Thursday, March 26, 2026

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...

Could AI be saviour of your ESG strategy?: The Legal Director writes to ICON

In this thought piece Kiley Tan from The Legal Director tells ICON readers what role Artificial Intelligence can play in meeting their environmental, social,...

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire: How local fires are becoming a global hazard (Clean...

To mark the Clean Air Day 2023, Sustainability Consultant Natalie McClay tells ICON readers about the damage beyond the flames wildfires leave in their...

‘Scramble to net zero’: GHD writes to ICON

Setting net zero targets isn’t enough without a clear strategy to meet them. The race may be on – but, for most UK industries,...

Rebecca Gaskill talks Carbon Emissions Tax

THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the Carbon Emissions Tax consultation is important news for the over 1,000 UK participants in the EU ETS. The consultation seeks responses...

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...

The Future Is Local (Area Energy Planning): UK100 writes to ICON

It’s time to power up Britain by investing in our local leaders and empowering them to deliver the affordable, clean energy systems we urgently...

The threat from methane emissions must spur investment in renewable natural gas, Sustainable Development...

In this thought piece Anjali Berdia, Sustainability Analyst at Sustainable Development Capital LLP, tells ICON readers why threat from methane should spur investment in...

Fuelling the battery skills pipeline: EIT InnoEnergy looks at the urgent need for more...

We need to rethink how we train the next generation of battery engineers, Frank Gielen, Education Director at EIT InnoEnergy, writes in his thought...

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...