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UK's first major battery-electric train fleet to run across Pennines in 'landmark' £1bn deal
11 September 2026
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3 min read
National Audit Office: Britain faces 'very challenging' path to clean power by 2030
Spending watchdog warns energy bills will rise, unless work to upgrade power grid rapidly accelerates
11 September 2026
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6 min read
Prices for used EVs are rising - and that could be good news for the UK's climate goals
Britain's used EV market is showing clear signs of momentum, with the latest data confirming that increased consumer demand is pushing up prices
11 September 2026
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6 min read
Sweeping EU packaging waste reforms are here - and UK businesses should take note
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) have come into effect, with significant implications for UK businesses exporting packaging and packaged goods to the bloc, explain Helen Bowdren and Brendan Abley from Dentons
11 September 2026
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4 min read
Support for clean energy is helping to slash energy import costs, study shows
11 September 2026
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4 min read
Lithium produced in Cornwall used to make batteries for first time
11 September 2026
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3 min read
Award-winning comedy web series SLICK challenges advertising's role in promoting 'Big Oil'
11 September 2026
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2 min read
'Future of Food': Ocado moves to boost visibility of sustainable brands
11 September 2026
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2 min read
Are businesses squandering the rooftop solar opportunity?
New report reckons over 90 per cent of suitable commercial roof space still lacks solar installations that could cut energy bills and slash emissions
09 September 2026
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8 min read
Will shake up of corporate disclosure rules end reporting fatigue or weaken transparency?
BusinessGreen takes a deep dive into the government's controversial consultation on modernising the UK's corporate reporting regime
08 September 2026
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17 min read
The mystery of the missing vision
The Burnham administration's devolution and cost of living agenda has a lot to recommend it, but why is it not being clearly linked to the government's decarbonisation efforts?
08 September 2026
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4 min read
'There is a human cost here': Industry claims almost 20,000 retrofit professionals have lost their jobs since ECO cuts
New analysis warns a further 41,000 people could be made redundant within the next six months without urgent action to deliver long-awaited Warm Homes Plan
07 September 2026
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7 min read
Global Briefing: China's CO2 emissions fall despite coal generation rebound
Falling oil consumption cuts China's Q2 carbon emissions, US and UK to chart 'Pink Corridor' for nuclear-powered shipping, and Spain pushes for oil and gas tax to fund climate adaptation
04 September 2026
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9 min read
COP17: Why the world still can't agree on how to tackle drought
Often overshadowed by larger and busier UN climate summits, this year's COP17 desertification summit felt more important than ever - yet countries still failed to agree on what needs to be done, according to University of Leeds academic Susan Ann Samuel...
04 September 2026
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4 min read
The mystery of the missing vision
The Burnham administration's devolution and cost of living agenda has a lot to recommend it, but why is it not being clearly linked to the government's decarbonisation efforts?
08 September 2026
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4 min read
Summertime silence
The right of British politics has stepped up its attacks on climate action in recent weeks, so why has the rest of the political spectrum largely failed to seize the 'teachable moment' presented by crippling heatwaves to highlight the vital importance...
04 August 2026
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4 min read
A hot messy summer
As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths
31 July 2026
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9 min read
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