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Secrets of the Pioneers: Jonathon Porritt on sustainable development, agents of change, and 'species-wide insanity'
The founder of Forum for the Future offers insights into a decade that saw the Sustainable Development Commission 'obliterated' and green business come to the fore
BusinessGreen 10 Years On: How green finance changed the world
Carbon bubbles, divestment and technological transformation - BusinessGreen follows the green money trail from 2007 to the present day
The T-charge: A template for other cities to follow?
London's £10 levy on the most polluting cars highlights how bold regulation can help stimulate new markets
The Lancet: Air, water and soil pollution costs globe $4.6tr a year
Comprehensive Lancet research says governments have neglected tackling pollution that causes immense economic damage and nine million early deaths a year
Halloween is a nightmare for textile waste, survey finds
#SewSpooky campaign launched to encourage families and students to pass old costumes to others instead of throwing them away after just one wear
ENGIE snaps up African domestic solar firm Fenix International
French energy giant agrees to buy solar home systems developer which has so far delivered solar power to 900,000 people in East Africa
Microsoft Seattle data centre to be powered by 'first of its kind' fuel cell technology
Solidpower currently installing 10 solid oxide fuel cells directly above each data server rack at one of Microsoft's Seattle data centres in bid to cut energy costs and emissions
Government moves to push electric vehicle chargepoint rollout into the fast lane
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill published, requiring motorway services and large petrol retailers to install EV chargepoints
Northern Green Powerhouse: Greater Manchester firms join major switch to clean energy
Politicians, businesses, universities, and even Bolton Wanderers FC join first-of-its-kind Big Clean Switch initiative in bid to slash energy bills
ClientEarth threatens UK with legal action as councils miss air pollution targets
Green lawyer group warns government that without action to address 'holes' in latest UK air quality plan Defra will face legal action for the third time
AES hails grid battery boost for hurricane hit Dominican Republic
US energy storage specialist brought online 20MW of battery storage on island last month, playing key role in grid reliability during Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Fairphone and Apple top green electronics league table
Greenpeace says its rankings show big names such as Samsung and Amazon must demonstrate 'greater ambition' on renewables, resource use and hazardous chemicals
Keep on truckin': Toyota trials zero emission hydrogen truck
Automaker claims its hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty truck concept has completed 4,000 miles in initial testing and is now ready for more formal trials
How the Clean Growth Strategy could overhaul corporate carbon reporting
A government consultation launched alongside the Clean Growth Strategy unveils proposals for more firms to include CO2 and energy use data in annual reports
Shell to buy electric vehicle charge point firm NewMotion
Oil giant reaches agreement to buy Dutch EV infrastructure operator in deal 'that will enable both companies to accelerate the transition to low-carbon transport'
UK and Canada to champion global coal phase-out alliance
Two nations announce plans to launch global alliance on transitioning away from coal power at next month's UN COP23 climate summit in Germany
Will the UK have the green skills to support 'golden age' of infrastructure development?
Green jobs trade body IEMA points to green skills shortage, but argues 'golden age' of infrastructure development offers huge opportunity
Clean Growth Strategy: At a glance
BusinessGreen brings together all the key points from the UK's ambitious new decarbonisation plan
Nuclear Safeguards Bill published to prepare UK for Euratom departure
Controversial plans to establish post-Brexit domestic nuclear power safeguards framework introduced to Parliament today
Reports: All Dutch coal plants to close by 2030 as coalition deal finalised
Months after Dutch elections, parties reach coalition deal to govern including plan to end coal-fired power in the country within 13 years
Monnow Valley Biomass raises £1.4m in latest P2P investment offer
Second investment offer for portfolio of biomass boilers via Abundance's P2P platform sells out in record three days
China holds on to renewables market top spot
EY said its latest rankings underline importance of government policy in driving clean energy development globally
How can companies plot targets in line with a 1.5C world?
Carbon Trust report offers 10-step plan for becoming 1.5C compliant company, arguing the target is possible with greater business collaboration
Lord Deben reappointed for five more years at Committee on Climate Change
Former environment secretary Lord Deben and IFS economist Paul Johnson will both serve a further five-year term on the statutory government advisory body