Author profile

Amber Rolt

Reporter

Amber Rolt is an award-winning journalist providing news, features, and analysis for BusinessGreen and in-depth whitepapers for BusinessGreen Intelligence. 

She is particularly interested in the circular economy, decarbonising the built environment, the role of clean tech, and nature restoration and recovery. 

Amber has been covering environmental topics for BusinessGreen since 2023 and has a career as a business correspondent spanning over a decade. She has previously covered property, hospitality, retail and leisure, and the music industry. 

In 2015 she won ‘New journalist of the year’ at the IBP awards and ‘Newcomer of the year’ at the LSL Property Press Awards. And in 2017 she was named as a winner at MHP Group’s ‘Young Journalist Awards: 30 To Watch’.   

Amber holds a MA in journalism from City University, London, and a BA in Spanish from the University of Bristol.

Articles by Amber Rolt

Sounds Right: Nature inspired music initiative aims to raise $40m for conservation

Marketing

Sounds Right: Nature inspired music initiative aims to raise $40m for conservation

Revenue generated from streams of nature-based tracks to support biodiversity protection projects

clock 18 April 2024 • 4 min read
Study: Consumers motivated by 'green' words and images in food and drink adverts

Marketing

Study: Consumers motivated by 'green' words and images in food and drink adverts

Environmentally-focused images and words in adverts make people believe products are eco-friendly, Advertising Standards Authority study finds

clock 18 April 2024 • 4 min read
'If we do not slow misinformation, misinformation will slow net zero': Parties unite to tackle climate misinformation

Politics

'If we do not slow misinformation, misinformation will slow net zero': Parties unite to tackle climate misinformation

Leaders from London, Cardiff, Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton, and across urban and rural England call for climate issues to transcend culture-war-style politics ahead of local election

clock 18 April 2024 • 3 min read
EDF launches 'UK's first heat pump tracker tariff'

Energy

EDF launches 'UK's first heat pump tracker tariff'

Energy supplier promises customers on the tariff will never be charged more than the UK price cap, as it looks to curb the cost of operating a heat pump

clock 18 April 2024 • 4 min read
The other oil crisis: Crop failures leading to sharp increase in price of cooking oil

Supply chain

The other oil crisis: Crop failures leading to sharp increase in price of cooking oil

UK vegetable oil harvest could be cut in half, while olive oil prices have hit record levels as climate impacts bite

clock 17 April 2024 • 3 min read
Octopus Energy Group continues international expansion with Brazil partnership

Energy

Octopus Energy Group continues international expansion with Brazil partnership

Energy giant signs agreement with Energisa Group to accelerate South American clean energy development

clock 17 April 2024 • 3 min read
Bring Energy debuts with plan to bring heat networks to UK cities

Energy

Bring Energy debuts with plan to bring heat networks to UK cities

New venture formally launches today as one of the UK's largest operators of heating and cooling networks

clock 17 April 2024 • 2 min read
Bradford Council gives green light to 'state of the art' hydrogen facility

Energy

Bradford Council gives green light to 'state of the art' hydrogen facility

Bradford Hydrogen Production Facility set to produce 12.5 tonnes of green hydrogen per day for heavy vehicles and industry in the region

clock 04 April 2024 • 1 min read
Study: 80 per cent of global CO2 emissions since Paris Agreement linked to 57 companies

Climate change

Study: 80 per cent of global CO2 emissions since Paris Agreement linked to 57 companies

InfluenceMap analysis highlights the top CO2 emitting fossil fuel and cement companies since hundreds of countries signed up to the Paris Agreement at the end of 2015

clock 04 April 2024 • 4 min read
X-energy and Cavendish Nuclear win £3.3m grant to develop advanced modular reactor vision

Nuclear

X-energy and Cavendish Nuclear win £3.3m grant to develop advanced modular reactor vision

The companies have been awarded development funding from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero via the Future Nuclear Enabling Fund (FENF)

clock 04 April 2024 • 3 min read