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Government backs fresh safeguards to strengthen legal tests for Environmental Delivery Plans - but green groups argue welcome moves to bolster nature protections do not go far enough

Exclusively available to BusinessGreen Intelligence members, our latest whitepaper explores the wide-ranging climate and nature implications of the government’s drive to ‘get Britain building'

Friends of the Earth warns UK's current ban on fracking does not cover proposed 'small-scale fracking' projects

Government vows to end 'no-nuclear status quo' with partnership positioning UK and Czechia at forefront of potential £500bn global SMR market

Auto industry leaders, campaigners, and climate experts react to the launch of a revamped grant scheme offering motorists up to £3,750 off selected EVs

Friends of the Earth confirms it has requested the European Court of Human Rights hears complaint over UK's 'inadequate' climate adaptation strategy

Welsh government to accelerate implementation of recycling scheme for drinks containers to 'maximise interoperability' and align with UK 2027 launch date

Top supermarkets and food businesses argue supply chain deforestation rules are critical for easing food price inflation, tackling climate change, and securing stronger trade ties

Plus eight countries back global solidarity climate finance levies on aviation, UN warns droughts are 'a slow moving global catastrophe', and renewables overtake coal power in Poland

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: July 2025