Policy

COP31 President urges world to 'electrify processes throughout our lives'

Energy

COP31 President urges world to 'electrify processes throughout our lives'

Turkish Minister Murat Kurum backs global push to deploy electric technologies that can curb fossil fuel use, hinting measures to boost electrification could be top priority at November's UN climate talks

clock 20 May 2026 • 5 min read
'Major shift': Almost one-in-three cars sold worldwide in 2026 to be electric, IEA forecasts

Transport

'Major shift': Almost one-in-three cars sold worldwide in 2026 to be electric, IEA forecasts

Global electric vehicle sales predicted to reach 23 million as markets respond to 'largest oil supply shock in history'

clock 20 May 2026 • 4 min read
'A stark warning that the UK remains dangerously underprepared': Reaction to the CCC's climate adaptation report

Risk

'A stark warning that the UK remains dangerously underprepared': Reaction to the CCC's climate adaptation report

Green business leaders, politicians, environmental groups, and experts respond to the Climate Change Committee's on the UK's looming climate adaptation challenge

clock 20 May 2026 • 19 min read
'A Well-Adapted UK': Key takeaways from the CCC's latest climate adaptation report

Risk

'A Well-Adapted UK': Key takeaways from the CCC's latest climate adaptation report

BusinessGreen takes a deep dive into the CCC's landmark climate adaptation report and its calls for around £11bn of annual investment in climate resilience

clock 20 May 2026 • 22 min read
'We are not powerless': CCC urges government to 'step up and protect' UK way of life from worsening climate impacts

Risk

'We are not powerless': CCC urges government to 'step up and protect' UK way of life from worsening climate impacts

Advisory body calls on Ministers to strengthen raft of climate resilience policies as part of £11bn a year adaptation drive

clock 20 May 2026 • 8 min read
'The window to prepare is closing fast': What next for the EU's flagship deforestation rules?

Legislation

'The window to prepare is closing fast': What next for the EU's flagship deforestation rules?

EXPLAINER: The EU is currently reviewing proposals to cut EUDR compliance costs by 75 per cent, but regardless of whether changes are confirmed businesses face a challenge in complying with the wide-ranging rules

clock 19 May 2026 • 15 min read
Study: Moorland burning exposing millions of people to unsafe air pollution

Biodiversity

Study: Moorland burning exposing millions of people to unsafe air pollution

Campaigners urge government to introduce more effective system of licensing to regulate grouse moor management

clock 19 May 2026 • 3 min read
CBI calls for new generation of public-private partnerships to ramp up infrastructure investment

Investment

CBI calls for new generation of public-private partnerships to ramp up infrastructure investment

New report urges governments to 'move beyond the ghost of the past; and introduce reforms that could unlock fresh wave of public and private sector investment

clock 19 May 2026 • 4 min read
Circularity can be Britain's resilience strategy for a turbulent century

Policy

Circularity can be Britain's resilience strategy for a turbulent century

The UK is not simply exposed to the price of oil, it is exposed to the wasteful design of its economy, writes WRAP's Keith James

clock 19 May 2026 • 6 min read
Government urged to 'set clearer objectives' for green transport innovation

Transport

Government urged to 'set clearer objectives' for green transport innovation

National Audit Office praises multi-million investment in transport decarbonisation, but calls for more co-ordination in how R&D funding is distributed

clock 18 May 2026 • 4 min read