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Issue 6: Green finance goes global

Nadine Hawa, (Dec 15, 2016)

Chinese leadership in the green bond market helped make 2016 a bumper year for climate-smart investment

Issue 5: Focus turns to energy storage

Mike Scott, (Dec 15, 2016)

2016 was the year when the poor relation of the clean energy sector came of age as capacity issues threatened to strangle the rapid growth of renewables

Issue 3: Climate change: The best of times, the worst of times

Martin Wright, (Dec 15, 2016)

Amidst soaring temperatures and Trumpian rhetoric, it was a challenging year for businesses trying to act on climate change. But growing collaboration and rapid ratification of the Paris Agreement offer hope

A high BAR for sustainability

Mike Scott, (Nov 18, 2016)

The environment will be one winner of Ben Ainslie’s drive to bring the America’s Cup trophy to Britain

Connecting the dots at Marrakech

Amy Brown, (Nov 18, 2016)

Cop22 will be judged a success if it promotes the SDGs alongside the climate agenda, observers say

Comment: Shock therapy for the US sustainability movement

Martin Wright, (Nov 14, 2016)

Martin Wright sees some glimmers of hope amid the undeniable setback of Trump’s election victory

Comment: Community energy is at the heart of engaging citizens in climate action

Mike Barry, (Nov 10, 2016)

As COP22 begins in Marrakech, Mike Barry of Marks & Spencer argues that the world has to think small as well as big

German Renewables Briefing Part 2: Smart meters and the rise of the ‘prosumer’

Eric Marx, (Sep 22, 2016)

Consumers who generate their own energy will lead the next stage of Germany’s energy transformation

German Renewables Briefing Part 1: Rewiring the revolution

Eric Marx, (Sep 22, 2016)

Germany has passed new laws to kick start its low-carbon energy transition, which has stalled because of an inability to integrate large amounts of renewables into the grid. But will it work?

German Renewables Briefing Part 4: ‘Privacy by design’ to keep hackers at bay

Eric Marx, (Sep 21, 2016)

Smart meters collect and transfer a lot of data about consumer behaviour and therefore require robust data protection

German Renewables Briefing Part 3: Germany scrambles to bring digital infrastructure up to scratch

Eric Marx, (Sep 21, 2016)

For the German Energiewende to succeed, public utilities will have to transform themselves into digital companies.

EthicsWatch: US – ExxonMobil under fire for 'hiding knowledge of climate change'

April Streeter, (Sep 21, 2016)

The oil major is being investigated by 12 US states for fraud after decades of funding denial groups

The low-carbon economy can foster May’s ‘country that works for everyone’

Nick Molho, (Aug 27, 2016)

Many observers fear that the vote to leave the EU will result in the dilution of measures to protect the environment. This doesn’t have to be the case.

EthicsWatch UK: Pollution - Business joins Mayor’s battle to clean London’s filthy air

Ben Cooper, (Aug 18, 2016)

West End retailers launch 12-point plan to tackle capital’s air pollution hotspot

Heineken shows its bottle on climate

Mike Scott, (Aug 18, 2016)

The world’s first zero-carbon brewery in Austria demonstrates the brewer’s progress on slashing CO2 emissions, but water issues are trickier to tackle

EthicsWatch: US - Business and Climate Summit Business ‘key partners in climate change fight’

Terry Slavin, (Jul 26, 2016)

Private sector initiatives have the power to deliver the emissions cuts promised at Paris, a major conference in London heard

Comment: The low-carbon economy can foster May’s ‘country that works for everyone’

Nick Molho, (Jul 14, 2016)

The outcome of the EU referendum on 23 June has given rise to much uncertainty for many businesses, including in the low carbon sector.

Carbon Pricing Briefing Part 1: Costing the earth

Sam Phipps, (May 23, 2016)

Carbon pricing schemes are spreading around the world but will their architects learn from mistakes made in Europe’s flagship scheme?

Carbon Pricing Briefing Part 2: Firm commitments

Ellen R Delisio, (May 23, 2016)

Corporate interest in carbon pricing is growing fast, particularly in Asia

EthicsWatch: EU - Wales pioneers sustainable development law

Mike Scott, (May 22, 2016)

The Welsh government’ bold step will need to overcome apparent contractions with commitments such as widening the M4

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