Sustainable procurement is a transformative tool that can help deliver on sustainable development goals and drive down emissions, writes Anne-Claire Howard from the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS).

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The government's £22bn bet on CCS would be far better spent on capturing CO2 from hard-to-abate industry and nature-based climate solutions, argues Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay MP

WATCH: Head of sustainability for Europe at Laing O’Rourke chats to BusinessGreen about how a collaborative approach has helped drastically cut carbon on a recent construction project

More innovation, activism and cooperation at all levels of society can transcend political divides in the US, argues the Climate Crisis Advisory Group's Alice Hill from the Council on Foreign Relations

Securing climate finance on the necessary scale relies on unlocking private investment in climate solutions and change in the real economy, write WWF's Manuel Pulgar Vidal and Aaron Vermeulen

Partner Insight: Better understanding the risks and opportunities of the net zero transition is critical to business success explains, Joe Dutton, energy innovation lead at AXIS

A global approach is needed to secure solutions that deliver access to clean water and sustainable water management, writes the UAE's Assistant Minister for Energy and Sustainability Abdulla Balalaa

A green gilt programme could fulfil extra borrowing capacity, unlock private investment in net zero, and hold the UK's climate ambitions to account, writes IEEFA's Kevin Leung

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week