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Alok Sharma: 'There has never been a better time to invest in the green economy'
COP26 President and Business Secretary Alok Sharma's speech at the Online Platform on Sustainable and Resilient Recovery from Covid-19, hosted by the Japanese government
Free trade, free speech, environmental free-for-all?
From XR protests and trade board appointments to Brexit brinkmanship and transport funding, the government's triangulation on green issues points to a high stakes autumn
'Well off track': Institute for Government warns UK's net zero efforts are slipping behind schedule
Major new report warns government urgently needs to set out credible strategy for decarbonising transport, buildings, agriculture, and industry
When it comes to net zero infrastructure, it is not just 'what' but 'how' we build
Implementing a circular economy approach could cut CO2 from infrastructure projects in half, argues AECOM's Robert Spencer
Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California's blackouts
Bryn Baker of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance argues much of the finger-pointing in the wake of the recent Californian blackouts has been wide of the mark
Global Briefing: World's first fossil free steel plant fired up in Sweden
All the latest green business news from around the world this week
Could hydrogen offer a sustainable future for gas turbines?
Switching gas power turbines to run on 100 per cent green hydrogen fuel instead offers significant opportunities, but also challenge, explains Siemens' Jenny Larfeldt
From materials innovation to modular construction: The property sector plots its pathway to net zero
The government has promised to 'build, build, build' to reboot the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. But can this be done without stoking the climate emergency? BusinessGreen speaks to two developers to find out
How the oil industry's bet on plastics risks $400bn in stranded assets
Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns
Net zero compatible? Government announces North Sea oil and gas sector review
Review of the UK's oil and gas licensing regime to look at how to align future of the sector with 2050 net zero target
Eight ways to seize the net zero opportunity
National Grid's Nicola Shaw reveals some of the secrets of how the company - and the country - can maximise the huge opportunities that will come from the transition to net zero emissions
Race to decarbonise UK heat finally warms up
New research has illuminated some of the challenges the UK government faces as it works to decarbonise the UK's heating system
What makes a good environmental target?
Clarity, science and binding regular milestones are needed to develop stretching environmental targets, argues Matthew Farrow of the Environmental Industries Association
Strange summer, green autumn?
It's time to get back to school, and the stage is set for the most consequential autumn in decades
How are progressive companies responding to the Covid-19 pandemic?
Following discussions with more than 200 businesses on their responses to the pandemic, Hubbub's Trewin Restorick sets out the five key takeaways
'Carbon rainbow': How Unilever's pledge to eliminate fossil fuels from cleaning products could catalyse the bioeconomy
University of Sheffield professor of chemical engineering and chemistry Peter Styring explains to BusinessGreen how Unilever's new commitment could spur public understanding and government support for a transition away from fossil fuel derived chemicals...
Heatwave deaths prompt renewed calls for robust UK heat risk plan
Government accused of 'missed opportunity' to prevent deaths during recent August heatwave in England and Wales
Facing up to Covid, climate and equality challenges
The current crisis should support and accelerate many trends and themes integral to sustainability, writes Liontrust's Peter Michaelis
How Britain's grid became 'cleaner, cheaper, and harder to control' during the Covid-19 lockdown
Impact of lockdown offers glimpse of how a net zero energy system could operate in the future, highlighting need for more grid flexibility, study argues
Global Briefing: UN-backed Green Climate Fund rocked by allegations of 'toxic' workplace culture
All the top green business stories from around the world this week
Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics
With the launch of the US branch of the Plastics Pact the case for corporates to step up their plastic waste reduction efforts are becoming clearer than ever
Are we brave enough to fix the broken food system?
If we don't fix agricultural supply chains, the world will continue to fail on tackling climate change, alleviating poverty, safeguarding human rights, argue Oxfam's Fatema Z. Sumar and Mars' Barry Parkin
On Seinfeld, shower heads, and Trump's war on efficiency standards
The US President has waged a war against energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, washing machines, boilers, cars - and now even showerheads, writes Andrew Warren
Will the 2020s be 'the decade of hydrogen'?
Influential analysts predict green hydrogen costs are set to fall by almost two-thirds by 2040, while grey hydrogen prices are set to rise by more than 80 per cent
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