Politics

Flagship levies on carbon intensive materials imported from outside the EU entered into force on 1 January

Ministers are considering plans to water down mandatory clean tech requirements for new homes in England, reports claim

Recipients of honours include the CCC's Piers Forster, Nation Trust director general Hilary McGrady, and former National Grid boss John Pettigrew

Leading nature campaigner recognised for outstanding services to the environment

Firm behind President Trump's Truth Social platform to merge with TAE Technologies to create one of the world's first publicly traded fusion companies

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: December part two

From the US to the UK, polls show a large majority of the public want more climate action - green businesses, campaigners, and political leaders need to now work to push the issue up their list of priorities

Conservatives warn UK is facing growing security threat from authoritarian states, but critics argue undermining investment in the net zero transition will only exacerbate security threats

Trump may have won, but two thirds of voters think climate change is driving up the cost of living, a clear majority supports renewables development, and over three quarters want the US to stay in the Paris Agreement

Cross-party group of MPs urge government to urgently tackle 'bottlenecks' to decarbonisation and barriers to investment in green energy, transport, buildings, and industry