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Under water: Will a shortage of plumbers derail the clean energy transition?

Skills

Under water: Will a shortage of plumbers derail the clean energy transition?

New JTL analysis warns the number of plumbers in England’s workforce could fall by 30 per cent by 2039, despite growing demand for skilled workers to deliver the net zero transition

clock 08 October 2026 • 7 min read
Diversity is not something we bolt onto the transition - It is how the transition succeeds

Skills

Diversity is not something we bolt onto the transition - It is how the transition succeeds

Chair of judges Jade Burnett's speech to the Women in Green Business Awards 2026 - in full

clock 08 October 2026 • 5 min read
Katie White: If we are rewiring the country, we should widen the opportunity at the same time

Policy

Katie White: If we are rewiring the country, we should widen the opportunity at the same time

Climate Minister's speech to the Women in Green Business Awards 2026 - in full

clock 08 October 2026 • 4 min read
Nature can recover - but the window of hope will close without action

Biodiversity

Nature can recover - but the window of hope will close without action

The UK must address the drivers of wildlife loss - the finance, food and energy sectors - writes WWF's Matt Scott

clock 08 October 2026 • 5 min read
Carbon Finance 2.0: How carbon markets reached a 'messy middle' - and what happens next

Offsets

Carbon Finance 2.0: How carbon markets reached a 'messy middle' - and what happens next

Experts from Amazon, the BSI, CarbonZero, and Ergochair explore how carbon markets can move beyond the current 'inflection point' and become a 'boring' part of everyday business

clock 07 October 2026 • 9 min read
Sustainability reporting does not guarantee sustainability progress

Carbon Accounting

Sustainability reporting does not guarantee sustainability progress

Growing regulatory and stakeholder pressure for disclosure has delivered more corporate sustainability data - the opportunity now is to get more from it, writes Sphera's Stefan Premer

clock 07 October 2026 • 5 min read
What role can nuclear realistically play in the world's clean energy future?

Nuclear

What role can nuclear realistically play in the world's clean energy future?

The influential Energy Transitions Commission argues it is time to end the binary debate on the future of nuclear power and recognise the technology could play a key role in some countries, but in many others it will remain uncompetitive

clock 06 October 2026 • 11 min read
Tory claims dropping the Future Homes Standard will save buyers £50,000 simply don't add up

Efficiency

Tory claims dropping the Future Homes Standard will save buyers £50,000 simply don't add up

Andrew Warren explains how the Shadow Chancellor's claim weakening building standards will result in more affordable homes is based on some deeply questionable assumptions and ignores the cost savings more efficient homes deliver

clock 06 October 2026 • 6 min read
'Pivotal crossroads': Could a new generation of electric arc furnaces wean the UK off steel imports?

Energy

'Pivotal crossroads': Could a new generation of electric arc furnaces wean the UK off steel imports?

Scunthorpe and Port Talbot could lead a 'steel revival' enabled by electric arc furnaces and better use of British scrap metal -but time is running out to deliver green steel strategy, ECIU warns

clock 06 October 2026 • 6 min read
Who Gives A Crap's Sapphire Jones: 'If nature falls down the rest of us will fall with it'

Management

Who Gives A Crap's Sapphire Jones: 'If nature falls down the rest of us will fall with it'

Who Gives a Crap's global head of sustainability explains why 'blue carbon' isn't getting the attention it deserves, and reflects on looking for the sweet spot between planet, people, and profit

clock 06 October 2026 • 8 min read