energy strategy
Distribution network operator pledges to work closely with community energy groups in Midlands, South Wales, and South West England
Octopus Energy secures major £300m injection from Australia's Origin Energy
UK energy supplier claims sale of 20 per cent stake will 'make green energy transition cleaner and cheaper'
Innogy to pilot offshore wind training hub in North Wales
German energy giant launches recruitment drive for technician trainees to help fill looming skills gap in burgeoning UK offshore wind sector
Coronavirus recovery: Oil and gas firms call for UK hydrogen transport 'revolution'
Investment in hydrogen infrastructure should form major part of coronavirus recovery plan, argues North West Hydrogen Alliance