http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis RSS feed The UK is the leading nation in the world to use tax as a tool to combat carbon and tackle climate change, according to a new report by KPMG International. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123885-uk-leads-the-world-on-using-tax-to-tackle-carbon-and-climate-change.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123885-uk-leads-the-world-on-using-tax-to-tackle-carbon-and-climate-change.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:59:39 +0000 Business Analysis New research by analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance show that annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two and a half times to more than four and a half times between now and http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123881-analysts-predict-huge-jump-in-renewable-energy-investment.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123881-analysts-predict-huge-jump-in-renewable-energy-investment.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:42:56 +0000 Business Analysis The UK's “irrational” use of biofuels will cost motorists an extra £460 million this year, increasing to £13 billion by 2020, a leading think tank claims. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123863-uk%5Cs-biofuel-drive-will-cost-motorists-13bn-by-2020%2C-report-claims.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123863-uk%5Cs-biofuel-drive-will-cost-motorists-13bn-by-2020%2C-report-claims.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:56:14 +0000 General Analysis In the last few decades, glaciers at the edge of the icy continent of Antarctica have been thinning, and research has shown the rate of thinning has accelerated and contributed significantly to sea level rise. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123860-research-finds-antarctic-ice-melt-is-no-different-now-than-1830s.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123860-research-finds-antarctic-ice-melt-is-no-different-now-than-1830s.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:22:02 +0000 General Analysis Household energy bills could be £600 higher because of the Government’s ‘dash for gas’ strategy, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has warned. But a focus on low carbon renewable energy would by comparison cos http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123847-energy-bills-will-be-600-higher-to-pay-for-governments-dash-for-gas.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123847-energy-bills-will-be-600-higher-to-pay-for-governments-dash-for-gas.html Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:51:04 +0000 Business Analysis Sustainable business innovation is good business and profits, researchers from Aalto University in Finland have proved. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123836-sustainability-schemes-do-boost-company-value%2C-academics-confirm.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123836-sustainability-schemes-do-boost-company-value%2C-academics-confirm.html Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:04:52 +0000 Business Analysis Chinese consumers have a greater confidence in the benefits of going green than shoppers in the US, according to a new survey. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123832-chinese-consumers-are-more-likely-to-trust-green-products-than-us-shoppers.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123832-chinese-consumers-are-more-likely-to-trust-green-products-than-us-shoppers.html Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:20:33 +0000 General Analysis Stock exchanges around the world have this year announced new rules for the disclosure of non-financial information on environmental and social issues. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123827-global-stock-markets-lack-power-on-environment-issues.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123827-global-stock-markets-lack-power-on-environment-issues.html Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:25:38 +0000 Business Analysis A new report published today by WWF-UK highlights the actions that large firms have taken to transform their business models towards sustainability. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123822-wwf-business-report-gives-insights-into-driving-green-innovation.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123822-wwf-business-report-gives-insights-into-driving-green-innovation.html Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:01:08 +0000 Business Analysis This year has been the most successful year for securing long-term finance in the UK onshore wind sector since the financial crisis began in 2007, according to a new report. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123813-onshore-wind-energy-bucks-economic-trend-with-record-funding-levels.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123813-onshore-wind-energy-bucks-economic-trend-with-record-funding-levels.html Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:07:31 +0000 Business Analysis A survey of the top executives and main investors within the UK electricity industry found they don’t believe that the Government’s Electricity Market Reform proposals (EMR) are going to enable the UK to meet its 202 http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123803-electricity-market-reform-unlikely-to-deliver-2020-goals-says-new-survey.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123803-electricity-market-reform-unlikely-to-deliver-2020-goals-says-new-survey.html Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:14:07 +0000 Business Analysis The Institute for Sustainability and UCL Energy Institute (UCL-Energy) has produced the first independent analysis of the UK ’s leading domestic retrofit demonstrators; the Technology Strategy Board ’s £17 million http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123784-retrofitting-buildings-can-cut-carbon-emissions-by-more-than-half.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123784-retrofitting-buildings-can-cut-carbon-emissions-by-more-than-half.html Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:01:36 +0000 General Analysis Now in its second year, the Wind & Marine Energy Business Barometer, researched by Dr Peter Stafford, is the UK’s leading measure of business sentiment in the renewable energy sector. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123783-renewable-energy-barometer-report-shows-marine-sector-most-confident.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123783-renewable-energy-barometer-report-shows-marine-sector-most-confident.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:15:55 +0000 Business Analysis The destructive power of climate change in Europe is revealed today in the latest assessment published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). A wide range of threats is increasing, from flooding to drought to an incre http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123781-fresh-study-reveals-the-devastating-power-of-climate-change.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123781-fresh-study-reveals-the-devastating-power-of-climate-change.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:41:19 +0000 General Analysis Action to tackle climate change needs to be urgently scaled up if the world is to have any chance of keeping a global temperature rise below 2 degrees C this century, according to a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123778-unep%5Cs-emissions-gap-report-warns-of-urgent-need-for-climate-change-action.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123778-unep%5Cs-emissions-gap-report-warns-of-urgent-need-for-climate-change-action.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:10:24 +0000 General Analysis Coal-fired power plants are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and one that could be increasing significantly on a global scale, according to new analysis from the World Resources Institute. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123772-new-global-study-reveals-nearly-1%2C200-proposed-coal-fired-power-plants.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123772-new-global-study-reveals-nearly-1%2C200-proposed-coal-fired-power-plants.html Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:14:14 +0000 General Analysis Offsetting by European companies grew by a staggering 85% last year, according to new research by the environmental campaign group Sandbag. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123760-european-companies-nearly-doubled-the-rate-of-carbon-offsetting-last-year.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123760-european-companies-nearly-doubled-the-rate-of-carbon-offsetting-last-year.html Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:00:19 +0000 Business Analysis Since the market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) opened in earnest in 2010, with the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt battling for market leadership and the Tesla Roadster targeting the high end of the performance mar http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123757-chevrolet-and-renault-lead-analyst%5Cs-study-of-electric-car-makers.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123757-chevrolet-and-renault-lead-analyst%5Cs-study-of-electric-car-makers.html Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:42:52 +0000 Business Analysis Water pollution and physical modifications are still affecting the ecology of many of Europe’s lakes, rivers, transitional water bodies and coastal waters, according to a new report by the European Environment Agency ( http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123752-more-than-half-of-europe%5Cs-rivers-fail-ecological-targets%2C-report-finds.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123752-more-than-half-of-europe%5Cs-rivers-fail-ecological-targets%2C-report-finds.html Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:00:39 +0000 General Analysis Corporate spending on initiatives to enhance energy, environment and sustainability management will grow by less than 10% in 2013 according to a new global survey of 250 heads of sustainability conducted by independent a http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123747-global-industry-survey-indicates-a-spending-slowdown-on-sustainability.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123747-global-industry-survey-indicates-a-spending-slowdown-on-sustainability.html Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:38:37 +0000 Business Analysis The UK is leading the world in renovating buildings to be more green, according to the results of a new study by US consultancy McGraw Hill and engineering firm United Technologies. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123745-uk-is-leading-the-world-in-renovating-buildings-to-be-more-green.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123745-uk-is-leading-the-world-in-renovating-buildings-to-be-more-green.html Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:00:19 +0000 Business Analysis By 2020, the earliest time any new nuclear power station could be built in the UK, the market for its electricity will be disappearing because of the explosive growth in photovoltaics (PV), according to a new report. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123742-renewable-energy-boom-is-creating-a-shrinking-market-for-nuclear-power.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123742-renewable-energy-boom-is-creating-a-shrinking-market-for-nuclear-power.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:49:07 +0000 General Analysis Retailer Marks and Spencer has topped a research league table that analysed the extent and depth of carbon measurement and reporting at all the UK's FTSE 100 list of leading companies. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123740-retailer-marks-and-spencer-tops-ftse-100-on-carbon-reporting.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/business-analysis/123740-retailer-marks-and-spencer-tops-ftse-100-on-carbon-reporting.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:01:24 +0000 Business Analysis The International Energy Agency predicts renewables will become the world’s second-largest source of power generation by 2015 and close in on coal as the primary source by 2035. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123737-renewables-will-be-world%5Cs-second-largest-source-of-power-by-2015.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123737-renewables-will-be-world%5Cs-second-largest-source-of-power-by-2015.html Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:33:48 +0000 General Analysis Forest Green Rovers Football Club may only be third in the Blue Square Bet Premier table, but they are definitely crowned-champions of the Green league. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123733-uk%5Cs-greenest-football-club-plots-eco-success-on-and-off-the-pitch.html http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/analysis/general-analysis/123733-uk%5Cs-greenest-football-club-plots-eco-success-on-and-off-the-pitch.html Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:13:39 +0000 General Analysis