Low Traffic Neighbourhoods excluded from latest round of active travel funding Allocation of £200m of walking and cycling infrastructure funding draws criticism from active travel campaigners. - By Cecilia Keating (@cecilia_keating) Verra CEO and founder steps down as carbon credits body…
If climate change is a war against carbon emissions, the battleground right now is the energy storage sector. Energy storage is one of the key enablers of the transition to renewable energy and the decarbonisation...
The Climate Change Committee just released a report that tells us, in heavy detail and via lots of persuasive numbers, something that is pretty obvious to anyone who's been paying attention: getting to...
BusinessGreen has today launched an exclusive new report exploring how smaller businesses can navigate the fast-evolving net zero transition. Launched ahead of this year's Net Zero Festival, the free to download SME Guide to Net Zero provides an invaluable overview of…
Last week Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted a ‘Farm to Fork' food summit. The name was promising, implying the recognition of the need for a holistic approach to fixing our food system, but the summit...
When I think of plastic waste, my mind turns to hot topic issues like drinking straws, food packaging, and plastic bags. But, in recent years, another single use plastic has begun to make its presence...
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The global economic landscape has changed markedly in recent months. The rules based international trading system may finally be slipping away - at least in green industries and clean technologies. It...
Danish companies back nuclear-powered ammonia plant in Indonesia Four Danish companies - Topsoe, Alfa Laval, Copenhagen Atomics, and Aalborg CSP - have unveiled plans to build a huge ammonia power plant...
Microsoft and Ørsted ink 'one of the world's largest' carbon removal deals Offtake agreement will see Microsoft purchase 2.76 million tonnes of durable carbon removal credits from Danish biomass energy and carbon capture project. - by James Murray (@James_BG) 'Sustainability…
The transition from petrol and diesel cars to electric vehicles (EVs) is well underway across the UK. In March, around one in five new cars sold was electric. Yet despite the astonishing speed of the transition,...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared that human activity is "unequivocally" the main culprit of climate change - primarily through the emission of greenhouse gases and has...
Hundreds of energy-intensive UK businesses are being encouraged to apply for fresh government support to help them cope with soaring energy costs through a new scheme launched today. Aimed at steelmakers, recycling plants, chemicals factories, and other major manufacturers, the new…
Norwegians have a shared piggybank. Right now, there is $1.3tr in that piggybank - built on Norway's petroleum revenues. The $1.3tr in isn't just piled up inside a humongous money bin similar to that of...
Tuvalu, along with other atoll nations, is amongst those most impacted by climate change and yet the least responsible for it, so we eagerly await action from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)...
White House continues climate policy push The Biden administration has unveiled plans for new carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants, claiming the move will unlock $85bn in public health...
Grid flexibility trials cut Britain's winter electricity use by 3.3GWh National Grid ESO data shows 1.6 million homes and businesses took part in its inaugural Demand Flexibility Services over the winter period. - by Michael Holder (@michaelholder) 'Grossly unacceptable': Government slammed…
Shell is facing a backlash from shareholders due to dissatisfaction with the oil giant's climate efforts, with both Nest and London CIV this week announcing their intention to vote against the firm's directors at its upcoming annual general meeting (AGM). The…
Investor interest in the UK's burgeoning circular economy appears to be on the rise, with an estimated £1.3bn of capital having been ploughed into the sector last year, according to fresh research released this week. Consultancy BDO LLP said 2022 had…
Greenwashing is a huge problem that's been around for year sand every business knows it's bad news. When companies make inflated or unsubstantiated claims about the sustainability of their products...
No one wants to dine at a restaurant or cafe with a two-star hygiene rating. But what if the rating was hidden? What if it claimed to have a five-star rating but there were no rules for what a five-star...
Research has highlighted the myriad ways escalating climate impacts can strain or damage buildings, threatening the health, wellbeing, and productivity of people who live and work inside them. So how can businesses make their buildings resilient in a world of rising…
In the summer of 2021, Canada's all-time temperature record was smashed by almost 5℃. Its new record of 49.6℃ is hotter than anything ever recorded in Spain, Turkey or indeed anywhere in Europe. The record...
LinkedIn calls for green upskilling, as demand for sustainability roles grows New data reveals demand in the green labour market is accelerating faster than supply, fuelling fears of a sustainability skills bottleneck. - by Charlotte Hall ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines prepare…
'Staggering': England's onshore wind ban costing British billpayers £5.1bn a year, research finds Labour accuses Conservative government of destroying UK market for onshore wind after fresh analysis lays bare financial impact of ongoing planning restrictions. - by Michael Holder (@michaelholder) 'Scandalous':…
Clean energy records are being toppled on a near weekly basis, but surging renewables and clean tech deployment is not proving sufficient to alleviate concerns across the energy industry that the transition...
A coalition of over 300 business leaders are descending on London this weekend to join a mass protest against the government's plans to license new fossil fuels. This level of protest by the business community...
OVO Energy becomes first major supplier to ditch 'greenwashing' renewables certificates Britain's third largest energy supplier warns Covid and energy crisis risk delaying clean energy transition as it steps up net zero commitments. - by Michael Holder (@michaelholder) Gas network operators…
Five UK pension schemes representing approximately £244bn in assets under management have announced they will join rebel BP shareholders in voting to oppose the reappointment of the firm's chair Helge...
Any regular viewer of BBC's Question Time could be forgiven for thinking that old-fashioned climate science denialism is alive and kicking. In a recent edition, panellist Julia Hartley-Brewer called the...
Ball Corporation has announced that all nine of its global manufacturing plants have been certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). The company said the certification made it the first...
[embedded content] BG_Equans_Final from Incisive Studios on Vimeo. Buildings are responsible for about two-thirds of Newcastle's carbon emissions, and they are a core focus of the city's decarbonisation challenges as it works to reach net zero by 2030. Equans is collaborating…
European asset manager Amundi has rolled out a suite of seven new green investment funds, offering investors access to the companies "best equipped" to support the transition to net zero emissions by 2050,...
Opinion: It is time for a rooftop solar revolution Making rooftop solar mandatory on new homes would create jobs, cut energy bills, and bring down emissions, argues Caroline Lucas MP. - Caroline Lucas MP Microsoft inks CO2 removals deal with enhanced…
Cepsa and Bio-Oils plot €1bn transport biofuels plant in Spain Plans to build one of Europe's largest biofuels plants in Spain to serve the global transport industry, including aviation and shipping,...
In some ways, the European Union is progressing ahead of the United States on sustainability issues, especially at the federal level. An EU law from this year, the corporate sustainability directive, requires...
A new corporate sustainability survey puts cold, hard numbers to some of my most cynical assumptions about corporate sustainability. Namely: While corporate leaders would like to be more sustainable, they...
In sustainable finance, we hold these truths to be self-evident: Things that aren't measured aren't managed. Less alphabet soup is healthy. If you want to go far, you have to go together...
Lesford Duncan wants you to think beyond the photo op in your company's diversity and inclusion efforts. The CEO of the Greening Youth Foundation urged corporations to ask themselves: How can greater...
The UK government reportedly chose Aberdeen, its carbonisation capital, as the original location to relaunch its de-carbonisation strategy. The strategy, now published, has been strongly criticised by...
Study: Lithium batteries from vapes 'plaguing' the capital Resource management firm calls for new approach to UK's recycling systems in response to mounting levels of vape, nitrous oxide, and PPE waste. - by Stuart Stone (@sstone26) 'Powering Up Britain': Government aims…
In a hotly-anticipated bonanza of climate and environmental policy announcements that the UK government insists it is not now calling 'Green Day', a revamped Net Zero Strategy is set to be published today...
Wyke Farms is the UK's largest independent cheese producer, exporting around 6,000 tonnes of cheddar every year to countries, including Japan, Australia, South Africa and the USA. Established in 1861, it is a shining example of a great British family-owned business,…
The government is due to publish an updated Green Finance Strategy tomorrow as part of its ‘Green Day' of announcements, designed to set out the framework for making the City of London the green finance...