Opinion

Investment

Are we nearing 'peak car'?

People are increasingly realising driving is no longer fun nor convenient, and investors should take note, argues Liontrust's Neil Brown

clock 30 October 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

Zero-carbon goods and services must be at the heart of UK growth

The government can create opportunities for companies by strategically identifying where UK can be competitive across value chain, argues LSE Grantham Institute's Sam Unsworth

clock 29 October 2019 • 4 min read

Climate change

How the 19th century gave us the climate crisis - and the tools to tackle it

Alice Bell explores how the scientists and engineers of the 19th century established our understanding of both climate change and the 21st century clean technologies that could combat it

clock 29 October 2019 • 9 min read

Policy

Carbon offsetting: the good and the bad

If done right, carbon offsetting does not have to be a cover for polluting business, argues Bright Blue's William Nicolle

clock 28 October 2019 • 3 min read

Buildings

SDG 11: Why private investment must step up to deliver green, resilient cities

More leadership from the private sector is needed to spur action towards delivering sustainable cities by 2030, argues GlobeScan's Stacy Rowland

clock 28 October 2019 • 4 min read

Buildings

Net zero: It's now or never for the property sector

JLL's sustainability head Sophie Walker provides her top five tips for businesses looking to shift their buildings to net zero

clock 25 October 2019 • 5 min read

Technology

Push and pull is needed to green our economy

WWF's Angela Francis reveals how the newly launched Green Innovation Policy Commission aims to help accelerate the development and deployment of clean technologies

clock 24 October 2019 • 4 min read

Politics

Building a Net Zero Britain

Lib Dem Leader Jo Swinson's speech to the BusinessGreen Leaders Summit - in full

clock 24 October 2019 • 12 min read

Infrastructure

Why sustainable batteries are key to meeting the Paris Agreement goals

Concerted action, on a massive scale, is urgently needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, argues Benedikt Sobotka from the Global Battery Alliance - and energy storage could hold the key

clock 23 October 2019 • 6 min read

Marketing

Why the critics are wrong about Extinction Rebellion

People who criticise the group's lack of ethnic diversity, the lifestyles of its activists, their 'unrealistic' aims, are missing the point, argues WWF UK's Gareth Redmond-King

clock 22 October 2019 • 5 min read