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Clean Tech Investment Briefing: Oritain gains $57m boost for 'forensic origin' supply chain tracking tech

Investment

Clean Tech Investment Briefing: Oritain gains $57m boost for 'forensic origin' supply chain tracking tech

BusinessGreen's monthly round-up of the most exciting clean tech investments features funding for forensic traceability firm Oritain, €3.8m for electric cargo bikes and plans for a 'world first' district heating plant powered by a small modular reactor...

clock 24 July 2023 • 7 min read
The public sector needs to up its game on embodied carbon

Buildings

The public sector needs to up its game on embodied carbon

Public sector institutions worldwide should commit to buying low carbon construction materials to help build the market for greener concrete, argues Climate Group's Iva Munro

clock 24 July 2023 • 5 min read
What it takes to get clarity on soil carbon

Biodiversity

What it takes to get clarity on soil carbon

Food companies have jumped all the way into soil carbon sequestration but there is still the question of measurement

clock 21 July 2023 • 5 min read
'Enough is enough?': How the peak in global oil demand could be deferred until the 2030s

Energy

'Enough is enough?': How the peak in global oil demand could be deferred until the 2030s

Two reports highlight the need for stronger policies to bring fossil fuel production into line with climate goals

clock 20 July 2023 • 6 min read
Britain is confused and misinformed about EVs

Automotive

Britain is confused and misinformed about EVs

New polling indicates concerning consumer attitudes about zero-emission vehicles, writes ECIU's Colin Walker

clock 20 July 2023 • 5 min read
'There are enough resources': Study warns investment urgently needed to avoid critical mineral shortages

Supply chain

'There are enough resources': Study warns investment urgently needed to avoid critical mineral shortages

New report from Energy Transitions Commission assesses feasibility of mineral, land, and water requirements resulting from the global shift to a clean energy system

clock 20 July 2023 • 3 min read
Lessons from a 'master mapper': How location data could chart a course towards net zero

Technology

Lessons from a 'master mapper': How location data could chart a course towards net zero

When not juggling some 20,000 daily changes to Britain’s geographic database, Ordnance Survey helps build green roadmaps for the likes of emergency services, utilities and local authorities. Here sustainability lead, Donna Lyndsay explains why everyone...

clock 19 July 2023 • 12 min read
'Seeing the wood for the trees': How the government came to meet just half its tree planting target

Biodiversity

'Seeing the wood for the trees': How the government came to meet just half its tree planting target

New report from the Environmental Audit Committee argues woodland creation is essential for the UK to meet net zero goals and respond to demand for sustainable timber - but the government is still falling far short of its own targets

clock 19 July 2023 • 6 min read
Inside the 48-point plan to tackle the UK's net zero skills crisis

Skills

Inside the 48-point plan to tackle the UK's net zero skills crisis

Centrica and the GMB Trade Union have teamed up to call on the government to revamp the UK’s green skills system

clock 18 July 2023 • 9 min read
Annika Ramsköld: 'We need varied skills and backgrounds to create varied leadership'

Management

Annika Ramsköld: 'We need varied skills and backgrounds to create varied leadership'

Vattenfall’s vice president of corporate sustainability, Annika Ramsköld, discusses what it means to be a 'change agent' and why balancing people, planet, and profit can yield long-term success

clock 18 July 2023 • 5 min read