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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

'Solstice Park': Gridserve expands charging network with new Stone Henge hub

Automotive

'Solstice Park': Gridserve expands charging network with new Stone Henge hub

Gridserve's latest 'Electric Super Hub' includes eight new high-powered chargers, offering drivers a 100 miles of range in as little as five minutes

clock 17 January 2023 • 2 min read
British Gas to offer 'lowest price' heat pump guarantee

Energy

British Gas to offer 'lowest price' heat pump guarantee

Energy giant said it will price match any installers that offer lower priced heat pumps

clock 17 January 2023 • 4 min read
Eaton and BNP Paribas team up for corporate clean tech financing push

Investment

Eaton and BNP Paribas team up for corporate clean tech financing push

EXCLUSIVE: New joint venture aims to help business owners accelerate their clean energy transition while preserving cashflow

clock 17 January 2023 • 2 min read
Sainsbury's completes successful hydrogen truck trial

Transport

Sainsbury's completes successful hydrogen truck trial

Supermarket worked with EV company Electra to deliver goods using a hydrogen-powered HGV over a three-month trial that is estimated to have saved 314kg of CO2 per day

clock 16 January 2023 • 2 min read
Global NGOs join forces to accelerate campaign to end plastic pollution

Recycling

Global NGOs join forces to accelerate campaign to end plastic pollution

Collaboration between international NGOs aims to promote vision for a global circular economy and step up calls for a Global Plastics Treaty

clock 16 January 2023 • 3 min read
Solar car parks could save firms £1,000 per space

Solar

Solar car parks could save firms £1,000 per space

Operator 3ti estimates companies can tackle rising energy costs and boost EV charging infrastructure by deploying solar car park technologies

clock 16 January 2023 • 2 min read
National Grid boosts back up power with hydrogen generator trial

Energy

National Grid boosts back up power with hydrogen generator trial

Company said trial successfully demonstrated how hydrogen generators could be used to replace diesel across 250 of its sites

clock 16 January 2023 • 2 min read
Top universities launch new £8m home energy data project

Technology

Top universities launch new £8m home energy data project

University of Oxford and UCL to investigate how uptake of zero carbon technologies will impact future energy demand

clock 13 January 2023 • 3 min read
ResponsibleSteel and banks ink deal to harmonise steel climate standards

Incentives

ResponsibleSteel and banks ink deal to harmonise steel climate standards

ResponsibleSteel and Sustainable Steel Principles Association hail deal as major milestone in efforts to decarbonise steel industry

clock 13 January 2023 • 4 min read
World Economic Forum: Millions more green jobs needed globally to deliver on climate goals

Skills

World Economic Forum: Millions more green jobs needed globally to deliver on climate goals

New research examines how the green technology and jobs market is set to rapidly expand over the coming decade

clock 13 January 2023 • 3 min read