Industrial Strategy
Government backs business smart meter innovation trials
New £8.8m initiative to help small and medium sized businesses pilot innovative approaches for curbing energy use
The Industrial Strategy: taking clean growth to the next level
The government's Industrial Strategy is a good start - but for the UK to lead in clean growth it needs to attract investment in project pipelines, local supply chains and skills, argues Nick Molho of the Aldersgate Group
People Power - The missing plank in the government's new clean growth plans
E3G's Simon Skillings argues Theresa May's new energy efficiency goal may be welcome, but like the rest of the government's Clean Growth Strategy it is guilty of side-lining consumers
GovTech: £20m innovation competition launched to tackle waste and congestion
Government kicks off first round of funding competition designed to help tackle social challenges
Clean tech opportunity: Government launches £1bn AI sector deal
Ministers aim to make UK an AI research hot spot as clean tech firms seek to exploit machine learning opportunities
Sir John Armitt appointed chair of the National Infrastructure Commission
Infrastructure chief says influential commission will remain committed to tackling thekey challenges of "congestion, capacity and carbon"
Clean Growth Plan: Why business needs to step up to the plate
Parts of the business community must up their game in the UK fight against climate change, argues Committee on Climate Change Chair Lord Deben
Government must beef up Clean Growth Plan to hit legal carbon targets, warns watchdog
Committee on Climate Change gives Clean Growth Strategy a mixed reception, welcoming change in tone towards climate action but warning pledges don't go far enough to meet legal targets
Does the Auto Sector Deal sign post a future of EV dominance?
Sector deal sets electric propulsion as the clear destination for the car industry, but more detail is urgently needed on national charging infrastructure strategy
Green Steel: SIMEC Energy seals hydro deal and targets 1GW of renewable power capacity
Gupta family's SIMEC Energy to buy Green Highland Renewables and reveals plans to build 1GW of renewables capacity in the UK by 2021
Construction's Sector Deal majors on cutting carbon
BEIS releases more detail about one of the first Sector Deals under the Industrial Strategy, revealing ambitions to cut carbon emissions in built environment by 50 per cent
Business must decarbonise to stay competitive, new report warns
Key UK sectors including automotive and chemicals industries risk losing out to foreign competition if they don't adapt to rising demand for low-carbon goods and services
It's 6 out of 10 for the government's new Industrial Strategy
Jill Duggan of The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group argues the government's new strategy promises plenty for the green economy, but lacks the necessary detail
Industrial Strategy gets green steel vote of confidence, but questions over business impact remain
GFG Alliance gave the Industrial Strategy the thumbs up yesterday, but industrial observers still want to see more detail on how the government's clean growth plans will work
Industrial Strategy: 'Clean growth' promises right royal opportunity for UK economy
New strategy underscores importance of low-carbon innovation to future growth, but struggles to address flaws in the government's decarbonisation plans
Industrial Strategy: The green economy reacts
Green experts welcome Industrial Strategy's focus on clean growth, but warn tangible new policies needed to back up its admirable ambition
Government puts clean technology push at heart of Industrial Strategy
Long-awaited master plan to kickstart growth and revive flagging productivity banks on low-carbon innovation and smart technologies to transform UK economy
Industrial Digitalisation: Manufacturers could cut UK emissions 4.5 per cent
Major new government-commissioned review argues new smart technologies could revolutionise manufacturing sector, boosting productivity and slashing resource use
Business groups call for 'leaner, cleaner manufacturing' to boost UK's flagging productivity
Chamber of Commerce, TUC and Cambridge University's Institute of Manufacturing back Green Alliance report calling for a more resource-efficient manufacturing strategy
Claire Perry: UK 'determined to drive up the pace of decarbonisation'
Climate Change Minister to tell New York Summit that UK leads the G20 in terms of emission reduction efforts
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
Decarbonisation touted as the core of EU Industrial Strategy
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wants to make Europe a 'world leader' in decarbonisation
Helm at the Helm: Government confirms independent Energy Cost Review
Review by Professor Dieter Helm will explore opportunities to reduce costs across the electricity supply chain, sparking hopes and fears across the green energy sector
Queen's Speech: Government vows to support Paris Agreement and rev up electric car market
In a speech dominated by Brexit, the government pledged to deliver its promised industrial strategy and step up support for green vehicles
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