In-depth
Will May offer green rules extension as part of two-year transition proposal?
In her long-awaited Florence speech May is expected to outline proposals for a two-year transition framework for Brexit, effectively keeping Britain subject to EU environmental law until at least 2021
Hot topic: It takes more than clean power to reach renewables targets
Cargill, General Motors, Kimberly-Clark, Mars and P&G throw their weight behind an effort to take stock of thermal loads
The past week suggests the Paris Agreement is starting to deliver
The Science-Based Targets initiative and its sister campaigns point the way to a new form of sustainable multinational
From Hinkley to Toasters: Five issues shaping our energy market
Helen Munro of The Whitehouse Consultancy explores some of the challenges facing regulators and energy execs
The climate optimist dilemma
Can you be a climate optimist if you are pessimistic about climate change?
10 more Green Brexit questions that need answering
Last week's Environmental Industries Commission Summit offered a timely insight into the green economy's on-going Brexit concerns
Can UK tech leadership enable a revolution in resource efficiency?
Green Alliance is planning a new tech task force to focus on the interventions needed to enhance the UK's 'industry 4.0' capability to deliver low carbon and resource efficient growth - Caterina Brandmayr and Susanne Baker explain why
Is this the beginning of the end for global food waste?
At Climate Week in New York a slew of new commitments from some of the world's largest food suppliers, processors and retailers suggest action on food waste is finally taking off
Leclanché: Batteries for EV chargepoints a 'surprise' opportunity
CEO Anil Srivastava says Swiss firm is well placed to gain from the battery boom as it agrees deal to provide energy storage for fast charging EV network across Europe
Five steps towards more sustainable supply chain management
AECOM's Robert Spencer takes a look at some of the latest approaches for better managing global supply chains and their environmental impacts
Millennial models: UBS makes the case for 'business with impact'
Going beyond the corporate sustainability basics will woo millennial investors, banking giant claims in new report
Decentralisation, digitisation and EVs: Key takeaways from the BNEF energy summit
Decarbonisation, decentralisation, digitisation and electrification all pose significant challenges, but the energy sector must embrace the opportunities they bring
The importance of tackling climate apathy
In an exclusive extract from his new book, Leo Barasi argues the green movement needs to reach out to those who remain apathetic about climate change
Liberal Democrats: Six ways to make the UK 'zero carbon' by 2050
Liberal Democrat report details how a net zero emissions economy will require carbon capture and storage, greater energy efficiency, major forest planting efforts, and much more
Could UK manufacturing be recharged by the EV boom?
Norwegian aluminium firm Sapa reopens shuttered factory in Wales as demand for lightweight metal soars among EV-focused automakers
What Dieter Helm's review and the Industrial Strategy might miss
Energy and resource efficiency risk being sidelined in key policy papers, warns Green Alliance's Angela Francis
Clean energy buyers team up to reshape policy landscape
Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Salesforce and Walmart flex muscle in the new Advanced Energy Economy trade group
What price to clean up shipping?
Ed King suggests the shipping industry may be softening to the idea of a carbon tax
It's time for Sustainable Business 2.0
Forum for the Future's Steph Draper has spotted a new wave of corporate leadership founded on collaboration and high ambition
'No-cost' financing push hints at green shoots for energy efficiency market
A new green no-cost financing deal for business energy efficiency from JRP Solutions launched this week - could we start to see more such offerings?
On circles and barriers: Business giants call for fresh policies to drive circular economy
Major new report from Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change warns policy barriers to circular economy need to be addressed
Major investors worth $1.8tr urge global banks to adopt better climate disclosure
Group of 100 major investors call for enhanced disclosures of banks' climate-related financial information
ChargePoint's European arrival promises to rev up EV charging market
ChargePoint has already become the lead EV infrastructure firm in the US, and believes its brand-agnostic charging tech will lead to similar success across the pond
Can the nuclear industry step up to drive down costs?
Energy for Humanity's Kirsty Gogan warns the nuclear industry will lose out in the low-carbon transition unless it ups its cost-cutting game
