Paper by US economists claims a further 1C of global warming could trigger a 12 per cent hit to the world's GDP

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Unless the UK invests now in the green economy, the cost later – in offsetting the damage and trying to catch up with global competition – will be orders of magnitude higher, argues CBI chief executive Rain Newton-Smith

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

More than 500 green companies and professionals have been nominated for the inaugural awards

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho's speech on 30 April at the Innovation Zero conference in London

UK's premier green business awards to promote the work of leading ocean charity at ceremony on 12 June

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

Partner Insight: First held in 1970, Earth Day has been around for over fifty years. But it’s more than just another annual calendar date, as Nicki Lyons, Vodafone UK's chief corporate affairs & sustainability officer, explores

New 'green' prison to feature heat pumps, solar panels, and energy efficiency lighting that promise to slash publis sector energy bills