Legislation

'Climate-washing' cases remain the most common type of climate litigation, but new climate-related legal challenges are emerging, LSE report finds

Seventh Carbon Budget secures comfortable majority in House of Commons, as Labour, Lib Dems and Greens back new emissions target

'Bold new plan' to invest between £5bn and £6bn in nature recovery each year could provide up to £1tr in wider benefits to society, study claims

MPs are set to vote today on the Seventh Carbon Budget, which would commit the UK to reducing its emissions by 87 per cent by 2040

As the UK faces yet another global energy crisis, a return to business as usual is unsustainable, writes techUK's Katie Davies

Plans for long-awaited ban on the sale of products linked to illegal overseas deforestation have been confirmed by the government

Campaigners urge Ministers to bolster climate resilience efforts, as UK faces risk of hundreds of millions of pounds in economic losses from ‘lower productivity and infrastructure failures’

Survey reveals many Brits are wary of risks attached to installing heat pumps that extend beyond concerns over upfront costs

Reports suggest Starmer is to announce he will leave Downing Street in the coming months, paving the way for a change of leadership and a debate over the government’s net zero strategy

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: June part two