Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Upcoming Supreme Court Judgment could require authorities to consider “end-use” emissions when granting permission...

In the wake of a recent Supreme Court hearing on the legal case against Surrey County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for oil...

Digital consultant outlines common smart home misconceptions for ICON readers

In his thought piece for ICON, James Ritter introduces us to some common misbeliefs about smart homes.   Recently, we have all been spending a lot...

Local leaders and UKIB — a roadmap to Net Zero: UK100 CEO shares thoughts...

In this thought piece, Polly Billington, the founder and CEO of UK100, the only network of climate ambitious local authorities in the UK, tells...

Powering Change with Renewable Energy: Great Big Green Week 2023

To mark the Great Big Green Week, Senior Environmental Consultant Nadine Sherwin tells ICON readers how renewable energy powers the fight against climate change.   In...

Rebecca Gaskill on Building Back Better: “PM needs to up his game”

Boris Johnson has been using a diverse range of buzz words potentially lacking in substance to describe his plan for a ‘green recovery’. The...

The future of powerline inspection is automated, integrated and data-rich, Sharper Shape boss writes...

Petri Rauhakallio, VP Customer Operations of Sharper Shape, writes to ICON about the past, present and future of powerline inspection.     Tedious. If you ask electric...

Part 3: NETA, a new decade but old habits by Nigel Cornwall

IN this series of four features, Nigel Cornwall is taking us on a journey over the 30-year history of GB Electricity Market. Nigel Cornwall is...

Grid Lock – why it needs unblocking: RenewableUK Cymru writes to ICON

If we want to tackle the myriad runaway consequences of climate change we can no longer accommodate the fundamental mismatch in design of the...

Holding Companies Accountable for Human Rights Risks Across the Globe: The Proposal of a...

In this thought piece, Dr. Johannes Weichbrodt and Teresa Gerhold from Mayer Brown tell ICON readers what the upcoming Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due...

ICON’s Chris Stratton takes a closer look at British Energy Security Strategy

Following the publication of the much-anticipated British Energy Security Strategy, Chris Stratton, ICON's Policy & External Affairs Manager examines different aspects of the government...