News Analysis

If we can 'just adapt' to climate change, why aren't we?

Risk

If we can 'just adapt' to climate change, why aren't we?

As four new reports detail the worsening threat to national and global water security, predictable risks are continue to be ignored, even by those who insist climate resilience should be prioritised

clock 23 August 2023 • 10 min read
Could a 'Dragon's Den' approach help crowd in much-needed net zero investment?

Investment

Could a 'Dragon's Den' approach help crowd in much-needed net zero investment?

Think tank IPPR argues a bigger and bolder state-led investment bank is needed to help make the UK's manufacturing heartlands a top destination for global green investors

clock 23 August 2023 • 10 min read
Clean Tech Investment Briefing: Fungi-based protein start-up Enough raises $40m

Investment

Clean Tech Investment Briefing: Fungi-based protein start-up Enough raises $40m

BusinessGreen's latest round-up of the most exciting early stage clean tech investments features fresh funding for alternative protein, star-studded investment in 'sustainable laundry', and investment to kickstart a green tyre plant in Sunderland

clock 21 August 2023 • 9 min read
Global Briefing: $70tr of global GDP to be exposed to high water stress by 2050

Climate change

Global Briefing: $70tr of global GDP to be exposed to high water stress by 2050

Plus: Australia ponders carbon border tariffs, Gabon 'debt for nature' deal, and Austria opens CCS steel mill plant, in our round up of the top green business news from around this week

clock 18 August 2023 • 9 min read
One year on: Has the US Inflation Reduction Act helped or hindered the UK green economy?

Policy

One year on: Has the US Inflation Reduction Act helped or hindered the UK green economy?

Social Market Foundation argues landmark legislation has delivered positive economic environment for UK manufacturers – but warns opportunities will be lost without more ambitious policy

clock 16 August 2023 • 8 min read
'We need to continue this push': How cost of living concerns are driving a record year for home solar and heat pumps

Solar

'We need to continue this push': How cost of living concerns are driving a record year for home solar and heat pumps

Yet UK installations of low carbon heating and home renewables tech remains far behind the government’s goals, analysts warn

clock 14 August 2023 • 7 min read
'Wake-up call': How 'vicious' Mediterranean weather events threaten a quarter of UK food imports

Risk

'Wake-up call': How 'vicious' Mediterranean weather events threaten a quarter of UK food imports

Region 'ravaged' by heatwaves, wildfires and drought this summer provided just over £16bn worth of UK food imports last year, prompting growing concerns for food security

clock 14 August 2023 • 5 min read
Global Briefing: US to plough up to $1.2bn into two direct air CO2 capture hubs

Technology

Global Briefing: US to plough up to $1.2bn into two direct air CO2 capture hubs

Plus EU solar boom, the world's first mycelium factory, all the top green business news from around the world this week

clock 11 August 2023 • 9 min read
'Its future potential is extraordinary': What is in the UK's new Biomass Strategy?

Biomass

'Its future potential is extraordinary': What is in the UK's new Biomass Strategy?

Ministers have doubled down on their support for nascent biomass and carbon capture technologies in a new roadmap for the sector

clock 11 August 2023 • 8 min read
'Carbon Laggards': How two thirds of UK corporate emissions are still not covered by climate targets

Management

'Carbon Laggards': How two thirds of UK corporate emissions are still not covered by climate targets

Major new analysis reveals net zero transition is still being ignored by thousands of companies, while those that embrace decarbonisation are starting to realise substantial financial benefits

clock 10 August 2023 • 6 min read