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COP30: Global fossil fuel transition summit announced for 2026, as climate talks edge into overtime
21 November 2025
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8 min read
COP30: Anatomy of a roadmap
The end game at COP30 has is boiling down to a stand-off over whether to introduce a roadmap for the transition away from fossil fuels - and leading businesses want the plan for tackling fossil fuels to secure approval
21 November 2025
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6 min read
Autumn Budget: Could a shake up of Biodiversity Net Gain rules 'torpedo' business confidence in nature markets?
New report warns proposals to remove small and medium sized developments from landmark scheme would undermine jobs and the economy
21 November 2025
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9 min read
Global Briefing: Ukraine considers 'world first' $44bn wartime emissions claim against Russia
Reports claim Ukraine war has generated 237 million tons of additional CO2 emissions, Jamaica raises alarm over climate-disaster funding shortfall, and EU and South Africa ink critical minerals deal
21 November 2025
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9 min read
'Extremely disappointing': Fossil fuels absent from latest draft texts as clock ticks down at COP30 talks
21 November 2025
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7 min read
'We need to make sustainable commuting the easiest option': Concerns as commuting by bus falls 19 per cent
21 November 2025
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5 min read
UK energy companies unite to bring solar power to Ukrainian hospital
21 November 2025
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2 min read
COP30: Row over fossil fuel roadmap escalates as talks enter final day
21 November 2025
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4 min read
E.ON teams up with Sheffield homelessness charity for green skills drive
21 November 2025
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2 min read
How fairness and the cost of living hold the key to net zero support
Two new polls reiterate how a majority of the public supports the UK's net zero target and wants to see bolder climate action, but policies need to be fair and help tackle the cost of living
20 November 2025
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7 min read
Is a playbook emerging for ending deforestation?
Two new reports underscore how businesses can get a grip on deforestation risks in their supply chains, but too many remain blind to the forest loss they are fuelling
19 November 2025
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7 min read
'Steep slopes ahead': Which countries will lead the race to keep temperature increases 'well below 2C'?
A new study suggests roughly half of countries are on track to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement - but it's far from 'mission accomplished'
19 November 2025
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10 min read
'People are the driving force behind green innovation': How Mitie is tackling the green skills crisis
Workforce 2030: BusinessGreen chats to Mark Caskey, managing director of Mitie Projects, about the firm's award-winning approach to addressing the looming skills crunch facing the green economy
18 November 2025
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7 min read
How climate action could create 375 million new jobs over the next decade
Belém Summit sees launch of Jobs and Skills for the New Economy initiative, as report details 'immense promise' from burgeoning low carbon economy
13 November 2025
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6 min read
'An energy revolution is underway': How renewables and electrification are pushing fossil fuel growth to the sidelines
In the face of multiplying geopolitical and energy security risks, the global economy is increasingly switching to electricity and renewables, according to the latest IEA report
12 November 2025
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8 min read
COP30: Anatomy of a roadmap
The end game at COP30 has is boiling down to a stand-off over whether to introduce a roadmap for the transition away from fossil fuels - and leading businesses want the plan for tackling fossil fuels to secure approval
21 November 2025
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6 min read
The Treasury is at risk of undermining one of its only growth stories
Reports heat pump grants are to be cut, and the way the proposed changes have been communicated, will dent confidence across the green economy
14 November 2025
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7 min read
VAT axe or levy lever?
The government has signalled it wants the Budget to reduce energy bills - reforming the system of green levies should be the obvious mechanism for doing so
04 November 2025
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6 min read
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