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Capture this: Carbon capture, offsets and how to deliver the 'net' in net zero

CCS

Capture this: Carbon capture, offsets and how to deliver the 'net' in net zero

WATCH: BusinessGreen speaks to CCSA's Ruth Herbert and VCMI's Mark Kenber about the role of carbon capture, CO2 removal and nature based solutions in averting the climate crisis at the Net Zero Festival 2023

clock 30 November 2023 • 1 min read
The climate theory of everything

Editor's Blog

The climate theory of everything

A personal essay on how the climate crisis is reshaping everything and why COP28 matters much more than you think

clock 30 November 2023 • 15 min read
Transition finance needs to be a focus at COP28 and beyond

Policy

Transition finance needs to be a focus at COP28 and beyond

The financial sector must put its might towards turbocharging the transition to a low carbon economy, writes ShareAction's Catherine Howarth

clock 30 November 2023 • 4 min read
Costs, clarity and Westminster U-turns: Why Scotland has pushed back its clean heating timeline

Buildings

Costs, clarity and Westminster U-turns: Why Scotland has pushed back its clean heating timeline

BusinessGreen sits down with Scottish Minister Patrick Harvie to discuss the government's new building decarbonisation proposals

clock 30 November 2023 • 6 min read
'Profound threat': How the clean energy transition could blow an $8tr hole in petrostates' finances

Risk

'Profound threat': How the clean energy transition could blow an $8tr hole in petrostates' finances

With many forecasts signalling declining oil and gas demand by 2030, Carbon Tracker warns petrostates face an $8tr drop in revenues by 2040

clock 30 November 2023 • 6 min read
Money Talks: ESG and finance in the age of net zero

Investment

Money Talks: ESG and finance in the age of net zero

WATCH: Triodos Bank's Hans Stegeman, L&G Capital's John Alker and ShareAction's Catherine Howarth explore how companies are responding to mounting ESG considerations and expectations in the finance sector at the Net Zero Festival 2023

clock 29 November 2023 • 1 min read
'Progress this decade is critical': Why a 1.5C world hinges on doubling down on energy efficiency

Energy

'Progress this decade is critical': Why a 1.5C world hinges on doubling down on energy efficiency

IEA warns pace of annual energy efficiency progress must double this decade to deliver on Paris Agreement, but that doing so would slash bills and deliver millions of new jobs

clock 29 November 2023 • 8 min read
Universities are the engine that can turn COP28 words into actions

Management

Universities are the engine that can turn COP28 words into actions

Academic institutions can act as trusted and independent partners in the drive to meet net zero targets, writes Heriot-Watt University professor Gillian Murray

clock 29 November 2023 • 6 min read
Net Zero Industry Tracker: Inside the World Economic Forum's industrial decarbonisation handbook

Climate change

Net Zero Industry Tracker: Inside the World Economic Forum's industrial decarbonisation handbook

Update to annual report calculates that decarbonisation of eight hardest-to-abate sectors requires £13.5tr of investment by 2050

clock 28 November 2023 • 5 min read
Jake Hardy: 'The more you learn, the more complicated it gets'

Recycling

Jake Hardy: 'The more you learn, the more complicated it gets'

Founder of eco-football boot manufacturer Sokito, Jake Hardy, reveals the challenges involved in creating a circular product made from 100 per cent recycled and bio-based materials

clock 28 November 2023 • 4 min read