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'Fundamental change': How write downs and bankruptcies are fuelling stranded asset fears

Business Green

As Ernest Hemmingway famously observed in his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises bankruptcies happen two ways: "Gradually, then suddenly". Price and demand projections have been trimmed and there is a real sense that the clean energy transition that much of the industry has tip-toed around for the past decade could be about to accelerate.

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Global Briefing: UN shines spotlight on e-waste opportunity

Business Green

The UN has this week published its annual Global E-waste Monitor report , revealing that at least $10bn of gold, platinum, and other precious metals were lost each year as part of the world's growing e-waste mountain. By 2040, we will be carbon neutral. Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week.

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