News
'Smarter, fairer, cleaner': Ofgem moves to trim capital cost of smart grid rollout, sparking industry concerns
Tweak to Ofgem rules promises to save consumers £45 a year, but industry fears sharp reduction in capital costs could jeopardise smart grid deployment
Greenredeem unveils plans for UK's largest Deposit Return Scheme pilot
50 Reverse Vending Machines to be deployed across the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead in a bid to see how the public respond to plastic bottle deposit return schemes
Businesses to be billed for packaging waste in major policy overhaul
Long-awaited Waste and Resources Strategy sets out plans for businesses to be legally and financially responsible for the recycling or disposing of their packaging waste
Deliveroo delivers up pizza box recycling push
The majority of Brits are unaware they can't recycle a greasy pizza box - so Deliveroo is hoping to find a solution
Waitrose promises to deliver glitter-free Christmas
Retailer says it will ensure a host of own label products are either glitter-free or use environmentally friendly alternatives by Christmas 2020
Reports: Carney poised to fast track climate stress tests for banking sector
Bank of England Governor tells the FT major change to the way climate risks are assessed could be in place as early as next year
'Papering over the cracks': New aviation strategy relies on success of CORSIA to deliver promised 'green growth'
Long awaited Aviation 2050 strategy sets path for continued growth in UK aviation sector, relying on international action to limit emissions
UK installs record levels of new offshore wind capacity in 2018
RenewableUK hails yet another milestone for the UK's world-leading offshore wind industry
Cargill beefs up pledge to end cocoa deforestation
New Protect Our Planet strategy sets out plan for eliminating deforestation from agri-business giant's cocoa supply chain
California regulators pass major electric bus mandate
Advocates of the regulation are calling it 'historic' and a rule that could help accelerate the electrification of heavy duty vehicle fleets
Landsec teams up with coffee retailers on industry cup recycling drive
Property giant partners with consortium led by Costa Coffee in bid to establish effective industry chain for coffee cup recycling across its retail estate
COP24: Paris Agreement 'stays on course' as Rulebook breakthroughs underline global commitment to climate action
Talks in Katowice overran by more than a day, as late rows over carbon market rules escalated, but final agreement paves way for a ramping up of global decarbonisation efforts
COP24: High Ambition Coalition steps up calls for bolder climate action as talks overrun
Scheduled end of COP24 sails past as countries tussle over details of Paris Agreement Rulebook
COP24: 'Progress' on rulebook but tense talks ahead
Negotiators expect talks to run into the weekend, but hopes for finished rule book remain high
Octopus Energy unveils automated real-time home energy pricing package
Plans to link smart home energy appliances with its time-of-use tariff aimed at further boosting flexibility, cutting energy use and slashing emissions
Tyson gears up for test drive of emerging, emissions-busting engine
Work on the 'opposed piston' design from Achates Power, which dramatically cuts nitrogen oxide pollution, has been backed by federal and state grants
Global warming should be called global heating, says key scientist
UK Met Office professor tells UN summit Earth's 'energy balance' is changing
EU ordered to strengthen car emissions tests in 'landmark' court ruling
General Court of the EU orders reversal to decision that allowed carmakers to exceed emissions limits by up to 110 per cent during on-road tests
Government sets EV 'smart' charger deadline
DfT sets July 2019 date for all subsidised home charge points to is aimed at boosting EV technology and uptake in the UK while also cutting down on energy bills
Global divestment campaign tops 1,000 pledges
350.org reveals institutions with almost $8tr of managed investments have now pledged to offload high carbon assets
UK formally bids to host COP26 Climate Summit in 2020
Speaking at COP24 in Katowice, Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry announces UK has officially asked to be host country for the critical 2020 UN climate summit
Poor company sustainability disclosure putting SDGs at risk, research suggests
Only a fraction of firms are reporting progress against the UN SDGs, making capital allocation difficult, analysis by world's biggest bond issuer PIMCO finds
COP24: UK unveils plans for world's first 'net zero' industrial hub
Claire Perry to announce up to £170m of funding to support creation of a net zero cluster capable of decarbonising heavy industry
Green bond market tipped to return to strong growth in 2019
After a year of 'healthy consolidation', SEB has published bullish predictions for the global green bond market in 2019
Most read
