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Trump's victory is a blow to global climate action, but it's no knock-out
06 November 2024
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8 min read
Trump declares victory as fears grow for future of US climate action
Trump poised to win the popular vote and secure second term, paving way for US to quit the Paris Agreement for a second time
06 November 2024
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6 min read
Five green fears for a Trump Presidency - and five reasons climate action will continue
There are many reasons to worry about what a Trump White House will mean for climate and environmental action - but the green economy will continue to prosper
06 November 2024
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12 min read
'A setback for global climate action': Green experts respond to Trump victory
Campaigners around the world condemn President Trump's attacks on climate action, but predict Paris Agreement will continue to help drive green investment
06 November 2024
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8 min read
Report: UK's largest energy employers not on track to meet diversity and inclusion goals
06 November 2024
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3 min read
Virgin Money backs Gresham House acquisition of Norfolk solar park
06 November 2024
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3 min read
New £5.5m facility to boost circularity in aviation, energy systems, and industrial equipment
06 November 2024
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3 min read
Welsh Government gives green light to 92MW Twyn Hywel onshore wind project
06 November 2024
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3 min read
Self-driving electric bus set for 'pioneering' Milton Keynes trial
06 November 2024
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3 min read
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'
Jenny Garbis: 'Creating tangible change is hard because climate change is a gradual disaster'
Apprentice candidate turned green entrepreneur discusses how consumers care about the climate in theory, but that doesn't mean they will automatically stop buying fast fashion or going to steak restaurants in practice
How can businesses help deliver a 'just transition'?
EXPLAINER: Every area of the economy will need to transform rapidly in order for the UK to hit legally binding climate targets - but how can businesses ensure everyone shares in the benefits of a green transition?
Somayeh Taheri: 'Energy should never be a luxury, it's a necessity'
UrbanChain's CEO and founder discusses the need to navigate a 'highly complex' UK energy market
How Material Focus is harnessing 'factivism' to take on the UK's e-waste mountain (and Taylor Swift)
Material Focus executive director Scott Butler reflects on Recycle Your Electricals campaign numbers and recruiting an 'unlikely spokesperson' for the circular economy
Murvah Iqbal: 'Sustainability is table stakes in business now'
Murvah Iqbal, CEO at all-electric delivery provider Hived, discusses transferable learnings from previous businesses and growing awareness of non-exhaust emissions
Why COP16 nature finance negotiations flopped
BusinessGreen looks at why the Cali Biodiversity Summit failed to deliver the outcome that many observers had hoped for - and what it means for COP29 later this month
04 November 2024
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11 min read
Global Briefing: EU greenhouse gas emissions down eight per cent in 2023
Scientists say climate change made Spanish floods worse, philanthropists pledge $51.7m for protection of the high seas, and Microsoft builds a wooden data centre
01 November 2024
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8 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain: Study argues tweaks could make rules twice as effective for nature
Benefits of statutory biodiversity credit market introduced in England earlier this year risk being dampened by preference for localised offsetting, researchers warn
31 October 2024
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3 min read
Was it Al Gore or Jimmy Carter who lost the first big US battle for the climate?
As US voters prepare to cast their votes in what many view as a pivotal election for the climate next week, it's worth casting minds back to the climate consequences of elections past, writes Roger Harrabin
31 October 2024
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4 min read
Budget 2024: All the green announcements at a glance
From fuel duty freezes to new nuclear funding, BusinessGreen tracks all the green tax and spend announcements from the government's first Budget
30 October 2024
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12 min read
'Giving with one hand and taking away with the other': Green economy reacts to Labour's first Budget
BusinessGreen rounds up the reaction to Labour's first Budget in 14 years from green business leaders, climate campaigners, and energy and investment experts
30 October 2024
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18 min read
Trump's victory is a blow to global climate action, but it's no knock-out
Trump declares victory as fears grow for future of US climate action
Hackney wind turbine erected in just two days
Plans unveiled for £1bn low carbon heat network in Westminster
Welsh Government gives green light to 92MW Twyn Hywel onshore wind project
US election 2024: How Trump threatens to turn back the tide on America's environmental laws and climate progress
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
Zoning out, or in
The government urgently needs to resolve the row over proposals for zonal pricing - Labour's clean power target and its promise of lower bills depends on it
08 October 2024
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11 min read
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