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Transition Pathway Initiative: Just 14 per cent of heavy industry is aligned with global climate goals
Transition Pathway Initiative: Just 14 per cent of heavy industry is aligned with global climate goals

But researchers predict that a 'tipping point' of technically viable, economically attractive solutions to decarbonise industrial and materials sectors is approaching

  • Investment
  • 17 February 2021
Necessity or distraction? How carbon capture and negative emissions debates are starting to heat up
Necessity or distraction? How carbon capture and negative emissions debates are starting to heat up

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Global Witness have all raised concerns about the creeping reliance on unproven carbon removal methods in companies' decarbonisation strategies, but some scientists maintain carbon capture is essential if net zero...

  • CCS
  • 19 January 2021
'The green recovery starts at home': EU accelerates Green Deal with buildings, chemicals, and methane plans
'The green recovery starts at home': EU accelerates Green Deal with buildings, chemicals, and methane plans

European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required

  • Policy
  • 15 October 2020
Government places temporary hold on controversial Cumbrian coal mine project
Government places temporary hold on controversial Cumbrian coal mine project

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is considering whether to call in for review Cumbria Council's controversial approval for new coal mine

  • Policy
  • 05 October 2020
Green light for UK's first new coal mine in 30 years as Cumbria council grants approval
Green light for UK's first new coal mine in 30 years as Cumbria council grants approval

The mine will be operated by West Cumbria Mining and is expected to extract 2.4 million tonnes annually for use in industry, causing consternation among climate campaigners

  • Energy
  • 02 October 2020
EAC: Transition to independent post-Brexit chemicals body suffering from 'fundamental issues'
EAC: Transition to independent post-Brexit chemicals body suffering from 'fundamental issues'

Committee chairman Philip Dunne asks Defra whether government will reconsider associate membership to EU REACH and European Chemicals Agency, an outcome ruled out earlier this year by Environment Minister Rebecca Pow

  • Legislation
  • 07 July 2020
Britain's Brexit negotiating plan: All the key green takeaways
Britain's Brexit negotiating plan: All the key green takeaways

With trade deal talks kicking-off on Monday BusinessGreen pulls together the UK's stance on a range of crucial climate and energy issues

  • Policy
  • 28 February 2020
Biofuels developer LanzaTech secures $72m injection from Novo Holdings
Biofuels developer LanzaTech secures $72m injection from Novo Holdings

Investment is aimed at growing LanzaTech's development of biofuels and consumer products from waste materials

  • Investment
  • 08 August 2019
Government under fire over response to 'out of date' toxic furniture standards
Government under fire over response to 'out of date' toxic furniture standards

MPs slam 'inaction' from BEIS after it publishes proposed response to consultation it held nearly three years ago

  • Policy
  • 19 July 2019
Jaguar Land Rover eyes recycled plastic process for car manufacturing
Jaguar Land Rover eyes recycled plastic process for car manufacturing

Carmaker is teaming up with chemicals specialist BASF to pilot process it hopes can in future enable use of recycled plastic in its car manufacturing

  • Automotive
  • 19 July 2019
SABIC targets entire value chain with SDG-aligned strategy
SABIC targets entire value chain with SDG-aligned strategy

Petrochemicals giant, which is majority owned by Saudi Arabia, unveils green targets as part of SDG-aligned sustainability roadmap

  • Policy
  • 01 July 2019
SDG 7: How Novozymes enzymes help turn waste into sustainable fuel
SDG 7: How Novozymes enzymes help turn waste into sustainable fuel

The Danish chemicals expert thinks its enzymes could help break down barriers to sustainable biofuels

  • Transport
  • 24 May 2019
The five things you need to know about chemical recycling
The five things you need to know about chemical recycling

Big brands such as Adidas, Unilever, P&G, Danone and Interface are already taking notice

  • Recycling
  • 18 April 2019
UN: Countries set to overshoot goals on curbing chemicals pollution
UN: Countries set to overshoot goals on curbing chemicals pollution

Hazardous chemicals are now 'ubiquitous' in air, water, soil, food and humans, UN declares

  • Policy
  • 12 March 2019
'Insectageddon' and the agri-chemical industry
'Insectageddon' and the agri-chemical industry

Molly Scott Cato predicts pressure on the agri-chemical industry will only intensify, as awareness of biodiversity impacts grows

  • Biodiversity
  • 18 February 2019
Solvay links €2bn credit facility to greenhouse gas targets
Solvay links €2bn credit facility to greenhouse gas targets

Chemicals giant reaches agreement with nine banks to reduce cost of credit if it hits ambitious greenhouse gas targets

  • Investment
  • 25 January 2019
Government urges businesses to prepare for 'no deal' Brexit chemicals rules
Government urges businesses to prepare for 'no deal' Brexit chemicals rules

Thousands of businesses advised on steps they should take to 'minimise any disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit'

  • Legislation
  • 23 January 2019
Kingfisher commits to harmful chemicals phase-out
Kingfisher commits to harmful chemicals phase-out

B&Q and Screwfix owner promises to end use of phthalates, PFCs, and halogenated flame retardants from own-brand products by 2025

  • Management
  • 22 January 2019
New Alliance to End Plastic Waste unveils $1.5bn investment goal
New Alliance to End Plastic Waste unveils $1.5bn investment goal

As Nestle announces new plastics pledges, global chemicals, oil, and plastics giants unite to step up investment in circular economy research and development

  • Waste
  • 16 January 2019
A step change is needed in the chemicals, product and waste interface
A step change is needed in the chemicals, product and waste interface

The European Commission hasn't grasped the scale of the circular economy challenge, argues EEF's Sam Pentony

  • Legislation
  • 07 September 2018
Waste plastic as a fuel? Neste, ReNew and Licella launch joint effort
Waste plastic as a fuel? Neste, ReNew and Licella launch joint effort

Three companies team up to develop waste plastics as a raw material for making fuels, chemicals and new plastics

  • Recycling
  • 17 August 2018
Brexit and chemicals: Planning for all scenarios
Brexit and chemicals: Planning for all scenarios

EEF's Sam Pentony explores the challenges manufacturers face as they wait to see if a post-Brexit shake up of chemicals regulations and processes is on the way

  • Legislation
  • 18 June 2018
Keeping carbon alive: How Covestro is pushing its supply chain to make more from CO2
Keeping carbon alive: How Covestro is pushing its supply chain to make more from CO2

Richard Northcote, chief sustainability officer at the chemicals giant, talks to BusinessGreen about oil alternatives and CO2 utilisation

  • Supply chain
  • 10 April 2018
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals joins green hydrogen partnership
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals joins green hydrogen partnership

Converting excess green electricity into hydrogen could help Sweden switch to 100 per cent renewables by 2040

  • Infrastructure
  • 22 March 2018
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