Analysis

Investment

Australians support bank action on climate, survey shows

Polling shows 72 per cent of Aussies back investment in projects that don't contribute to climate change

clock 19 September 2016 • 4 min read

Energy

AD gas-to-grid energy now eligible for company emissions reporting

REA hails 'major breakthrough' enabling companies to include green gas to grid production from AD plants in emissions reporting

clock 19 September 2016 • 3 min read

Nuclear

Hinkley Point C green light: the green economy reacts

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from business leaders, policy-makers, NGOs and campaigners

clock 15 September 2016 • 13 min read

Investment

Treasury promises green finance is a 'top priority' despite Brexit

City Minister and Economic Secretary to the Treasury Simon Kirby says he sees UK as global leader in green bonds market

clock 15 September 2016 • 6 min read

Politics

What we learned from the first BEIS orals

Yesterday the ministers at the newly created Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy stepped up to the despatch box for the first time - BusinessGreen rounds up the key news for the green economy

clock 14 September 2016 • 5 min read

Energy

Are renewables already cheaper than coal and gas?

Carbon Tracker suggests analysis of fossil fuel power costs are based on outdated assumptions - and real world use is more expensive than renewables

clock 14 September 2016 • 5 min read

Work

How are UK universities responding to the Paris climate agreement?

Friends of the Earth surveys 60 UK research and academic institutions on how they are meeting the challenge of a 1.5C world

clock 13 September 2016 • 7 min read

Skills

Electrolux targets green eating in new sustainability focus

Home appliance giant invests £885,000 in new Food Foundation to help chefs and ordinary consumers cook more sustainably

clock 13 September 2016 • 3 min read

Policy

'No justification for delay' on CCS, say government advisers

Advisory group calls on government to establish state-backed CCS company "without delay" to kickstart industry and cut costs of climate action

clock 12 September 2016 • 5 min read

Recycling

What do consumers really think of recycling and food waste?

Two new surveys reveal the finer details of British recycling and food-saving habits, but what can businesses learn from them?

clock 09 September 2016 • 7 min read