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EU circular economy plans clear major hurdle after MEP approval
MEPs vote in favour of legislation that includes 65 per cent recycling target for 2035 and aims to halve food waste by 2030
OVO unveils home V2G electric vehicle charger and battery storage units
Utility launches suite of domestic energy products to boost home energy flexibility
Message on a bottle: How California's winemakers are showing off their sustainability
Embedding sustainability from grape to glass has been a long road for the California wine sector - but now the industry is ready to shout about its efforts
Investors target big name firms as they prepare to do battle on climate
Series of interventions this week from investors boasting more than $1tr of assets under management hope to put climate change top of the agenda in corporate boardrooms
Has the IMO done enough to chart a course towards greener shipping?
Fraught talks see sector finally agreeing to halve emissions by 2050, but target is far from ambition level sought by the EU and others and implementation remains a challenge
Global shipping sector agrees historic greenhouse gas emissions plan
BREAKING: IMO formally adopts deal brokered by national governments that would target 50 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 - but challenges lie ahead
F1 boss eyes 'pole position' for UK in offshore wind industry supply chain review
Former McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh to lead Offshore Wind Industry Council's review in bid to ensure UK remains global leader in the sector
Shell foresees 'low risk' of stranded assets in low carbon transition plan
Fossil fuel giant believes it will produce 80 per cent of its oil and gas reserves before 2030, as it seeks to navigate low carbon transition
Low carbon shipping: Solar and wind assisted vessels set sail
Wind-assisted Viking Grace passenger ferry embarks on first voyage in Finland, as Soel Yachts' unveils its solar-battery powered catamaran in French Polynesia
Nestlé aims for 100 per cent recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
Food and drinks multinational wants none of its packaging to end up in landfill or as litter within the next seven years
Keeping carbon alive: How Covestro is pushing its supply chain to make more from CO2
Richard Northcote, chief sustainability officer at the chemicals giant, talks to BusinessGreen about oil alternatives and CO2 utilisation
'The opportunity is there': Businesses join calls for bold shipping climate plan at crucial IMO talks
Christiana Figueres joins chorus of industry and green groups urging for ambitious action to decarbonise shipping sector, as crucial IMO talks rest on a 'knife edge'
Saipem 7000: On board the vast oil sector ship charting a new course for clean energy
The 118,000 tonne ship has spent three decades building oil and gas rigs - BusinessGreen climbs aboard ahead of its new offshore wind voyage
'Fantastic': UK emissions drop in 2017 as wind and solar power hit record highs
Provisional government statistics confirm greenhouse gases now as low as they were in 1890, with wind and solar becoming UK's second biggest source of electricity
Time running out to fulfil 'green Brexit' promise, warn green groups
Witha year to go until the UK leaves the EU, Greener UK coalition slams ministers for failing to back up pledges on post-Brexit environmental safeguards
Green Finance Taskforce: Five key takeaways from an action plan to finance clean growth
Finance experts have urged the government for a huge policy overhaul to drive green investment - BusinessGreen rounds up the key takeaways of the 100-page report
'Repowering' older onshore wind turbines could save billpayers millions, analysis finds
ECIU analysis argues repowering older turbines rather than shutting them down could boost cheap energy in the UK
'It's not about silver bullets': Shell explains how hydrogen could fit into 'mosaic' of green transport options
Shell's business development manager, Mike Copson, talks to BusinessGreen about how hydrogen fits into the oil giant's transport plans
Green Finance Taskforce: Experts urge policy overhaul to unlock billions in green investment
Advisory panel of experts urges government to ensure mandatory corporate climate risk disclosure and set up new funding levers to boost green economy investment
From renewables 'revenue stacking' to new nuclear: Five key takeaways from Aurora Energy Research's annual get-together
Experts, CEOs, and policy wonks from across the UK energy sector descended on Oxford for Aurora Energy Research's Spring Forum this week - here's your need to know guide
Claire Perry announces formal review of capacity market 'later this year'
Review will look at penalties, contract lengths, and potentially opening up capacity market to new technologies such as renewables, Minister tells energy sector conference
McDonald's to take major bite out of carbon footprint with new Science-Based Targets
Fast food giant is the first major restaurant company to join the initiative
House of Fraser joins green manufacturing drive
Retailer teams up with Manufacture 2030 online platform to cut its supply chain emissions and resource use
Is there a legal case for setting more ambitious UK carbon targets?
Campaign group Plan B will find out today whether it will be granted a full hearing to challenge the UK government over its failure to set more ambitions statutory emissions goals