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Microsoft inks 500MW solar deal as it outlines suite of fresh sustainability steps
Tech giant also touts further carbon removal efforts, $50m innovation investment, an expanded carbon tax, and a new 'sustainability calculator' for customers
Boris Johnson touts £350m innovation funding to fuel 'green, sustainable recovery'
PM marks first year in Number 10 with support for raft of CCS, hydrogen, green construction, space and transport projects
Transform to Net Zero: Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks and others launch corporate climate alliance
Danone, Unilever, Mercedes-Benz, Maersk, Wipro and Natura & Co among founding members of corporate drive to share expertise in setting science-based climate targets
MPs urge government to 'dramatically scale-up' net zero in recovery plans
Cross party MPs from the Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and SNP join businesses in calling for clear net zero roadmap to 2050
P&G unveils 2030 'carbon neutral' goal backed by CO2 offsetting plan
Firm to invest in nature-based schemes such as tree planting and mangrove restoration to slash emissions over coming decade
Danone's Eric Soubeiran on regenerative farming and fixing the 'broken' food system
Vice-president of nature and water cycle Eric Soubeiran sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the French food giant's plans to move away from intensive farming practices in the pandemic era
Is the future of zero-carbon social housing taking shape in Greenwich?
EXCLUSIVE: ilke Homes and ENGIE unveil new social housing project that exceeds net zero standards
The Decarbonisation Dividend that is within our grasp
Laura Sandys of the Energy Data Taskforce explains how the energy industry and policymakers should learn from the food and IT industries and embrace a more consumer-centric approach to decarbonisation
Councils and mayors call on government to beef up energy efficiency funding
Following confirmation of new £3bn plan, local government leaders team up with Siemens to argue that government should bring forward £5bn of promised long term energy efficiency spending
McDonald's takes net zero vision to Disney World
World's first net zero emission McDonald's opens at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, with solar arrays set to provide as much power as the site uses each year
M&G Real Estate plots pathway to net zero by 2050
Global real estate investor says it is "repositioning its business" to meet its new decarbonisation goals, which include reducing 'corporate emissions' to net zero by 2030 and carbon neutrality across its portfolio twenty years later
Those net-zero building commitments are adding up
The coronavirus crisis has not slowed the growing momentum behind the net zero building trend
Net Zero: Government faces legal threat as calls for 'green recovery' build
Campaign group Plan B writes to Prime Minister and Chancellor warning legal action is imminent if stimulus package becomes a 'New Deal for Polluters'
'Lights out for the Paris Agreement'?: Electricity utilities flunk sustainability report card
World Benchmarking Alliance argues that just three of the world's largest and most influential utilities - Ørsted, EDP and Enel - are on track to meet Paris Agreement-aligned climate goals
Government attaches climate conditions to Celsa Steel emergency loan
However, government declines to provide further details on precise nature of climate and net zero targets attached to firm's rescue support
Centrica throws weight behind UK heat electrification drive amid hydrogen cost fears
British Gas owner says UK should target one million heat pumps by 2025 as it fears hydrogen domestic heating may be a decade away
Lucozade Ribena Suntory targets net zero emissions across entire value chain
Company strengthens 2050 environmental vision with pledge to work with suppliers to slash emissions
Government urged to 'unleash potential of the countryside' in recovery plans
CPRE urges government to put in place net zero targets for land-use, invest in nature restoration, and ensure planning system considers climate impacts
Study: Around 2.2 million UK workers need reskilling for net zero transition
Research by UK100 estimates one in every 10 British workers need retraining or reskilling if 2050 net zero goal is to be met
Project speed? UK infrastructure pipeline 'not net zero aligned', warn green groups
UK currently staring at a £14bn gap in the green infrastructure investment needed for net zero, warns Green Alliance
Green recovery can spur innovation, create jobs, and boost economy, argue senior MPs
Select Committee Chairs join wave of calls for a green recovery in letter to Chancellor that warns economic stimulus channeled towards carbon-intensive infrastructure projects would be a 'historic mistake'
Metal and plastic recycler EMR joins net zero club
Waste and metal recycler CEO Chris Sheppard said that decarbonisation is "key" to driving the green recovery of the global economy after the damage wrought by the coronavirus.
Climate Pledge Arena: Amazon to name Seattle sports stadium after its net zero goal
Online retail giant to name new ice hockey and basketball arena after drive to secure corporate pledges for net zero carbon by 2040
Sustainable IT: Atos vows to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035
French IT giant unveils new raft of emissions reduction targets after joining Business Ambition for 1.5C coalition last week.
CCC Report: The green economy reacts
'The climate crisis is here but we are still walking when we should run'
'There is no other option': Five key takeaways from the CCC's green recovery advice
The Committee on Climate Change has today set out its detailed green recovery recommendations – here is BusinessGreen's need-to-know guide
'Go for it': Climate advisors urge government to deliver green recovery blitz
Covid-19 stimulus plan must prioritise green building upgrades, tree planting, fossil fuel taxes, and skills training, advises Committee on Climate Change
Pledge to Net Zero: How to mobilise an industry behind net zero
Environmental Industries Commission executive director Matthew Farrow and WSP director of sustainability David Symons talk to BusinessGreen about Pledge to Net Zero, the campaign to get the UK's environmental services industry to back science-based emissions...
CCC urges Defra to ensure that Environmental Land Management scheme aligns with UK climate goals
Government's climate advisory body gives it take on scheme designed to pay farmers for carrying out work that enhances the environment .
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