Opinion
Managing the magnitude of the energy transition
The shift to green power represents a huge structural shift and potentially has a major impact on investment decisions, argues Liontrust's Mike Appleby
Net zero by 2050 could be too late to save civilisation - The UK's target must be 2030
Forum for the Future's Will Dawson argues aiming for net by mid-century brings with it too great a risk of temperature goals being breached
The big idea of Fair Trade is to challenge the purpose of business
Fair Trade has gone from strength to strength, but could it now provide a new sustainable model for doing business?
How water companies are taking up the SDG6 challenge
BNP Paribas' Simon Gates reveals how UK water companies and investors are working to tackle a water challenge that is bigger than many people realise
The rising tide of the blue economy
From bonds to ocean mining to plastics cleanup, more companies dipping their toes into the waters of ocean stewardship
What Europe can learn from one company's evolution from coal to climate champion
DSM's Jeff Turner has some tips for companies and governments looking to transition away from fossil fuels
The end of the world as we know it - and I don't feel fine
The collapse in biodiversity poses serious threats to businesses that can no longer be ignored
For water companies, the work to meet SDG6 begins at home
Plugging leaks, cleaning rivers and setting tougher standards - water companies are already working on SDG6 ambitions, according to Water UK's Michael Roberts
No ifs and buts, hydrogen is 'an integral part of the strategy' for net zero
Matt Hindle of the Energy Networks Association considers the role of gas networks in a net zero economy
Don't waste time on targets, rewrite the Companies Act
The Companies' Act should be re-written to put greater impetus on environmental responsibility, argues Social Enterprise UK's Andrew O'Brien
First do no harm
Every government decision should be held to a simple question - 'is this helping or hindering our climate targets?' - argues the REA's Nina Skorupska
Greg Clark: 'We want to be the first major economy to legislate for net zero'
Business Secretary Greg Clark's speech at the launch of the Committee on Climate Change's 'seminal' 1.5C report
Climate Action - The time is now
E3G's Ed Matthew welcomes the CCC's net zero recommendations, but warns an earlier target date and much more government leadership will now be needed
Businesses need a better Environment Bill
Anglian Water Services' Daniel Johns argues there is remarkable unity between businesses and NGOs in wanting a strong Environment Bill
How can we move towards a sharing economy?
Hubbub's Trewin Restorick asks if community fridges and reclaimed alleyways could herald a long-awaited breakthrough for resource efficient sharing economies
What would a response to the climate emergency look like?
The Green Economy Coalition's Emily Benson outlines an emergency treatment plan for nature
Climate emergency
WWF's Gareth Redmond-King sets out five essential policy actions needed to tackle the climate emergency
What is net zero?
What does 'net-zero' mean and what are the challenges - from technological to moral - to achieving it? Josh Burke at LSE's Grantham Research Institute sets out some of the issues
It pays to be green
Dr Kirsten Cowan of the University of Edinburgh Business School argues the evidence consumers will pay for green credentials is more compelling than ever
Plugging the water investment shortfall
To deliver on SDG6 a significant uptick in water infrastructure investment is urgently needed, argues Alex Money, and private businesses could hold the key
NIC chief Phil Graham: 'Highly renewable electricity system should be Plan A for UK'
National Infrastructure Commission chief executive Phil Graham's speech at the Clean Energy Infrastructure Summit
The Treasury is burning
Greta Thunberg is speaking truth to power, the CCC is about to report on net zero emissions, but, asks E3G's Ed Matthew, is the Treasury listening?
The sad and under-reported tale of UK energy efficiency gains and neglect
Andrew Warren takes a look at the latest figures on UK domestic energy efficiency improvements and finds deliberately weakened policies have led to plummeting installation rates
What is green gas and where could it come from?
It could herald an end to fossil fuel heating and cooking, but can green hydrogen be sourced at scale? IMechE's Dr Jen Baxter mulls some of the options
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