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James Murray's speech at the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2019

John McDonnell's green finance proposals are closer to mainstream thinking than many of his critics would have you think

To mark the launch of this year's BusinessGreen Leaders Award Hub, James Murray reflects on a remarkable few months for the UK's burgeoning green economy

The government's failure to act on fashion waste is damning evidence Ministers do not yet comprehend the environmental crisis, but businesses need to be aware reforms will come eventually

The adoption of a net zero target is a genuinely historic breakthrough that promises to define the UK's eventual post-Brexit revival

There has been a fundamental shift in the dialogue around climate action in the past year, and once again the US President is on the wrong side of history

The dividing line between supporters of climate action and populist forces that are overtly hostile to the green economy has never been starker - every vote matters

Beyond all the talk of Green New Deals and climate emergencies, corporate engagement sustainability efforts are quietly moving up a gear

The net zero transition is big, much bigger, than you think

The declaration of emergency is central to the stories we are told from childhood - calls for a climate emergency are not going away and the government needs to find a credible way to respond