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Almost 30 gigatonnes of CO2 could have been avoided since 1991 if nuclear growth rates had continued at same rate as before Chernobyl disaster, new report claims

Plus Masdar snaps up Greek renewables developer Terna Energy, Spain offers 'climate leave' to workers, and all the top green business news from around the world this week

Number 10 confirms Heidi Alexander to replace Louise Haigh following Transport Secretary's shock resignation

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

Sustainability leaders also acknowledge the need to rethink globalisation

The world cannot afford to waste this week's UN negotiations in Busan, writes DS Smith's group chief executive Miles Roberts

Shock resignation comes just a day after Transport Secretary unveiled 'promising' vision for integrated transport across England

Forestry Minister Mary Creagh hosts new Taskforce that aims to oversee an acceleration in the UK's tree-planting efforts

With just days to go until the curtain comes down on the fifth and final scheduled round of talks t try and deliver a legally-binding plastics pollution treaty, observers warn of scant sign of progress on key dividing lines

Replicating green finance schemes that are already up and running in Ireland, Belgium, and Germany could turbocharge demand for energy efficiency upgrades, the Green Finance Institute suggests