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Rosebank row: Reports suggests Energy Secretary minded to block new oil field
22 October 2026
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5 min read
How a weakened ZEV Mandate would risk 'slamming the brakes' on the EV transition
Campaign groups stress 'profound disappointment' at proposals to water down EV sales targets, as government prepares to close controversial ZEV Mandate consultation
22 October 2026
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10 min read
'No longer a niche': How 'green' skills are becoming core to businesses worldwide
Workforce 2030: LinkedIn analysis of its users shows demand for green talent is growing rapidly worldwide, and is continuing to outpace the supply of green skills
22 October 2026
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6 min read
When you're in a hole, you have to stop drilling
The Jackdaw gas field may be relatively small, but without a coherent and credible plan to accelerate decarbonisation efforts and build out carbon removal capacity it threatens to have an outsized impact on the UK's credibility
22 October 2026
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6 min read
UK government launches 'world-first' Climate and Nature Security Taskforce
22 October 2026
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3 min read
Study: Why 'the rich and the ready' must lead global transition away from fossil fuels
22 October 2026
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5 min read
National Wealth Fund backs £135m funding round to reopen Cornish tin mine
22 October 2026
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3 min read
IETA: Carbon credit buyers need more protection against 'greenwashing' litigation
22 October 2026
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4 min read
Study: Almost all firms setting sustainability targets - but fewer than half explain poor performance
22 October 2026
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4 min read
'Overshoot is not surrender': Policymakers urged to 'pull out all the stops' to tackle widening emissions gap
Annual UNEP Emissions Gap report warns urgent action is needed to limit the 'overshoot' beyond the 1.5C warming threshold set under the Paris Agreement
21 October 2026
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8 min read
From 'climate vandalism' to 'good energy policy': The green economy reacts to Jackdaw gas field approval
Politicians, trade associations, think tanks, energy industry figures and climate campaigners have their say on the controversial decision to green light new gas drilling in the North Sea
21 October 2026
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23 min read
Equans' Amelle Mestari: 'The green transition will need diverse talent and fresh thinking from every background'
The winner of Corporate Sustainability Lead of the Year at the 2026 Women in Green Business Awards explains the need to move beyond mentoring and place greater emphasis on sponsorship
20 October 2026
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9 min read
Slowing the flow: Why flood resilience is becoming nature's first investable asset
Partner Insight: Environment Bank, operator of England's largest network of Habitat Banks and Nature-based solutions, sets out how business and sustainability leaders can turn upstream nature restoration into an investable natural infrastructure asset...
19 October 2026
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4 min read
How plans for new coal projects are outpacing 'shelved' schemes at a rate of three-to-one
The COP31 co-hosts are still expanding coal production, while 95 per cent of coal companies lack phase-out plans, a new study has warned
20 October 2026
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9 min read
'Fleets are the engine of change': How to shift corporate EV fleets into the fast lane
BusinessGreen's latest webinar explores the best practices helping businesses to embrace fleet electrification, unlocking significant cost savings and emissions reductions in the process
20 October 2026
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13 min read
When you're in a hole, you have to stop drilling
The Jackdaw gas field may be relatively small, but without a coherent and credible plan to accelerate decarbonisation efforts and build out carbon removal capacity it threatens to have an outsized impact on the UK's credibility
22 October 2026
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6 min read
In defence of heat pump grants
Government insiders are briefing they want to cut heat pump grants that disproportionately go to wealthier households, but there is a strong case for a universal roll out of a technology that cuts emissions and enhances energy security
13 October 2026
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6 min read
What does true pragmatism look like in an age of climate crisis?
Andy Burnham has promised a 'pragmatic' approach to North Sea drilling, but who gets to decide what that word even means?
01 October 2026
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8 min read
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