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Burnham announces 'immediate action' to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills
21 July 2026
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5 min read
North star: Will this time be different?
Andy Burnham's Cabinet appointments and cuts to VAT on electricity bills suggest a commitment to net zero will remain, but can he marry new fossil fuel projects with continued decarbonisation?
21 July 2026
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6 min read
How can companies develop robust and credible climate transition plans?
BusinessGreen's latest webinar - hosted in association with Equans UK & Ireland - heard from top experts on how to develop an effective climate transition plan
21 July 2026
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13 min read
Searing heatwaves are a warning shot for businesses still treating nature as a 'nice-to-have'
Nature investment needs to be treated like any other material business risk, writes Gill Chapple, CEO of The Future Forest Company
21 July 2026
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5 min read
Cabinet Reshuffle: Miatta Fahnbulleh appointed as Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary
21 July 2026
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4 min read
Plug-in solar panels to go on sale this summer, after new safety rules confirmed
21 July 2026
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3 min read
National Drought Group warns much of England has 'moved closer to drought status'
21 July 2026
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4 min read
Report: Businesses 'increasingly frustrated' at poor state of England's water supply
21 July 2026
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4 min read
Global Briefing: Australian government touts energy and water rules for new data centres
Anthony Albanese vows to ensure new data centres underwrite any increase in energy demand, the German government faces criticism over changes to green heating rules, and Kenya moves to deliver new carbon exchange
17 July 2026
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8 min read
BusinessGreen Spotlight Webinar: How energy and climate transition plans can give your organisation an edge - On demand
WATCH NOW: Experts from Equans, Allianz UK, and Repattern discuss how businesses can harness transition plans to deliver real value and ensure efforts to hit net zero targets accelerate
15 July 2026
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1 min read
'Paying off massively': ETS cut EU industrial emissions 41 per cent between 2021 and 2023
Bloc's flagship carbon market helped avoid around 800 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually over two-year period, according to new data
16 July 2026
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5 min read
30x30: Is the government's ambitious nature conservation goal still achievable?
The government has unveiled a 'delivery plan' for protecting and conserving 30 per cent of land in England for nature - but environmental groups fear the strategy remains badly underpowered
15 July 2026
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16 min read
Could devolution enable faster local progress in tackling air pollution?
UK100 leads calls for new Clean Air Act and a national indoor air quality strategy, after local authority-led clean air action saves almost £15bn in damage to health and the economy
13 July 2026
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7 min read
How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages
Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible
10 July 2026
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3 min read
North star: Will this time be different?
Andy Burnham's Cabinet appointments and cuts to VAT on electricity bills suggest a commitment to net zero will remain, but can he marry new fossil fuel projects with continued decarbonisation?
21 July 2026
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6 min read
How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages
Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible
10 July 2026
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3 min read
What might 'Manchesterism' mean for the green economy?
Andy Burnham's big speech failed to mention climate action or the net zero transition, but it hinted at how both could be central to his drive to deliver good economic growth for every postcode
30 June 2026
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5 min read
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