Analysis

Automotive

Could your brand new Jaguar Land Rover soon be made from scrap cars?

Carmaker reveals plans to tackle vehicle scrappage in hunt for more recycled aluminium for manufacturing

clock 22 July 2016 • 5 min read

Solar

Will Tesla's master plan revolutionise the transport and energy sectors?

Tesla CEO and SolarCity chairman unveils much-anticipated 'Master Plan, Part Deux'

clock 21 July 2016 • 7 min read

Investment

Could climate risk cause the next financial crisis?

New report claims the insurance industry is failing to protect its portfolios from climate risk - an oversight it predicts could have 'catastrophic effects' on the wider economy

clock 21 July 2016 • 7 min read

Policy

Business wants certainty post-Brexit, and on energy and climate policy the EU and UK are starting to deliver

The passage of the fifth carbon budget and the unveiling of new EU emissions targets provides a clear signal to businesses and investors that decarbonisation will continue

clock 20 July 2016 • 4 min read

Politics

National Audit Office slams Treasury's axing of £1bn CCS competition

Damning report criticises Treasury's decision making on environmental issues

clock 20 July 2016 • 8 min read

Policy

MPs accuse government energy efficiency schemes of wasting public money

Public Affairs Committee criticises "wildly optimistic" forecast of demand for Green Deal loans

clock 20 July 2016 • 6 min read

Policy

Confirmation: DBEIS to drive 'whole-economy approach' to tackling climate change

Explanatory note states merger of BIS and DECC 'will enable a whole-economy approach to delivering our climate change ambitions', but experts fear new department could embrace outdated approach to economic growth

clock 19 July 2016 • 7 min read

Risk

Heat stress is already impacting the bottom line - and it's only going to get worse

Labour productivity is already being hit by exposure to excessive temperatures, with the impact on the global economy set to reach£1.5tr by 2030

clock 19 July 2016 • 7 min read

Legislation

Defra warned businesses could lose out if 'Plan for the Environment' delayed further

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and opposition MPs call on government to deliver promised 25-year plan for nature or risk damaging businesses and communities

clock 19 July 2016 • 4 min read

Energy

Does alternative 'green' gas hold the key to cutting carbon emissions from heating?

Energy Networks Association report argues converting existing gas infrastructure offers most cost-effective means of decarbonising UK heat sector

clock 18 July 2016 • 7 min read