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Green hydrogen: 'Landmark' government contracts signed for three new UK projects
20 December 2024
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3 min read
'Robots aren't cheap': How circularity is driving Jaguar Land Rover's electric shift
Auto giant's sustainable industrial operations director discusses the role of reuse and repair, as the company advances plans to 'radically change' the way it makes cars
19 December 2024
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13 min read
Japan targets up to half of power from renewables by 2040
Plus Pakistan and Bahamas back global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, Ecuador's debt-for-nature swap, and other top green business stories from around the world this week
20 December 2024
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8 min read
Sustainability professionals were shaken but resolute in 2024 - the year ahead will be more challenging
Companies are struggling against political headwinds - will persistence overcome resistance in 2025?
20 December 2024
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5 min read
Boiler Upgrade Scheme: How one small clause is holding back affordable finance for heat pumps
20 December 2024
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5 min read
Walmart expects to miss near-term climate goals amid challenges 'outside our control'
20 December 2024
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3 min read
Why REI, Allbirds and 20 other consumer brands are launching climate transition funds
20 December 2024
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5 min read
Government plots path towards 'complete' UK ban on bee-killing pesticides
21 December 2024
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5 min read
Government confirms membership of new Circular Economy Taskforce
20 December 2024
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2 min read
'Robots aren't cheap': How circularity is driving Jaguar Land Rover's electric shift
Auto giant's sustainable industrial operations director discusses the role of reuse and repair, as the company advances plans to 'radically change' the way it makes cars
Edd Lees: 'There are frequent setbacks, but what moves sustainability forward is resilience'
Wildfarmed co-founder discusses his move from a 'zero-sum game' working in finance to being 'all in' on regenerative farming
Labour's re-set, soaring EV sales, and plastic treaty failure
BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: December 2024
Julia Salant: 'The energy industry demonstrates that sustainability is a long game'
EcoVadis' general manager of carbon reflects on the importance of reframing green tech conversations to highlight the decarbonisation tools already at our disposal
A year of NDCs: How businesses can prepare for the upcoming wave of climate action plans
EXPLAINER: Governments around the world are due to submit updated national climate action plans by February next year - BusinessGreen explores the likely impact on the global business community
Joanna Gluzman: 'The biggest lessons for me have come from discovering the human side of sustainability'
While green skills are critically important B&Q's director of responsible business argues they can ultimately be learnt on the job
How unaccounted for environmental costs are reaching 'at least $10tr-25tr per year'
Landmark UN-backed report on ecosystem services warns biodiversity is declining at every level, with grave consequences for global economic and food security
17 December 2024
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5 min read
How are consumer goods firms faring with their deforestation goals?
The Forest Positive Coalition - which includes major consumer goods firms from McDonald's and Sainsbury's to IKEA and Mondelez - unveils its latest progress report for 2024
17 December 2024
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8 min read
Will the promised ban on disposable e-cigarettes be enough to prevent a 'vapocalypse'?
Material Focus warns 'big puff' vapes could see the UK still facing an avalanche of vape-related e-waste
16 December 2024
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7 min read
Why being close to a cycle network can boost house prices
One study suggests properties within a kilometre of cycle networks command prices that are almost three per cent higher
16 December 2024
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5 min read
'Energy security, lower bills, good jobs' The Clean Power Action Plan at a glance
BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know guide to the government's vision for how it intends to deliver a largely decarbonised power system by 2030
13 December 2024
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12 min read
The Clean Power Action Plan sets up 2025 to be the biggest year yet for the UK green economy
The government's clean power plans point to a 12-month period of critical policy activity that should unlock a huge wave of green investment
13 December 2024
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5 min read
UK wind power breezes past new record for second time in a week
Nesta: Heat pump energy savings over 12 days of Christmas could cook almost 3,000 turkeys
Why REI, Allbirds and 20 other consumer brands are launching climate transition funds
Sustainability professionals were shaken but resolute in 2024 - the year ahead will be more challenging
Boiler Upgrade Scheme: How one small clause is holding back affordable finance for heat pumps
Government confirms membership of new Circular Economy Taskforce
The Clean Power Action Plan sets up 2025 to be the biggest year yet for the UK green economy
The government's clean power plans point to a 12-month period of critical policy activity that should unlock a huge wave of green investment
13 December 2024
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5 min read
Give the people what they want
Environmentalism is by far the most popular ideology in the UK, businesses and politicians should build on that natural advantage
12 December 2024
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3 min read
Nothing has changed: Has Labour really watered down its clean power target?
The accusations that Labour has U-turned on its clean power target are wide of the mark, but the government needs to be clearer in communicating its genuinely ambitious plans
06 December 2024
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7 min read
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