News Analysis

'Peak meat': Why investors are predicting global emissions reduction will outpace current climate plans

Energy

'Peak meat': Why investors are predicting global emissions reduction will outpace current climate plans

But stakeholders need to come together to push for more drastic climate action to limit global waming to a safer 1.5C, investor group warns

clock 18 October 2021 • 6 min read
Global Briefing: German coalition partners back 2030 coal exit

Management

Global Briefing: German coalition partners back 2030 coal exit

Reports suggest Germany could soon accelerate coal power plant phase out plans, as a flurry of national climate action plans are unveiled ahead of COP26 Summit and Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Russia will achieve carbon neutrality by 2060...

clock 15 October 2021 • 5 min read
'The marketplace alone won't deliver': Is the UK lagging on net zero tech innovation?

Technology

'The marketplace alone won't deliver': Is the UK lagging on net zero tech innovation?

Think tank Onward calls for 'radical' UK policy push to drive net zero innovation, as World Economic Forum warns a 10-fold increase in tech investment needed worldwide to reach climate goals

clock 15 October 2021 • 6 min read
No longer hard-to-abate? Why experts are saying steel sector decarbonisation could be easier than expected

Net Zero Now

No longer hard-to-abate? Why experts are saying steel sector decarbonisation could be easier than expected

Exclusive: First-of-its-kind report into steel and iron sector decarbonisation concludes net zero by 2050 is entirely possible for the industry

clock 14 October 2021 • 8 min read
'The cusp of a new era': Five things we learnt from the 2021 World Energy Outlook

Energy

'The cusp of a new era': Five things we learnt from the 2021 World Energy Outlook

BusinessGreen looks at the key takeaways from this year's 'special edition' of the IEA's flagship report

clock 14 October 2021 • 9 min read
'Adapt or die': Environment Agency warns urgent action needed to save millions of lives and livelihoods

Risk

'Adapt or die': Environment Agency warns urgent action needed to save millions of lives and livelihoods

Stark new report argues governments and businesses risk coming to COP26 with 'grievously undercooked' climate resilience plans

clock 13 October 2021 • 6 min read
'There will be no business on a dead planet': Calls grow for COP15 breakthrough on biodiversity as crucial talks kick off

Biodiversity

'There will be no business on a dead planet': Calls grow for COP15 breakthrough on biodiversity as crucial talks kick off

As first part of landmark COP15 UN biodiversity summit gets underway, string of reports makes case for more drastic action to protect biodiversity

clock 12 October 2021 • 7 min read
How companies with net zero goals in place are failing to take the same approach to their pension schemes

Investment

How companies with net zero goals in place are failing to take the same approach to their pension schemes

Research from Make My Money Matter shows that large UK pension schemes managing £2tr still have no net zero goals in place

clock 11 October 2021 • 4 min read
Global Briefing: UAE, South Korea, and Turkey unveil fresh climate pledges in boost to COP26 prospects

Politics

Global Briefing: UAE, South Korea, and Turkey unveil fresh climate pledges in boost to COP26 prospects

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week

clock 08 October 2021 • 6 min read
'The system is interconnected': How halving UK energy demand could slash the costs of net zero

Energy

'The system is interconnected': How halving UK energy demand could slash the costs of net zero

As the gas price crisis escalates, a comprehensive new study underscores need for 'changes in the way we live, move, and consume' to cut energy demand in pursuit of net zero

clock 08 October 2021 • 7 min read