Businesses that innovate towards a circular or sharing economy are predicted to grow from $14 billion in 2014 to $335 billion by 2025. How can companies unlock the economic benefits of low carbon growth? China’s increasing renewable energy investments overseas can lead to a global low-carbon economy, should this current trend continue. credit: REVE More businesses...Read More

Government confirms ban on sale and use of items from April next year  Plastic straws will still be made available for people with disabilities. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Plastic straws and drink stirrers, and cotton buds with plastic stems will be banned from sale and use in England from next April, the government has confirmed. The...Read More