Energy
How can you tell if your renewable power is sustainably sourced?
Good Energy chief executive Juliet Davenport argues energy suppliers must do more than buy renewables certificates to support the growing sector
'Inflection point': Global energy storage market set to expand 13-fold by 2024
Strong growth is predicted by energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, reinforcing a similar forecast by BNEF last year.
Norway's oil industry suffers offshore drilling setback
Support for Norway's oil and gas industry appears to be waning as parliament's biggest party withdraws backing for offshore drilling around Lofoten Islands
Climate resilience: It's not all doom and gloom
Delivering climate resilience is a momentous challenge, argues Mott MacDonald's Ian Allison, but there are signs more businesses and governments are engaging with the topic
Behind the scenes at a net zero Screwfix
VIDEO: Is net zero emissions the future of DIY retail? BusinessGreen visited a Screwfix in Peterborough to find out
Amazon set to deliver three new wind energy projects
Tech giant confirms it is to source clean power from new wind farms in Ireland, Sweden, and California
'Path to net zero': Centrica sets goal to deliver 7GW of clean energy systems by 2030
As new partnership with BusinessGreen is confirmed, energy giant unveils sweeping new plan to support the SDGs, accelerate clean tech deployment, and develop a net zero emission strategy
Cool Coalition: Businesses join UN push for climate-friendly fridges and air conditioning
UN-backed coalition of businesses, politicians, and green groups set up in support of action to phase-out HFCs from fridges and air conditioning units
Global briefing: New York Yankees come out to bat for climate change
All the need-to-know green business news from around the world this week
Oxford, Orkney and West Sussex win £102m smart energy funding boost
Smart energy storage, green heating and virtual power plants schemes funded across the country to jumpstart local energy revolution
Pernod Ricard targets science-based CO2 cuts under new 2030 goals
Drinks giant toasts broad array of 2030 green goals
It's time for bioenergy to stake its claim in the UK renewables mix
The bioenergy industry needs more carrot and less stick, argues REA's Nina Skorupska
Energy firms spy new business opportunity from FiT closures
Closure of Feed-in Tariff sparks new offers from Octopus and E.ON rewarding solar generators
Are UK landlords falling foul of energy efficiency rules going unpunished?
As tighter Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force, there are widespread concerns the rules are not being properly policed
Bored of Brexit? Britons care more about plastic waste and air pollution, survey finds
Green issues dominate British public worries above Brexit, finds survey of 2,000 people
Centrica inks demand response deal with Tokyo Electric Power Company
TEPCO - Japan's largest power company - is to use Centrica's demand response technology to provide flexibility services to the grid
Early closure of solar subsidies leaves 12MW of community renewables in limbo
Scores of community solar projects across England and Wales appear doomed after early closure of Feed-In Tariff band
MPs warn taxpayers could face 'hefty bill' from North Sea and fracking decommissioning
Public Accounts Committee report calls on government to get a better handle on future fossil fuel infrastructure decommissioning costs
BP announces new $100m Upstream emission reduction fund
In wake of reports company lobbied against stronger US methane rules, oil giant announces new emissions reduction fund
Bloomberg to launch decarbonisation tracker to drive utilities' green progress
Tool will track the progress made by utility companies transitioning away from fossil fuels
When will the Capacity Market confusion end?
With Greenpeace backing a judicial review into the Capacity Market suspension, hopes are fading fast that auctions could go ahead this year - and that implications for coal and clean tech alike
'Coal is on the way out': study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar or wind
Around 75 per cent of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025
'Almost no progress': World Economic Forum raises concern over low-carbon energy transition
Influential body warns greening of the global energy transition has stagnated over last five years, as IEA report confirms coal use rose again last year
SDG5: Our clean energy future needs women at the helm
Gender diversity should be at the beating heart of the low-carbon transition, argues RenewableUK's Alicia Green
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