Low Carbon Economy

Former chief scientist reveals plans for global fund to help slash cost of clean energy could take a major step forward this month

BusinessGreen runs the rule over the green NGO community's latest policy recommendations and asks if they will get a good hearing in Westminster

Leading NGOs set out wish list for 2015 election, including new policies on decarbonisation, marine protection, and resource security, as well as a Nature and Well-being Act

The RSPB's Martin Harper reveals how the green communities' proposals for next year's election are so compelling they could win over Malcolm Tucker

Stephanie Draper of Forum for the Future reveals how systems thinking could help sustainability executives deliver the real corporate transformations they crave

South American country poised to approve plans for $5 a tonne carbon tax as part of new climate legislation package

Government figures show renewables accounted for more than 14 per cent of total US electricity production in the first half of this year

Poll suggests public underestimates scientific consensus around climate change, as well as contribution of green energy to electricity mix

Risk management giant aims to identify areas where environmental challenges can be turned into business opportunities

On both sides of the Atlantic the race is underway to push climate action back up the political agenda