News Analysis

'Pouring fuel on the fire while the world burns': The green economy reacts to the government's oil and gas licensing round

Policy

'Pouring fuel on the fire while the world burns': The green economy reacts to the government's oil and gas licensing round

Campaigners, MPs, green businesses, energy experts, and economists respond to the government's decision to press ahead with 100 new oil and gas projects

clock 31 July 2023 • 17 min read
Could tax reforms help landlords drive long-overdue energy efficiency improvements?

Efficiency

Could tax reforms help landlords drive long-overdue energy efficiency improvements?

Letter argues landlords should be able to deduct cost of energy savings improvements on their tax return, as government signals it could delay efficiency standards for rented properties

clock 31 July 2023 • 4 min read
Global Briefing: 'Cruel summer' shatters global heat records in July

Climate change

Global Briefing: 'Cruel summer' shatters global heat records in July

Plus deep-sea mining delay, global coal consumption rises, the EU's new EV charging law and all the top green business news from around the world this week

clock 28 July 2023 • 8 min read
'Global threshold for quality': Can ICVCM's new benchmark help build a 'high integrity' market for carbon credits?

Investment

'Global threshold for quality': Can ICVCM's new benchmark help build a 'high integrity' market for carbon credits?

Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has finalised its assessment framework to gauge whether credits meet its ten Core Carbon Principles (CCPs)

clock 27 July 2023 • 5 min read
The battle over M&S Oxford Street: How embodied CO2 concerns have left retailer's redevelopment plan 'in deep freeze'

Buildings

The battle over M&S Oxford Street: How embodied CO2 concerns have left retailer's redevelopment plan 'in deep freeze'

After a two year process and public inquiry which warned project could emit 40,000 tonnes of carbon, M&S has had its plans to redevelop its flagship Oxford Street store rejected by the government

clock 25 July 2023 • 8 min read
Clean Tech Investment Briefing: Oritain gains $57m boost for 'forensic origin' supply chain tracking tech

Investment

Clean Tech Investment Briefing: Oritain gains $57m boost for 'forensic origin' supply chain tracking tech

BusinessGreen's monthly round-up of the most exciting clean tech investments features funding for forensic traceability firm Oritain, €3.8m for electric cargo bikes and plans for a 'world first' district heating plant powered by a small modular reactor...

clock 24 July 2023 • 7 min read
'Enough is enough?': How the peak in global oil demand could be deferred until the 2030s

Energy

'Enough is enough?': How the peak in global oil demand could be deferred until the 2030s

Two reports highlight the need for stronger policies to bring fossil fuel production into line with climate goals

clock 20 July 2023 • 6 min read
'There are enough resources': Study warns investment urgently needed to avoid critical mineral shortages

Supply chain

'There are enough resources': Study warns investment urgently needed to avoid critical mineral shortages

New report from Energy Transitions Commission assesses feasibility of mineral, land, and water requirements resulting from the global shift to a clean energy system

clock 20 July 2023 • 3 min read
'Seeing the wood for the trees': How the government came to meet just half its tree planting target

Biodiversity

'Seeing the wood for the trees': How the government came to meet just half its tree planting target

New report from the Environmental Audit Committee argues woodland creation is essential for the UK to meet net zero goals and respond to demand for sustainable timber - but the government is still falling far short of its own targets

clock 19 July 2023 • 6 min read
Inside the 48-point plan to tackle the UK's net zero skills crisis

Skills

Inside the 48-point plan to tackle the UK's net zero skills crisis

Centrica and the GMB Trade Union have teamed up to call on the government to revamp the UK’s green skills system

clock 18 July 2023 • 9 min read