News Analysis

Wood Mackenzie report identifies 'electric shock' scenario which could jump start global EV markets through perfect storm of geopolitical drivers and technological advancements

More than half of renters and outright owners would favour using a mortgage to fund shading, cooling, insulation, ventilation and solar panels to better protect their homes against extreme weather, fresh research has found

Report warns lack of clarity on costs, timelines, and logistics for connecting factories to the power grid and is causing some firms to abandon electrification plans and remain reliant on fossil gas

UK could face £25.6bn hit each year by 2030 if heatwaves keep intensifying at rates seen over the last decade, think tank Verdant claims

British Retail Consortium data suggests 'exceptionally hot and historically dry weather' likely to have discouraged shopping trips, particularly impacting high streets

China’s wind and solar curtailment rose by 49 per cent during H1, jet fuel made from tropical fruit scoops $3bn funding, and Walmart sets new emissions target

Data centre developers increasingly favouring sites with existing grid connections and in markets with abundant renewables amid queueing times of almost a decade, BNEF finds

London Marathon Events' head of sustainability explains how organisers will manage emissions and waste from an unprecedented 100,000 runners next year

Just 21 countries met a target to identify all environmentally 'harmful' subsidies, Spain rolls out new EV incentives, and Canberra reveals next stage of strategy to reach net zero by 2045

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing – August