News Analysis

Buildings

Report: Construction industry must embrace 'electric decade' to deliver net zero

Covid-19 could turbocharge the construction sector's adoption of electrified equipment in order to cut carbon and pollution, according to industry-backed report

clock 20 August 2020 • 6 min read

CCS

'Britain can lead the world': Government offers glimpse of CCUS vision for the 2020s

Government sets out plan to establish business models and funding mechanisms to deliver carbon capture and storage at scale in the 2020s

clock 19 August 2020 • 6 min read

Automotive

Firms take EV charging underground to combat 'curbside clutter'

As electric vehicle demand surges, two new projects show innovation in EV charging infrastructure is also beginning to take off

clock 18 August 2020 • 5 min read

Transport

E-scooters: 'Fine balance' needed to ensure green benefits, research finds

By replacing short car journeys e-scooters can cut CO2 by up to 90 per cent, but robust regulation needed, Cenex warns

clock 17 August 2020 • 3 min read

Policy

Global Briefing: From methane to showers, Trump administration steps up assault on environmental regulation

All the green business news from around the world this week

clock 14 August 2020 • 9 min read

Politics

Paris Agreement exit would damage reputation of US business, top economists warn

New academic report predicts US will suffer loss of political and economic power if it exits the global climate accord in November

clock 14 August 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

'Opportunity to reboot': Moderate Conservative MPs serve up green recovery policy menu

One Nation Conservatives group of more than 100 MPs call for 2030 fossil fuel car ban, carbon tax and tree planting funding

clock 13 August 2020 • 5 min read

Wind

Ember: Wind and solar provide record share of global electricity

Think tank reveals wind and solar are now providing 10 per cent of global power and are demonstrating impressive resilience to the coronavirus crisis, as coal investment continues to slide

clock 13 August 2020 • 6 min read

Climate change

'Overheating audit': How the Mayor of London is crafting extreme heat adaptation plans

EXCLUSIVE: City Hall has today set out a programme of work to help London adapt to a changing climate, focusing on the elderly and young children who are less able to control their environment

clock 12 August 2020 • 6 min read

Investment

ESG fund flows breaks records despite active equity's continued decline

Latest report from Calastone reveals how ESG funds are demonstrating remarkable resilience in face of economic downturn

clock 12 August 2020 • 3 min read