Editors Blog
20:19 vision
Something weird is happening in global geopolitics: there is division everywhere, but on climate action Trump's efforts to sow discord keep being rebuffed - what's going on?
The future is not yet written
James Murray's speech at the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2019
Radically unradical?
John McDonnell's green finance proposals are closer to mainstream thinking than many of his critics would have you think
Awards, leadership, and bottling the green zeitgeist
To mark the launch of this year's BusinessGreen Leaders Award Hub, James Murray reflects on a remarkable few months for the UK's burgeoning green economy
Not so fast fashion
The government's failure to act on fashion waste is damning evidence Ministers do not yet comprehend the environmental crisis, but businesses need to be aware reforms will come eventually
Net Zero Now: An overnight success, 20 years in the making
The adoption of a net zero target is a genuinely historic breakthrough that promises to define the UK's eventual post-Brexit revival
The anti-Trump effect
There has been a fundamental shift in the dialogue around climate action in the past year, and once again the US President is on the wrong side of history
The Emergency Election
The dividing line between supporters of climate action and populist forces that are overtly hostile to the green economy has never been starker - every vote matters
Wake up and smell the sustainability bond
Beyond all the talk of Green New Deals and climate emergencies, corporate engagement sustainability efforts are quietly moving up a gear
The net zero route map is clear - but are you ready for the journey of a lifetime?
The net zero transition is big, much bigger, than you think
Holding out for a hero
The declaration of emergency is central to the stories we are told from childhood - calls for a climate emergency are not going away and the government needs to find a credible way to respond
Rebel Alliance
Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg have reinvigorated the climate movement and revealed the utter paucity of their critics' arguments - but what happens now?
Capitalism 2.0verthrown?
James Murray considers the business lessons from Extinction Rebellion's London takeover
The climate tragedy of Brexit
A badly mismanaged Brexit risks having disastrous consequences for the climate - the UK now risks squandering one of the biggest economic opportunities in history
In praise of Theresa May - no, really
The Prime Minister has enough flaws to be a genuine contender for the title of worst in modern history, but in one crucial area she got some big calls right
'No Deal' Brexit: A pollutocrats' charter?
The news Ineos has lobbied against EU pollution rules provides a further reminder of the huge environmental risks inherent to a 'no deal' Brexit
Transitioning, fast and slow
Businesses know they have to transition towards a net zero emission future, the big question is how fast they should make the journey
Green statements and cosmic jokes
The Spring Statement may have been overshadowed by the rolling Brexit crisis, but it could mark a major turning point for the UK's green economy
A climate of cynicism
It is hard not to be cynical about the recent wave of political support for climate action, but it is a sign the debate is moving forward
A climate of urgent complacency
Yesterday's Commons debate suggested a Net Zero emission target is within reach, even if most MPs did not want to discuss it
Decarbonisation without nationalisation?
The new Independent Group of MPs could help embed bold climate action further in the mainstream, or it could revert to tired triangulation
The kids are alright
James Murray reflects on school strikes, theories of change, and vegan sausage rolls
Crisis? What crisis? That crisis. That crisis there.
James Murray reflects on a dispiriting and inspiring day, as IPPR declares #ThisIsACrisis
Oh, Jeremy Corbyn - Has the Labour leader just unlocked the path to a Green Brexit?
Theresa May would have to change the habit of a lifetime to break the deadlock, but the Labour leader has hinted a Green Brexit deal might just be possible
Is it Beyond Petroleum for real this time?
BP's shock decision to publish a Paris Agreement consistent strategy is a huge win for investors, but who decides how to define 'consistent'?
Green Brexit redux
With 57 days to go until the UK is scheduled to leave the EU, Theresa May's Green Brexit pledges remain as vague as ever
Auf wiedersehen coal
The German coal phase out plan is a curate's egg - in truest sense of the term
Loop the loop
The new global initiative from some of the world's biggest brands could finally help make the circular economy a reality at scale
Green Brexit: What happens now?
The UK is either on the cusp of a credibly Green Brexit, a rejection of Brexit altogether, or a 'no deal' disaster for the environment
Nothing has changed: The path to a greener economy does not pass through a 'no deal' Brexit
The implications for the green economy of tomorrow's crucial parliamentary vote are as clear as polluted mud, but one thing remains clear
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