Climate change

Government announces new £2bn Energy Wealth Fund alongside green light for controversial gas field, but campaigners argue bolder decarbonisation efforts are urgently needed

Annual UNEP Emissions Gap report warns urgent action is needed to limit the 'overshoot' beyond the 1.5C warming threshold set under the Paris Agreement

Decision set to spark fierce criticism from climate campaigners who have warned new fossil fuel projects risk breaching the UK's legally-binding emissions targets

The COP31 co-hosts are still expanding coal production, while 95 per cent of coal companies lack phase-out plans, a new study has warned

Report from MSCI warns heat-related labour-productivity losses are already equivalent to two per cent of global GDP, and are set to rise sharply in the coming years

Hidden costs of nature-harming subsidies to governments and society up to 12 times larger than the subsidies themselves, study finds

Former Green leader Caroline Lucas co-authors report calling for 'politics of climate resilience' built around lower household costs, stronger communities, and greater local control

ONS survey reveals three in five adults regard climate change and the environment as an important issue, while businesses report growing concern over climate impacts

Delegates meeting in at COP17 in Armenia from today need 'big, bold solutions' to get back on track to meet Global Biodiversity Framework targets, report claims

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing – October part two