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Detail not delay: Six things green businesses want from the Environment Bill
The government is preparing to publish its long-awaited Environment Bill - and its contents will be crucial to post-Brexit green governance
The XR effect: How the investment sector is shifting cash towards low-carbon industries
As climate protestors head to The City, growing numbers of investors are flexing their financial muscle to address climate issues
Climate risk reporting: An essential tool for a net zero and resilient economy
Introducing mandatory climate risk disclosure for businesses and investors is an essential part of achieving net zero emissions argues Nick Molho, executive director of the Aldersgate Group
Circularity and the 45 per cent climate solution
Can the circular economy close the gap on climate emissions? A new report says it can
Global Briefing: Equinor spends big on floating wind to power oil and gas rig
BusinessGreen brings you all the low carbon business news from around the world this week
The frequency of the unthinkable
Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd's speech this week to the Aldersgate Group - in full
A Net Zero Brexit?
Madeleine Cuff attempts to clarify the government's net zero plans - and comes away both encouraged and a little confused
'There's a long way to go': Kwasi Kwarteng on Net Zero, XR, and a Green Brexit
In an exclusive interview, BusinessGreen quizzes the Energy and Clean Growth Minister on the government's decarbonisation plans
'Modest masterpiece': Does a prize-winning low carbon council estate point to a greener future for architecture?
More than 100 council houses in Norwich built to Passivhaus standards have been recognised by the prestigious Stirling Prize for architecture
We shouldn't be surprised about the public's energy efficiency blind spot
The public needs reminding that saving energy is good for the planet, argues Andrew Warren
Zero Carbon Homes Standard Redux?
The Future Homes Standard could be a game-changer for green buildings or it could be a drag on climate action - it is understandable that councils and business leaders are worried
How trade can help us reach our climate goals
There is a lot of fear new trade deals could undermine UK environmental protection, but as the CBI's Rain Newton-Smith argues, there are also significant opportunities to drive climate action
Party politics is putting net zero at risk
Net zero means separating climate action from traditional Left / Right priorities, writes Ed Birkett
All aboard: Inside Hitachi's vision for a zero carbon battery-powered UK rail network
Koji Agatsuma, engineering director at Hitachi Rail Europe, argues battery trains could offer the UK a flexible, no-regrets transition to a net zero rail network
How large energy users like data centres can help rather than hinder our progress to net zero
Data centre operators can be the good guys in the low-carbon game, argues techUK's Emma Fryer
'Unacceptable': Councils could be forced to water down green ambitions under government plans
Government wants to remove local authorities' power to set building regulations higher than Westminster, a move which would force many councils to row back on climate ambition
Currying favour: Concerns rise over threat to UK food standards from US trade deal
As XR activists block roads into Westminster, Defra fears the UK may also be blocking chances of an EU trade deal by compromising with the US on environmental standards
EV sales rise amid warnings of threat to the public purse
Market share of battery electric vehicles more than doubles in first nine months of the year, but surge in demand could spell chaos for the tax system, researchers suggest
Making markets work for the natural world
'Junglenomics' author Simon Lamb makes a bold pitch for a brand-new form of ecology-inspired, neo-Keynesian macro-economics
Carbontech, the trillion-dollar circular market opportunity
Products made from embedded CO2, from soap to fuels to vodka, are great examples of the circular economy in action
Global Briefing: Crisp giant Frito-Lay unveils plan for zero emission manufacturing
All the green business news from around the world this week
How to dodge the greenwash - is your fund sustainable?
With so many so-called sustainable funds coming to the market, it is increasingly important to identify 'greenwashing' in practice, where groups are talking up their credentials in this space without the expertise or track record to back it up
'Pretty grim': Greener UK slam Boris Johnson's Brexit deal as 'bad for the environment'
Prime Minister's plan would end commitment to level playing field with EU on environmental standards, sparking serious concerns among green campaigners
SDG11: How to green the urban jungle
The goal for safe, resilient and sustainable cities is not a one size fits all recipe
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