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Safe as houses? Experts warn UK building policies exacerbating climate impacts
Committee on Climate Change condemns current approach to construction across the UK, calling for better regulations to ensure buildings can deal with hotter, wetter weather
Smart city technologies face some big, messy challenges
The 'artists impressions' are inspiring, argues Matthew Farrow, but the reality of smart city developments can be very different
City mayors worldwide step up resolve on climate action ahead of G20
Calls for climate action come ahead of G20 Summit next week, as 250 US city mayors defy Trump with commitment to source 100 per cent renewable energy by 2035
Why is nobody talking about risk?
Firms must prepare wisely for the low-carbon transition - and that includes thinking about the risks it could pose, argues HSBC's Scott McClurg
Glastonbury 2070? How the festival might have to cope with 4C of global warming
Richard Betts of the University of Exeter considers the risks Glastonbury could face from escalating climate impacts
Has the tragedy of Grenfell finally prompted a re-think of the drive for deregulation?
It's a tragedy that it has taken such an awful tragedy to spark a long overdue debate about the excesses of deregulation, argues David Powell
Cutting road transport emissions could cost billions in lost taxes
Policy Exchange's Richard Howard warns tax revenues could be forced into the slow lane unless the government adapts to the electric vehicle revolution
Electric vehicles spell sharp drop in fuel duty revenues - could toll roads plug the tax gap?
New Policy Exchange report suggests network of toll roads in the UK could stem looming £170bn funding gap from lost fuel tax revenue as drivers switch to EVs
Is criticism of energy labelling warranted?
Susanne Baker of techUK argues TV energy efficiency has improved drastically, but regulations now need to keep up
Energy and climate politics in a post-election, post-Brexit world
James Murray's speech to the Inenco Summer Utilities Forum - in full
REBA, a Google SVP and a physicist find the equation for change
Barbara Grady explores how three award-winning initiatives could transform the US power sector
To be a 'leader in new industries', the UK needs a strong low carbon agenda
To deliver the vision laid out in the Queen's Speech, government must deliver ambitious policies on climate change and the environment and take a pragmatic approach to Brexit, argues Nick Molho
Subsidy-free solar? Let's advocate for that
Paul Barwell says excitement at the prospect for subsidy-free solar projects is welcome, but warns the industry as a whole needs a fair route to market
Queen's Speech: Paris optimism outweighed by Brexit blues
The assertion of support for the Paris Agreement was welcome, the paucity of the government's wider green programme was anything but
Nanotechnology transparency takes a step forward
We need to ensure that there is a balanced debate about the role of nanotechnology, argues techUK's Susanne Baker - a new EU nano-observatory should help bridge the knowledge gap
Ofgem confirms 93 per cent cut in local power generator payments
Experts warn of blow to decentralised renewable energy projects - and diesel generators - as regulator confirms it will cut embedded payments from around £47/kW to between £3-7/kW
A tribute to Ernst Ligteringen, former chief executive officer at the Global Reporting Initiative
Richard Howitt of the International Integrated Reporting Council reflects on the sad loss of his friend and colleague Ernst Ligteringen
Reflections on a week spent in the Start-up State
At the end of a fascinating, jam-packed week of meetings, presentations and networking, this year's Clean + Cool cohort have a luggage load of learnings to take back to the UK
Queen's Speech: Environment groups urge government to deliver green Great Repeal Bill
Greener UK coalition sets out three tests for the Great Repeal Bill ahead of Queen's Speech, as speculation mounts over legislative programme
Michael Gove has been handed a big opportunity, but will nature nail his political ambitions?
The new Environment Secretary takes the reins at Defra in the face of numerous multi-dimensional challenges - Trewin Restorick asks if he is up for the task ahead
Innovation on a plate: What the green economy can learn from Silicon Valley's 'future food' fixation
BusinessGreen unpacks some of the ingredients that go into a winning start-up strategy
Fossil-free islands: A blueprint for sustainable development?
From Hawaii's Molokai to Samso, Denmark, islands are becoming a hotbed for experimentation with renewable energy, waste reduction and water conservation
US clean energy demand passes 'point of no return' as renewables records topple
Major new Deloitte report highlights how consumer and business demand for renewables is only going to increase
We must protect the EU 'red tape' that saves UK businesses millions
Andrew Warren warns energy saving product rules that slash domestic and business costs could be at risk post-Brexit
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