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Study: Half of economies already transitioning away from fossil fuels in their energy systems
21 November 2024
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7 min read
Warm Homes Plan: Government beefs-up support for heat pumps and insulation
Government announces £30m boost for Boiler Upgrade Scheme, as it confirms plans to tweak heat pump planning rules, update Clean Heat Mechanism, and introduce higher efficiency standards for rented homes
21 November 2024
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4 min read
'Carbon insetting': What is it and is it on the cusp of a breakthrough?
EXPLAINER: Amid concerns over the integrity of carbon offsets, a growing number of companies are investing in mitigation measures within their own value chains
21 November 2024
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15 min read
The government can fulfil its green goals with progress towards circularity
Reuse and repair must be a core element of the government's climate and environmental vision, writes Back Market's Katy Medlock
21 November 2024
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4 min read
Climate Fiction Prize unveils 'genre-spanning' inaugural longlist
20 November 2024
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3 min read
Ofgem eyes investment fund worth up to £8bn to speed up clean power grid build-out
20 November 2024
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3 min read
Study: Best-selling second-hand EVs could save drivers £1,600 a year
20 November 2024
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5 min read
COP29: Study warns forest targets missing from national climate action plans
20 November 2024
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4 min read
COP29: Industrialised and developing economies back 'No New Coal' campaign
20 November 2024
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5 min read
'Greener Game': FA and E.ON Next to invest over £1.5m a year in grassroots sustainability
20 November 2024
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3 min read
Ezgi Barcenas: 'We're on a constant cycle of learning, unlearning and relearning'
L'Oréal's chief corporate responsibility officer reflects on how growing up in Cyprus 'profoundly shaped' her career in sustainability, and the value of a multidisciplinary background
Sarwar Khan: 'Passion isn't enough by itself anymore'
BT's sustainability director reflects on the role of AI, achieving net zero at home, and starting his career at a coal-fired power station
US election results, Budget review, COP16 outcomes and what to expect at COP29
BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: November 2024
How Kensa delivered a 'non-disruptive' green heat transition
Kensa's sustainability director explains how the firm navigated tight timelines and the cost-of-living crisis to deploy hundreds of heat pumps at an Essex housing estate
Christophe Williams: 'The climate crisis is first and foremost a hardware issue'
Naked Energy's CEO and founder discusses the influence of the advertising industry on his green energy business, and why the next generation of green tech leaders will be 'a lot more diverse'
'The moment we have been training the entire year for': COP29 hosts reckon a deal will be done, but others fear a repeat of Copenhagen
Hosts insist they are executing plan for final phase of negotiations, but insiders warn major issues remain far from being resolved
19 November 2024
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6 min read
'Carbon Shift': The case for integrating net zero and climate resilience strategies
At a recent event hosted by Equans UK & Ireland senior executives explored how businesses and public sector bodies need to get a better grip on escalating climate risks
18 November 2024
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11 min read
Shell's legal victory is not the end for corporate climate litigation
The Hague Court of Appeal has overturned a previous verdict in 2021 which stated that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45 per cent by 2030
18 November 2024
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4 min read
Global Briefing: Shell overturns Dutch court order demanding 45 per cent cut in emissions
Oil and gas giant reverses 2021 ruling in blow to climate campaigners, European Parliament delays landmark deforestation legislation by a year, and German city announces 2035 gas grid phase-out
15 November 2024
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6 min read
Delta's big plans for sustainable aviation fuel need incentives up and down supply chain
Delta Air Lines pledged in 2021 to use SAF for at least 10 per cent of the fuel filling its planes by 2030 - Here's a progress report on how that's going
15 November 2024
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6 min read
Climate science is getting lost in translation
Does climate science and our collective response to its warnings have a language problem?
15 November 2024
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6 min read
COP29: Industrialised and developing economies back 'No New Coal' campaign
COP29: Study warns forest targets missing from national climate action plans
Ezgi Barcenas: 'We're on a constant cycle of learning, unlearning and relearning'
Study: Failure to integrate climate and nature policy heightens economic risk
'Oil shaming is absolutely meaningless': COP29 business champion hits back at criticism of climate talks
Ofgem eyes investment fund worth up to £8bn to speed up clean power grid build-out
The 81:2035 rule
It was only a few years ago that the UK was aiming for an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 - now the goal is an eminently achievable 81 per cent cut by 2035
13 November 2024
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4 min read
Trump's victory is a blow to global climate action, but it's no knock-out
A Trump presidency will slow US decarbonisation efforts, but he will not be able to reverse the fundamentals that are driving the global clean tech boom
06 November 2024
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8 min read
'Invest, invest, invest': An historic Budget, but is it a turning point for the green economy?
The Budget contained some significant risks, but it should help unlock the green investment the UK economy is crying out for
30 October 2024
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5 min read
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