Management

Policy

No deal Brexit to leave UK without green watchdog for two years - report

Changes to UK environment oversight and the Irish power market will not be set by 29 March, the Institute for Government said, and a crash out will leave no time to do so

clock 01 February 2019 • 3 min read

Management

UK Low Carbon Economy growth rate accelerates as sector tops £44bn

Official figures confirm UK low carbon and renewable energy economy grew at close to seven per cent in 2017, marking a sharp improvement on 2016's already impressive growth rate

clock 01 February 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

Could low carbon decentralisation create a less puzzling energy system?

Putting business and residential energy users at the heart of more streamlined energy policy could unlock CO2 and cost savings, the ADE argues

clock 31 January 2019 • 7 min read

Policy

There is nothing a father wants less than to recognise the nurses at children's A&E - It's time for real action to tackle air pollution

UNICEF's Alastair Harper issues a heartfelt plea for bolder action to tackle air pollution

clock 30 January 2019 • 4 min read

Risk

UN security council members mount new push to address climate threat

UK, France lead push to set up UN 'clearing house' to identify climate-stressed regions at risk of collapsing into conflict

clock 29 January 2019 • 4 min read

Carbon Accounting

Climate-concerned investors turn heat up on global food giants

Investor coalition worth $6.5tr demands tougher action on greenhouse gas emissions and water usage from likes of McDonalds, Domino's, Burger King, and KFC

clock 29 January 2019 • 6 min read

Management

Waitrose launches £1m grant fund to fight plastic pollution

Plan Plastic: The Million Pound Challenge will use cash from plastic bag sales to fund innovative plastic-fighting projects

clock 28 January 2019 • 3 min read

Management

Global Briefing: Budweiser takes renewables message to the Superbowl

All the green business news from around the world this week

clock 25 January 2019 • 4 min read

Climate change

'Each year's CO2 is higher than the last': Flurry of reports raise fresh alarms over soaring global emissions

Met Office warns concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions are set to rise sharply, as major new reports warn world is running out of time to avert dangerous levels of warming

clock 25 January 2019 • 6 min read

Skills

Three takeaways on the makeup and purpose of sustainability teams

Plus, how political polarization is affecting priorities and succession planning

clock 25 January 2019 • 5 min read