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'From billions to trillions: G20 signals support for ambitious COP29 climate finance deal
19 November 2024
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6 min read
'Simplicity is key': Behind the scenes at UK direct air capture start-up Mission Zero
BusinessGreen travels to Sheffield to visit the UK's first commercial direct air carbon capture plant
19 November 2024
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9 min read
Cabbies and other motorists need more support to transition to EVs
Many of London's black cabbies have already switched to an EV, but for those who haven't the cost of switching is a major barrier, explains Possible's Izzy Romilly
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
'Now is the time to be brave': Countries urged to 'move faster' in pursuit of COP29 deal
18 November 2024
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6 min read
RSA launches 'UK first' insurance cover for sustainability consultants
19 November 2024
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2 min read
Triodos Bank ringfences €500m for nature-based solution funding
19 November 2024
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2 min read
Environment watchdog to investigate farming water pollution rules
18 November 2024
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4 min read
'Facts not fiction': UK car industry teams up on drive to combat EV misinformation
18 November 2024
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4 min read
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'
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
'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
'The clock is ticking': COP29 in race against time to plug multi-trillion-dollar climate finance gap
Negotiations over new collective climate finance goal remain at an impasse in Baku, as report claims proposed $1tr by 2030 target is both feasible and cost effective
14 November 2024
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9 min read
'Oil shaming is absolutely meaningless': COP29 business champion hits back at criticism of climate talks
'By far the cheapest way to pick up a new EV': HSBC and Octopus team up to extend reach of EV salary sacrifice scheme
'Carbon Shift': The case for integrating net zero and climate resilience strategies
Poll: Almost three-quarters of business leaders suffering from 'sustainability stress'
'There is a lot of frustration in the room': Pressure mounts on Ministers to break COP29 deadlock
Report: Conservative government's circular economy efforts achieved 'virtually nothing'
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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