Matt Mace

As the curtain comes down on a sweltering London Climate Action Week, edie’s editor Matt Mace explores whether an occasion so big and dispersed can truly land the message that climate action is needed.

Last week’s heatwave helped British houses fitted with solar panels garner £40m in collective benefits, as more organisations call for Government intervention to limit energy costs for households.

In his first major speech since Keir Starmer’s resignation, the UK’s likely next Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated he would promote reindustrialisation, reforms to essential services and the UK’s largest post-war council housing programme.

The next wave of sustainable business is coming – and it will be shaped by the organisations helping companies adapt faster, build resilience and turn sustainability into practical, commercial action. edie 27 is where those organisations will meet the market.

England's Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) market has tripled compared to 2025 levels, with more developers, investors and local authorities expected to prioritise habitat restoration moving forward.

Failing to adapt to the increased likelihood of floods and heatwaves would cost London £10-15bn annually by 2050, risking lives as key infrastructure and services fail under extreme weather conditions.

As European nations battle volatile energy prices, new research has warned that while clean power deployment is expanding investments into storage and grid flexibility are lagging.

GSK’s new VP of sustainability Adele Cheli sits down with edie to outline how sustainability is entering a new phase of implementation and why ‘brutal prioritisation’ is needed to drive progress towards net-zero and innovation.

edie is proud to unveil the hundreds of organisations, projects and people that have been shortlisted for the new Energy & Tech Awards, with winners set to be unveiled in October.

London Climate Action Week signalled a shift in how nations, regions and businesses promote energy security and access as the world transitions towards a net-zero future. In partnership with Evolve Energy, edie presents key insights in the form of webinars, podcasts and op-eds to outline how businesses can champion energy…