Opinion
Now for an energy record really worth celebrating
Steve Holliday reflects on the 10th anniversary of the UK's last generation-related power cut, and a decade in which the grid has coped admirably with an ever cleaner electricity mix
Why Wall Street needs a WCKD ticker
John Elkington asks if a new stock symbol could pay dividends for sustainability?
Just how independent will the new independent green watchdog be?
Greener UK's Ruth Chambers explores how a genuinely independent green watchdog could work
Towards a disruptive political consensus
James Heappey MP argues it is time for the clean energy industry to turn up the volume as it seeks to showcase its disruptive potential - and he's keen to help
Investing in the Sustainable Revolution
Jim Totty of Sustainable Technology Investors Ltd argues there has never been a better time to invest in the fast-expanding sustainability sector
Why your climate strategy is a secret weapon for wooing millennials
In her inaugural Business Talk column, Madeleine Cuff argues sustainability executives should be touting their carbon plans to boost appeal among younger consumers
Brexit and beyond: Shaping a greener future
IEMA's Martin Baxter finds that delivering a Green Brexit is about a lot more than simply finalising an effective Withdrawal Bill
People Power - The missing plank in the government's new clean growth plans
E3G's Simon Skillings argues Theresa May's new energy efficiency goal may be welcome, but like the rest of the government's Clean Growth Strategy it is guilty of side-lining consumers
Rudyard Kipling can help us all achieve a plastic-free tomorrow
Take a leaf from Kipling's book and remember to ask the right questions about new plastic-free products, argues Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy
Natural capital and reversing the economics of extinction: A response to George Monbiot
George Monbiot's blistering critique of natural capital thinking overlooked the fact a price is already placed on nature, and it is close to zero
Are we really on the cusp of a 'hydrogen economy'?
Hydrogen is making headlines again, but is the excitement justified? Policy Exchange's Joshua Burke investigates
Navigating the choppy waters of complex sustainability challenges
It will take teamwork to drive out the linear economy, argues Business in the Community's Libby Sandbrook
Driving down the cost of marine energy
RenewableUK's Luke Clark argues that the marine energy sector is on the cusp of a major cost reduction drive
Are we really on track to end up with more plastic in the ocean than fish?
Tom Chivers wonders if a combination of dubious maths and R&D breakthroughs could counter the most apocalyptic plastic waste predictions
Fir things first: A route to truly sustainable biomass
Labour's Alex Sobel suggests a course of action that might help policymakers and biomass power firms see the wood for the trees
Is it time to follow the coal phase out with a gas phase out target?
WWF's Gareth Redmond-King argues that when you look at the UK's current energy infrastructure trends there is no need to respond to the coal phase out with a new 'dash for gas'
Plug-in hybrids can already meet the government's proposed 2040 goal - there is no need for loopholes
Ministers should tell the auto industry it has confidence in their R&D efforts - a ban on new hybrids from 2040 is eminently achievable
Achieving the targets of the UK Climate Change Act is a necessity for our children
Professor Russell Viner of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health argues that delivering on the goals of the Climate Change Act would result in cleaner air and lower health risks for children
What can the War on Plastic learn from disposable coffee cups?
As the war on plastic cranks up, companies must carefully navigate a number of complex challenges and pitfalls, argues Hubbub co-founder Trewin Restorick
When will the biomass bubble burst?
The sustainability myth of burning wood for energy is perched on a thin branch, argues ClientEarth's Caroline Haywood
It's time for the government to make good on its Industrial Energy Efficiency Scheme promise
EEF's Brad Deane argues the government should properly streamline energy and carbon reporting requirements and focus on the real barrier to efficiency progress - long payback periods
Planning policy is still not up to scratch on sustainability
Proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework are a missed opportunity for green buildings, argues UKGBC's John Alker
How to spend seven years not making bad housing much better
Following the publication of Labour's new domestic energy efficiency strategy, Alan Whitehead takes aim at the scandalous loophole that will allow landlords to keep renting the coldest and most inefficient homes
Business is booming for firms fighting plastic waste
Liontrust's Neil Brown looks at global efforts to address plastic pollution and highlights companies driving innovation in packaging, sustainable plastics and recycling
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