Heat pumps, green policy turmoil and fake Barbies: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

BusinessGreen staff
clock • 1 min read
Drax Power Station, this week named the UK's largest carbon emitter | Credit: Drax
Image:

Drax Power Station, this week named the UK's largest carbon emitter | Credit: Drax

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

Study: Heat pumps over four times more efficient than typical gas boilers

Average efficiency from domestic air-source heat pumps outperforming government benchmarks, new real world data from Good Energy finds

- by Stuart Stone (@sstone26)

 

Octopus Electric Vehicles launches salary-sacrifice scheme for second-hand electric cars

Company claims new service will make EVs more accessible by enabling UK workers to drive an EV from £300 a month including leasing, fuel, and maintenance

- by Michael Holder @michaelholder

 

The government's assault on net zero has triggered a battle where no one wins

The combination of performative hostility to environmental issues and contradictory decarbonisation policies only serves to undermine the economic goals the government purports to care about

- by James Murray (@James_BG)

 

Life in plastic, not so fantastic?: Barbie marker Mattel pranked by climate activists

Toymaker's plastic commitments under fire, after activists launch spoof campaign falsely claiming the firm is planning to go plastic-free

- by Cecilia Keating (@cecilia_keating)

 

Drax biomass power station named as UK's largest CO2 emitter

New analysis from think tank Ember states the biomass power station is 'by far' largest single emitter in UK power sector, but operator insists 'well-established science' confirms that it results in substantial emissions savings

- by Amber Rolt

 

Keep up to date with all the latest green business news by signing up to the free Daily and Weekly BusinessGreen Newsletters.

More on BusinessGreen

How should businesses choose a credible carbon credit project?

How should businesses choose a credible carbon credit project?

Partner Insight: Ecologi and BusinessGreen's latest digital report explores looks provides a framework for firms to identify high-integrity carbon credit projects to support their climate strategy

Ecologi
clock 30 April 2026 • 1 min read
Women in Green Business Awards 2026: One week left to nominate

Women in Green Business Awards 2026: One week left to nominate

The deadline for nominations for the third annual Women in Green Business Awards closes on Friday 17 April

BusinessGreen staff
clock 10 April 2026 • 3 min read
'The peak of my 23-year career': Women in Green Business Awards winners share their top tips

'The peak of my 23-year career': Women in Green Business Awards winners share their top tips

Trailblazing women from across the green economy reflect on what winning a Women in Green Business Award in 2025 meant for their career and company - and how to make an entry shine through with honesty and passion

BusinessGreen staff
clock 02 April 2026 • 7 min read