Technology
ZeroAvia secures $21.4m backing for hydrogen-electric aircraft vision
Shell, Amazon, and investment groups participate in funding round as ZeroAvia aims for first commercial zero emission flight in 2023
Lendlease to ban diesel on construction sites in zero carbon push
Property firm to phase out diesel use on its construction sites from 2025 as it sets out plans to align business with 1.5C global warming trajectory
Green Homes Grant scheme: MPs urge improvements in response to major teething issues
Survey by Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee reveals 'poor experience' among many applicants for the schemes' vouchers
How NatWest Group is delivering on its operational climate commitments
NatWest Group Energy Manager, Richard Eaton, offers the inside track on how the banking giant is working to deliver on its ambitious climate goals across its operations
British Airways teams up with hydrogen plane developer ZeroAvia
Two firms to explore potential for shifting away from fossil fuels and harnessing hydrogen to power British Airways' future fleet
Global Briefing: Arrival arrives in US with new headquarters
Electric vehicle expansion, RWE emissions targets, and Brazilian net zero aspirations, all feature in this week's round up of global green business news
NextEra jumps into fleet electrification
US energy giant acquires electric vehicle fleet software specialist eIQ Mobility
BritishVolt picks site of Blyth Power Station for UK's first 'gigafactory'
£2.6bn scheme represents largest industrial investment England’s North East in more than three decades and will generate 8,000 local jobs, BritishVolt said.
The business case for reducing food waste
Food waste is often seen as requiring lifestyle change, but to deliver further progress we must do more to educate industry leaders about the business case for action, writes WRI's Liz Goodwin
A new breed of local energy service company will help businesses drive a green recovery
Energy efficiency services for businesses could be at the heart of a locally-driven economic recovery - all that’s needed is a toolkit to create solutions that businesses actually want, argues EnergyPro's Alex Rathmell
'Paris Effect': How green technologies are on track to 'outcompete' high carbon sectors by 2030
Analysis backed by top green figures indicates net zero transition is set to rapidly escalate in 2020s, leaving carbon-intensive industries looking increasingly uncompetitive
Smart Opportunities: Latest BusinessGreen webinar to explore how smart technologies are helping firms cut emissions
Hosted in association with Smart Energy GB, latest webinar will provide invaluable insights into how smart meters and associated technologies are unlocking multiple benefits
Green financiers plot wave of zero carbon heating offers
New report from Green Finance Institute identifies barriers to investment in green heating systems and trails series of new demonstration projects
Walkers to slash emissions by making fertiliser from potato peelings
Crisp company aims to ‘bring potatoes full circle’ and improve soil health by producing farm fertiliser from potato leftovers its Leicester factory
Plastics Pact: UK firms slash 'unnecessary' plastic packaging in 2019
More than 150 retailers, manufactures and brands collectively reduced tonnage of single-use plastic packaging sold by 30 per cent
How local electricity pricing could aid the pursuit of net zero emissions
Policy Exchange report explores how energy market reforms could save customers £50bn on bills by 2050 while supporting green manufacturing and offshore wind deployment
Coca-Cola European Partners unveils 2040 net zero ambition
Coca-Cola's largest independent bottling company pledges to spend €250m over the next three years in order to achieve a 30 per cent emissions cut across its value chain by end of the decade
Disrupting in a time of disruption: What challenges and opportunities await clean tech start-ups in 2021?
UK's top clean tech investors and entrepreneurs last week discussed the future of clean tech innovation at the first virtual edition of BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum, hosted in association with InnovateUK
Global Briefing: Denmark announces end to North Sea oil and gas exploration
From lab grown meat to oil industry write downs, BusinessGreen brings together the biggest green business stories from around the world this week
How a slowdown in energy efficiency progress is jeopardising global climate goals
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused energy efficiency investments to tumble while increasing the energy intensity of the global economy, according to the International Energy Agency
5G set to usher in energy efficiency revolution in telecoms, study finds
Research conducted by mobile operators Nokia and Telefonica, compared 5G to legacy networks including 4G, finding the former to be far more efficient
PepsiCo to switch to fully recycled plastic bottles across nine European nations
The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics
Catching the wave: Government launches £160m ports push as offshore wind outlook brightens
Ministers seeking bids for £160m port fund as flurry of new reports predicts surge in offshore wind development
Last chance to register for the BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum 2020
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