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Will shake up of corporate disclosure rules end reporting fatigue or weaken transparency?
08 September 2026
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16 min read
Study: Electric vehicles 33 per cent cheaper to run than petrol and diesel cars
New report shows falling battery costs and high fuel prices are widening the economic advantage of EVs for drivers in Europe
08 September 2026
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4 min read
Women in Green Business Awards 2026 - One month to go
There's just a month to go until this year's prestigious Women in Green Business Awards - and tickets are going fast
07 September 2026
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1 min read
EdenTree's Carlota Esguevillas: 'The biggest lesson has been to keep the momentum going through all the noise'
Carlota Esguevillas discusses why sustainability strengthens investment decisions, and how she's seeing green innovation taking place in almost every industry
08 September 2026
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6 min read
Study: Fossil fuel use 'flattening out' across China as clean electrification gathers pace
08 September 2026
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6 min read
North East Mayor launches £250m plan to boost green, tech, and construction skills base
08 September 2026
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2 min read
Welsh Government unveils plan for new publicly-owned clean energy company
08 September 2026
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3 min read
Government sets new target for rail to carry 40 per cent of UK freight by 2040
08 September 2026
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3 min read
'FlatSave': E.ON debuts solar system that promises to cut energy bills by 60 per cent
08 September 2026
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3 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
'Delay is not a neutral act, it is a decision': Green figures react to UN's 1.5C 'overshoot' warning
Politicians, business leaders, economists, and climate campaigners offer their take on UNEP's report warning the world is now all but certain to 'overshoot' the 1.5C global warming threshold
02 September 2026
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15 min read
COP17: How UN desertification talks delivered 'mixed results' for combatting drought and land degradation
Mongolia Summit delivers billions of dollars in new financing, fresh private sector partnerships, and a range of new government commitments - but critics warn progress fell far short of what is needed to meet land restoration goals
02 September 2026
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8 min read
Why innovative 'bio‑materials' are still more sci‑fi than fashion revolution
Developing a new material is only the first step - convincing an industry built around traditional textiles to adopt it is a very different challenge
02 September 2026
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3 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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