Analysis

Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields - new research

Solar

Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields - new research

clock 07 March 2025 • 3 min read
How could the government bring energy bills back down?

Policy

How could the government bring energy bills back down?

A new report suggests zonal pricing could slash energy costs by up to £5bn a year, but leading trade bodies maintain radical reforms to the electricity market could backfire

clock 03 March 2025 • 13 min read
Net zero economic growth and the CCC's latest recommendations

Policy

Net zero economic growth and the CCC's latest recommendations

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February 2025

clock 28 February 2025 • 2 min read
The CCC's Seventh Carbon Budget advice: Five key takeaways

Policy

The CCC's Seventh Carbon Budget advice: Five key takeaways

From transport and heating to nature and skills, the CCC's vision for the next phase of the UK's net zero transition has implications for all parts of the economy

clock 26 February 2025 • 19 min read
'A hard-headed approach': Should the UK's green industrial strategy pivot towards services?

Policy

'A hard-headed approach': Should the UK's green industrial strategy pivot towards services?

A major new report from the Tony Blair Institute argues green growth could provide a five per cent boost to GDP, but it warns Ministers will have to take tough decisions to prioritise the sectors where the UK is most competitive

clock 20 February 2025 • 9 min read
BNG one year on: 'Thriving' green shoots appear, as pioneering scheme starts to bed in

Biodiversity

BNG one year on: 'Thriving' green shoots appear, as pioneering scheme starts to bed in

POLICY BRIEFING: BusinessGreen Intelligence digs into Biodiversity Net Gain scheme as it celebrates its first anniversary and assesses the challenges that lie ahead

clock 20 February 2025 • 14 min read
How financial firms' ESG backlash could soon backfire

Investment

How financial firms' ESG backlash could soon backfire

Shareholder support for climate resolutions at major firms hit a new low last year, despite evidence showing corporate decarbonisation efforts are helping to deliver attractive returns

clock 19 February 2025 • 12 min read
Labour's nuclear plans, electric aircraft, and sustainability's diversity challenge

Policy

Labour's nuclear plans, electric aircraft, and sustainability's diversity challenge

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February 2025

clock 14 February 2025 • 2 min read
Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check

Climate change

Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check

The latest record-breaking heat will have alarm bells ringing over the way rising temperatures appear to be 'overwhelming' natural climate cycles

clock 11 February 2025 • 5 min read
The key to CSO success: become a 'corporate chameleon'

Management

The key to CSO success: become a 'corporate chameleon'

Nearly 90 per cent of CSOs are spending more time on regulatory compliance today than they did two years ago, according to a new report from the Weinreb Group

clock 07 February 2025 • 4 min read