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Amber Rolt

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Amber Rolt is an award-winning journalist providing news, features, and analysis for BusinessGreen and in-depth whitepapers for BusinessGreen Intelligence. 

She is particularly interested in the circular economy, decarbonising the built environment, the role of clean tech, and nature restoration and recovery. 

Amber has been covering environmental topics for BusinessGreen since 2023 and has a career as a business correspondent spanning over a decade. She has previously covered property, hospitality, retail and leisure, and the music industry. 

In 2015 she won ‘New journalist of the year’ at the IBP awards and ‘Newcomer of the year’ at the LSL Property Press Awards. And in 2017 she was named as a winner at MHP Group’s ‘Young Journalist Awards: 30 To Watch’.   

Amber holds a MA in journalism from City University, London, and a BA in Spanish from the University of Bristol.

Articles by Amber Rolt

Birmingham City University ditches gas boilers for heat pumps at City South Campus

Buildings

Birmingham City University ditches gas boilers for heat pumps at City South Campus

New system at School of Health Sciences at the university's City South Campus provides more than 1MW of heating and 1MW of cooling

clock 14 August 2026 • 2 min read
VodafoneThree puts out call for UK-based carbon removals to support its climate strategy

Carbon Trading

VodafoneThree puts out call for UK-based carbon removals to support its climate strategy

Telecoms operator launches four-year procurement process with Abatable to seek carbon removals from nature based and engineered projects across the UK

clock 14 August 2026 • 2 min read
'Electric shock': How fossil fuel market volatility could accelerate global EV adoption faster than expected

Automotive

'Electric shock': How fossil fuel market volatility could accelerate global EV adoption faster than expected

Wood Mackenzie report identifies 'electric shock' scenario which could jump start global EV markets through perfect storm of geopolitical drivers and technological advancements

clock 13 August 2026 • 4 min read
Triodos Bank backs 10MW Essex solar farm with £4.1m loan

Solar

Triodos Bank backs 10MW Essex solar farm with £4.1m loan

The ethical bank's financing is designed to enable Fair Play Clean Energy to 'recycle capital into future renewable energy deelopments'

clock 13 August 2026 • 2 min read
CIP fires up 'Europe's largest' battery storage facility in Scotland

Energy

CIP fires up 'Europe's largest' battery storage facility in Scotland

The 500MW Coalburn 1 battery storage facility is one of three being developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in Scotland

clock 13 August 2026 • 1 min read
'Turning sunshine into cash': Octopus Energy pays out £100m to solar powered households

Solar

'Turning sunshine into cash': Octopus Energy pays out £100m to solar powered households

As UK prepares for its fifth heatwave of the year, Octopus Energy claims growing numbers of households are looking to install solar and earn cashback by exporting clean power to the grid

clock 13 August 2026 • 2 min read
Virgin Media O2 claims equipment reuse and recycling drive has saved over 5,200 tonnes of CO2

Recycling

Virgin Media O2 claims equipment reuse and recycling drive has saved over 5,200 tonnes of CO2

Data collected over 10 years shows telecoms and mobile phone giant saved thousands of tonnes of emissions from network equipment being returned and reused

clock 13 August 2026 • 2 min read
 Is Britain's grid connection system hindering the shift to greener industry?

Infrastructure

Is Britain's grid connection system hindering the shift to greener industry?

Report warns lack of clarity on costs, timelines, and logistics for connecting factories to the power grid and is causing some firms to abandon electrification plans and remain reliant on fossil gas

clock 12 August 2026 • 8 min read
Floating wind power: Sumitomo Corporation snaps up stake in proposed 1.5GW Celtic Sea project

Wind

Floating wind power: Sumitomo Corporation snaps up stake in proposed 1.5GW Celtic Sea project

Tokyo-based investor acquires stake in project which involves development, construction and operation of a floating offshore wind farm with a planned generation capacity of up to 1.5 GW

clock 12 August 2026 • 2 min read
Digital bank Zopa partners with Hive to help finance smart green home upgrades

Marketing

Digital bank Zopa partners with Hive to help finance smart green home upgrades

Customers can now apply for a personal loan of up to £50,000 from Zopa directly through the Hive website to finance Hive eco-tech such as solar and battery installations

clock 12 August 2026 • 3 min read
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