Opinion
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
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
If the UK is to achieve net nero, a carbon tax is not the silver bullet
Carbon taxes can work well in some parts of the economy, but are not always the right mechanism, writes Energy Systems Catapult chief executive Philip New
The UK government will have to increase its hydrogen production target - how bold will it be?
The PM's 10 Point Plan targets 5GW of UK hydrogen production by 2030, yet Scotland, Wales and NI combined look set to go higher, explains Beyond2050 founder Rob Dale
COP26 President Alok Sharma: 'This year cannot simply be a repeat of the last'
COP26 President Alok Sharma's speech arguing need for 'creative ways of conducting our discussions' in order to turn Paris Agreement negotiations into climate action
Our challenge: break away from the old and reach for net zero
UN High Level Climate Action Champions Gonzalo Muñoz and Nigel Topping explain why they are challenging major firms in high carbon industries to commit to net zero ahead of COP26
Hydrogen for heat? The government must look past the hot air
Thee government should aim to unleash commercial-scale heat pump projects instead of hydrogen for heating, argues Kevin Stickney, managing director of Erda Energy and part of the Pump It Up campaign
We must hunt out unconscious fossil fuel bias in the UK energy system
There are no easy paths to net zero but inherent fossil fuel bias in the UK system is just frittering away our carbon budget, distorting the renewables market, and inhibiting green investment, argues Laura Sandys CBE
Back on the road to net zero homes?
The government's plans for Building Regulations are a step in the right direction, but they must go further and not hold local authorities back, argues the UK Green Building Council's Philip Box
A light at the end of the tunnel
We must optimise the use of the seabed for wind power in a way that supports the economy and is sensitive to our precious marine environment, writes The Crown Estate's Huub den Rooijen
Clarity of vision will separate short-term recovery from long-term renewal
Businesses, government and NGOs need to be visionary, open and collaborative to deliver a pandemic recovery that paves the way to a greener future
What to look for in the government's buildings decarbonisation plan
Jess Ralston from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) sets out her expectations for the government's imminent Heat and Buildings Strategy
Offshore wind - Failing the connection test
The government's offshore wind ambitions risk being undermined by poor delivery planning, argues Alan Whitehead - Labour's Shadow Minister for Energy and the Green New Deal
A new era for the voluntary carbon market
The voluntary carbon market can offer the scale, demand, market infrastructure and technologies to deliver for the climate, argues SustainCERT CEO Marion Verles
Businesses need strong interim targets in the Environment Bill
To deliver much needed investment in nature restoration, businesses require legally binding interim targets in the Environment Bill to drive rapid policy action, argues the Aldersgate Group's Signe Norberg
Mark Carney's carbon market plan puts polluters above the planet
Former Bank of England Governor's plan to establish a $100bn-a-year global market for CO2 offsets contains three major flaws that urgently need addressing, argues Greenpeace UK's John Sauven
The UK's oil and gas sector cannot sit back and leave net zero to other industries
If the oil and gas industry is serious about tackling climate change it must take responsibility for helping to fix it, writes the Oil and Gas Authority's Stuart Payne
Data should be a net zero priority
Building a reliable and comprehensive data infrastructure is crucial for net zero decision-making and accountability, writes TechUK's Susanne Baker
Decentralised energy, decentralised skills, and decentralised profits
Britain has the potential to make a lot of money in efficient, decentralised energy, argues Lucy Symons-Jones of the Association for Decentralised Energy
Has Covid-19 changed the conversation around sustainable investing?
Schroders investment experts explain what impact the pandemic has had on sustainable investing and what it means for the future
The deadline for delivering net zero buildings future is fast approaching
Businesses and policymakers must set clear and credible pathways to reach a net zero buildings future as soon as possible, explains AECOM's Robert Spencer
Allowing climate change progress to stall this year is not an option
The world is expecting a turning point in support for a green economy this year, writes National Grid's COP26 director Duncan Burt
The government must clarify role for businesses in delivering net zero
Eunomia's Alex Massie calls on the UK government to answer a raft of key outstanding questions to enable businesses to better support the transition to net zero
Despite the hydrogen hype, electricity will drive net zero transport
Cars, buses, trucks, scooters and even planes are going electric, and Britain needs an electricity grid able to cope with it, writes Onward's Ted Christie-Miller
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