Policy

Companies representing more than $600bn in combined revenues and $4.7tr in managed investments back open letter coordinated by Business For Nature and Finance for Biodiversity

Five of the world's most polluted countries - Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Cameroon, and Democratic Republic of Congo - each received less than $2 per person annually to tackle air pollution in 2024

Andrew Griffith sets out plans for bonfire of environmental and climate rules, but green business groups accuse previous government's Net Zero Business Champion of undermining investment in growth industries

Ministers urged to align rules governing the use of 'forever chemicals' by toy makers with tighter regulations in the EU

Interim boss confirmed in role on permanent basis, as he faces 'pivotal moment' for a sector facing its second fossil fuel shock in five years

Right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro secures 47 per cent of the vote to President Lula's 45 per cent in the first round of Brazil’s Presidential Election

Move designed to protect domestic manufacturers, but new import tariffs could push up prices for electric vehicles

Conservatives set to announce plans to axe the Environment Agency and Natural England, drop the Future Homes Standard and Extended Producer Responsibility rules, and quit the Aarhus Convention

Plus: New York hails building emissions progress; Singapore launches green levy for flights; and MEPs set out their COP31 priorities, in our round up of the top green business news from around the world this week.

Green Party leader argues devastating summer of climate extremes 'should have been the final nail in the coffin for new oil and gas'