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It is time to close the gap on both gender equality and climate action
It is time to close the gap on both gender equality and climate action

Speech from Energy and Clean Growth Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan - International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for COP26 - marking International Women's Day, at event organised by COP26 presidency in partnership with Chatham House

  • Climate change
  • 08 March 2021
Householders must be at the heart of decarbonising heat
Householders must be at the heart of decarbonising heat

Householders must be shown that alternatives to traditional boilers are cleaner, convenient and comfortable, write IMechE's head of policy Matt Rooney

  • Infrastructure
  • 08 March 2021
Public ownership of private companies and net zero: What should governments do?
Public ownership of private companies and net zero: What should governments do?

State ownership is likely to increase during a recession - the UK government should ensure state-owned firms adhere to climate risk and responsible investment principles, argue ClientEarth's James Thornton and the University of Oxford's Ben Caldecott...

  • Investment
  • 05 March 2021
The pathways to net zero with smarter grids and a hydrogen future
The pathways to net zero with smarter grids and a hydrogen future

Energy Networks Association chief executive David Smith sets out the sector's efforts to build a net zero grid 'as quickly as possible'

  • Energy
  • 04 March 2021
Can the public sector drive business decarbonisation?
Can the public sector drive business decarbonisation?

The buying power of public sector organisations can have a huge influence on the market for green products and services, writes Dr Joanne Wade from the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE)

  • Infrastructure
  • 03 March 2021
Rishi Sunak's Budget must embrace - not compromise - the opportunities of net zero
Rishi Sunak's Budget must embrace - not compromise - the opportunities of net zero

REA chief executive Dr Nina Skorupska sets out the UK renewable energy and clean tech industries' Budget demands

  • Energy
  • 02 March 2021
Energy system institutions fit for the future: Re-wiring government for a net zero world
Energy system institutions fit for the future: Re-wiring government for a net zero world

Laura Sandys and Josh Buckland set out a targeted set of changes on Whitehall they argue are needed to drive the UK's monumental transition ahead

  • Energy
  • 02 March 2021
Budget battlegrounds are further evidence of short-termism
Budget battlegrounds are further evidence of short-termism

The Budget is a prime opportunity to bring some much-needed certainty and direction that can underpin the journey to net zero, writes ECIU's Dr Jonathan Marshall

  • Politics
  • 01 March 2021
The 1.5C transition challenge
The 1.5C transition challenge

Mike Appleby, investment manager at Liontrust's Sustainable Investment Team, explains how it is engaging with companies to enhance climate action

  • Investment
  • 26 February 2021
The steel industry will soon have little use for Cumbrian coal
The steel industry will soon have little use for Cumbrian coal

Global market forces and the impending shift towards greener forms of steel manufacturing will likely render plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria redundant, writes Andrew Warren

  • Supply chain
  • 25 February 2021
Boris Johnson: 'Climate change is a threat to our collective security'
Boris Johnson: 'Climate change is a threat to our collective security'

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's and Sir David Attenborough's addresses to the UN Security Council meeting on climate security

  • Politics
  • 24 February 2021
If the Green Homes Grant fiasco is any indicator of the government's climate action, we are in trouble
If the Green Homes Grant fiasco is any indicator of the government's climate action, we are in trouble

Next week's Budget must provide clarity over the future of the Green Homes Grant Scheme, writes Green Party MP Caroline Lucas

  • Politics
  • 24 February 2021
Fiscal policy must support the UK's net zero heat ambitions
Fiscal policy must support the UK's net zero heat ambitions

A clear strategy to decarbonise heating alongside the right financial framework will encourage investment to flow into the sector, writes Vattenfall's Mike Reynolds

  • Infrastructure
  • 23 February 2021
The UK public perception of net zero
The UK public perception of net zero

Many people do not fully appreciate the practicalities of decarbonisation, but keeping their support for the transition is crucial, write Onward's Ted Christie-Miller and Alex Luke

  • Net Zero Now
  • 22 February 2021
This Tax is Pants: The case for removing VAT on reusable period-proof underwear
This Tax is Pants: The case for removing VAT on reusable period-proof underwear

VAT on most sanitary products was ditched last year, but not for environmentally-friendly, reusable, period-proof underwear, writes Modibodi founder and CEO Kristy Chong

  • Taxation
  • 19 February 2021
No stone unturned: How getting to net zero touches every sector of the economy
No stone unturned: How getting to net zero touches every sector of the economy

The UK waste sector can be an enabler of wider economic decarbonisation while delivering the government's 'levelling up' agenda, writes Viridor's Tim Rotheray

  • Waste
  • 18 February 2021
The government is right to get strategic on bioenergy
The government is right to get strategic on bioenergy

The government's promised Biomass Strategy in 2022 is a golden opportunity to cement the pivotal tole of biomass in the UK's net zero journey, writes REA chief executive Dr Nina Skorupska

  • Biomass
  • 18 February 2021
Mindsets are shifting - with huge implications for business and sustainability
Mindsets are shifting - with huge implications for business and sustainability

Sustainability as the foundation of value creation and route to survival leads to different thinking in business, explains Forum for the Future's Caroline Ashley

  • Management
  • 17 February 2021
Reinventing the car industry: Transparency as a driver for change
Reinventing the car industry: Transparency as a driver for change

All electric vehicle manufacturers should disclose their production-related impact, argues Polestar's Fredrika Klarén

  • Automotive
  • 16 February 2021
HM Treasury's Net Zero Review: The bedrock of a just transition?
HM Treasury's Net Zero Review: The bedrock of a just transition?

As COP26 approaches the government must take every opportunity to lead on decarbonising in a fair and equitable way, writes Esin Serin from LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

  • Policy
  • 16 February 2021
UK science and finance working together to green global finance
UK science and finance working together to green global finance

Dr Ben Caldecott, director of the new UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), explains why good climate and environmental data is crucial for greening global finance

  • Investment
  • 15 February 2021
New gas power projects are a headache for the UK's COP26 team
New gas power projects are a headache for the UK's COP26 team

Drax's 3.2GW North Yorkshire gas plant is now in doubt, but other power companies are still set to waste public money on gas, argues Ember's Phil MacDonald

  • Energy
  • 15 February 2021
Building up the UK's offshore wind supply chain
Building up the UK's offshore wind supply chain

A close partnership between industry and government can accelerate the growth of the UK's offshore wind supply chain, writes RenewableUK chief executive Hugh McNeal

  • Wind
  • 12 February 2021
Place your bets: How brands can invest in both nature and business
Place your bets: How brands can invest in both nature and business

Sustainability-linked bonds might be an interesting way to promote good business practice, explains WWF's Seán Mallon

  • Investment
  • 11 February 2021
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