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Could Europe's renewables drive combat the hostile actors working to 'weaponise' energy?

Energy

Could Europe's renewables drive combat the hostile actors working to 'weaponise' energy?

Chatham House urges EU to seek 'fresh understanding' of energy security, as white paper warns against false assumption that defence spending alone can keep bloc safe

clock 27 January 2026 • 7 min read
Beyond the Davos drama we need to actually work on making the world better

Risk

Beyond the Davos drama we need to actually work on making the world better

CISL's Eliot Whittington argues the Davos Summit talking shop needs to be followed by a renewed push to deliver the practical solutions that can help tackle escalating geopolitical insecurity

clock 27 January 2026 • 3 min read
Pandora's Mads Twomey-Madsen: 'Sustainability only succeeds when it is treated as a core business capability'

Management

Pandora's Mads Twomey-Madsen: 'Sustainability only succeeds when it is treated as a core business capability'

Jewellery maker's senior vice president of sustainability reflects on efforts to build a bigger company with a smaller footprint

clock 27 January 2026 • 7 min read
Why we need to build climate resilience where it matters - in health and cities

Risk

Why we need to build climate resilience where it matters - in health and cities

The choice is stark: economies can either continue paying escalating costs to manage climate-driven health crises - or they can invest earlier in preventative measures that reduce harms

clock 26 January 2026 • 5 min read
'Pivotal moment': Why the UK must accelerate its gigafactory drive or see its car and battery sectors stall

Facilities

'Pivotal moment': Why the UK must accelerate its gigafactory drive or see its car and battery sectors stall

More than auto sector 200,000 jobs and the UK's net zero goals will be at serious risk without 'interventionist mindset' to gigafactory expansion, new report warns

clock 26 January 2026 • 7 min read
How Raft Energy is harnessing microbes to strengthen energy, food, and waste systems

Technology

How Raft Energy is harnessing microbes to strengthen energy, food, and waste systems

Raft Energy’s Mia Shaw reflects on biogas' underperformance to date and how scale comes from establishing 'patterns'

clock 26 January 2026 • 5 min read
Greenwashing versus green hushing: Is there a better way?

Marketing

Greenwashing versus green hushing: Is there a better way?

BusinessGreen's latest Spotlight webinar explored how green claims rules have evolved and how businesses can develop more effective green marketing campaigns

clock 23 January 2026 • 9 min read
Record clean power auctions, net zero cost rows, and Winter Olympics fears

Energy

Record clean power auctions, net zero cost rows, and Winter Olympics fears

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: January 2026 part two

clock 23 January 2026 • 2 min read
Warm Homes Plan: A guide for the green economy

Policy

Warm Homes Plan: A guide for the green economy

BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know overview of the government's new £15bn Warm Homes Plan

clock 22 January 2026 • 13 min read
Britain's EV boom is a test of execution, not electricity scarcity

Automotive

Britain's EV boom is a test of execution, not electricity scarcity

Lengthy connection queues and under-investment in local infrastructure risk slowing the EV rollout even where demand and generation are sufficient, writes Verulam Capital's Maria Taylor

clock 22 January 2026 • 3 min read