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How to make your business indispensable in the green economy
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Net zero
Delve into the critical topic of achieving net zero with our collection of pieces, providing insights into climate change, renewable energy and technological advancements driving the transition to a carbon-neutral future.
You can’t eat profits
A democratic vision for England’s tormented farmlands.
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Most companies struggle to track their carbon emissions. Here’s what they can do about it
Many corporations still use spreadsheets to track their carbon footprint, making it difficult to abide by science-backed emissions targets.
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More than £2bn of government funding for retrofitting homes remains unspent
A third of the money devoted to decarbonising housing and public sector buildings has not materialised.
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From an African perspective, Grant Shapps’s energy policy makes no sense
The UK once led the world in climate action, but now it is following others – and reluctantly at that.
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Will the government have another “green day” in court?
Rishi Sunak’s latest net-zero proposals mean the UK would still exceed its carbon budget by 2037.
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The government’s climate plans are a recipe for disaster
What was touted as a “Green Day” instead revealed a refusal to acknowledge painful realities.
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The strangeness of the right’s war on “green day”
Culture warriors deploy the word “freedom” to keep us chained to a regressive, repressive status quo of fossil fuels.
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Concern about climate change stays strong through cost-of-living crisis
Climate action remains a popular policy among the UK population.
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“Everything, everywhere, all at once”: UN climate report has no time for doomism
A definitive new IPCC assessment of the climate emergency presses for action over despair.
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New analysis suggests climate coverage downplays livestock’s impact
Polling reveals a lack of knowledge about the environmental harm done by livestock consumption.
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What would make Jeremy Hunt’s budget a green success?
Six announcements to look out for in the Chancellor’s spring statement.
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Can a booming start-up scene help Norway turn its back on oil’s “poisoned pill”?
The oil-rich nation’s green surge is not as big as it should be.
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It’s time to talk policy in the SNP leadership race
So far, constitutional matters have dominated the debate over key issues like the climate and child poverty.
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To tackle the climate “doom loop”, embrace the hope spiral
Managing our emotional reaction to the climate crisis is as vital as our policy response.
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British Oil’s record profits outweigh renewables investment
Instead of investing in renewable alternatives, British oil companies have doubled down on business as usual.
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The need to grow London’s EV infrastructure at speed and scale
London has made great strides in growing its electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The end of BEIS: why mixing business and energy didn’t work
Grant Shapps’s new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will need clout and cross-government reach to turn around the…
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UK corporate leaders group: we are trailing in the global race for green growth
The next ten years will be about which economies are fittest for the net-zero transition.
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“Spawn of the devil”: the dangerous escalation in Tory climate rhetoric
Climate campaigners are the ones with perspective, no matter the misrepresentations of some Conservative MPs.
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