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Business leaders urge policymakers to restore consensus on climate action
15 July 2026
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6 min read
'The climate of the 20th Century has now gone': Met Office warns weather extremes are 'new normal'
Latest Met Office State of the Climate report for 2025 confirms latest wave of record-breaking temperatures and warns further warming is now inevitable
15 July 2026
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3 min read
30x30: Is the government's ambitious nature conservation goal still achievable?
The government has unveiled a 'delivery plan' for protecting and conserving 30 per cent of land in England for nature - but environmental groups fear the strategy remains badly underpowered
15 July 2026
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15 min read
'Move away from blanket policies': How can businesses develop an effective heat plan?
As calls grow for the government to draw up more ambitious plans to help the UK cope with extreme heatwaves, experts offer advice on the steps businesses can take to prepare for future summers that are set to be dangerously hot
15 July 2026
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17 min read
Report: Global mobile networks cut CO2 but face steep path to 2030 climate goal
15 July 2026
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3 min read
Fiduciary Managers making 'incremental' progress on ESG integration
15 July 2026
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3 min read
Beef and Lamb Roadmap sets out practical route for environmental progress
15 July 2026
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2 min read
UNEP: Methane-detecting AI systems could deliver in 'measurable emissions reductions'
15 July 2026
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3 min read
Good Energy inks its 'largest ever' offshore wind PPA deal with Ørsted
15 July 2026
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2 min read
Could devolution enable faster local progress in tackling air pollution?
UK100 leads calls for new Clean Air Act and a national indoor air quality strategy, after local authority-led clean air action saves almost £15bn in damage to health and the economy
13 July 2026
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7 min read
How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages
Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible
10 July 2026
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3 min read
Global Briefing: Leaked EU electrification plan promises 'radical shift'
Leaked draft teases EU-wide electrification targets and incentives, Belgium and Tata Steel face legal action, and sports pitches help warm Dutch buildings
10 July 2026
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10 min read
'One of the UK's greatest but often overlooked economic assets': The case for electrifying UK rail freight
Freight electrification has been moving at a sluggish pace, but the Rail Industry Association argues a targeted and pragmatic upgrade programme would unlock huge economic, environmental, and societal benefits
09 July 2026
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8 min read
Can a heatwave-hit UK keep cool without further warming the planet?
Heatwaves have seen a spike in demand for air conditioning units, but does the UK's response to worsening extreme heat provide an opportunity to make sustainable cooling a reality?
09 July 2026
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12 min read
Left in the shade: How UK cities have fallen 'way behind' European counterparts on urban tree-planting
'Stark' lack of urban trees exposed, as Hastings and Guildford revealed as only UK towns to exceed the European average for canopy cover
09 July 2026
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6 min read
How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages
Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible
10 July 2026
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3 min read
What might 'Manchesterism' mean for the green economy?
Andy Burnham's big speech failed to mention climate action or the net zero transition, but it hinted at how both could be central to his drive to deliver good economic growth for every postcode
30 June 2026
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5 min read
We need to become 'quite happy in chaos'
The opening speech of the UK Green Business Awards 2026
25 June 2026
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5 min read
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