Low Carbon Economy

Report from global renewables body argues there would also be widespread benefits for employment and society

New method for catalysing the clean production of hydrogen from water could fill one of the missing pieces of the zero-emission hydrogen fuel puzzle

From VW's defeat devices to Mark Carney's climate activism, BusinessGreen continues its review of an eventful year for the green economy

From the historic Paris Agreement to histrionics over the UK's increasingly confusing climate and energy strategy, we take a look at the green business stories that defined 2015

The investment signals are clear, this historic Paris Agreement has real force, for once the hyperbole seems justified

Business sources voice concerns that private sector may not feature in crucial preamble to the agreement

Businesses already have much to celebrate at the Paris Summit, but the final push for a compromise agreement could turn a good deal into a great one

The Paris Summit is about so much more than delivering an international agreement, it is the market-making moves that will determine its success

There are lots of reasons to be cautious, but the news that global emissions are set to fall this year could mark an historic turning point for the green economy

New report predicts global carbon dioxide emissions on track to decline 0.6 per cent this year, marking second year when emissions growth has failed to track economic growth