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'We know what needs to change': COP17 delivers fragile deal, but global nature goals remain distant prospect
02 November 2026
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11 min read
'The world's biodiversity commitments are limping forward': The green economy reacts to COP17 outcome
All the top reaction from diplomats, businesses, environmental groups, and nature experts to the hard-fought final agreement at the COP17 UN Biodiversity Summit in Yerevan
02 November 2026
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17 min read
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility turns one, and is billions short
Meant to pay countries for keeping forests standing, the fund has an interim charter, a board, a World Bank home… and insufficient funds
02 November 2026
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8 min read
'A report has to be read to drive change': How to build an award-winning sustainability report
Finalists from the UK Green Business Awards' Sustainability Report of the Year category explain how they struck a balance between eye-catching and credible
30 October 2026
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17 min read
National Audit Office warns government efforts to track climate risks at 'early stage'
02 November 2026
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6 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain: Nationally significant infrastructure projects now subject to nature requirements
02 November 2026
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3 min read
Study: Nearly all 'green apprenticeships' lead to jobs that are hard for AI to replace
02 November 2026
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4 min read
'UK's largest' cathedral solar panel project to launch in Winchester
02 November 2026
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3 min read
Amazon opens first net zero carbon delivery station in the UK
02 November 2026
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2 min read
Global Briefing: Solar and wind investment tipped to reach $356bn by 2040 in emerging economies
Plus, record atmospheric greenhouse gas levels, Trump to 'terminate' Biden-era methane rules, Radisson opens its first net zero hotel in Africa
30 October 2026
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12 min read
Is clean power by 2030 dead? And does it matter?
John Healey's Budget speech yesterday did not formally kill off the government's clean power by 2030 target - but it remains unclear at the time of writing whether or not it is officially still in place, with the Treasury having declined to respond on...
29 October 2026
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4 min read
Budget 2026: All the green policies at a glance
BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know guide to the UK government's Budget 2026 announcements for the green economy
28 October 2026
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15 min read
'Positive measures' but a 'huge missed opportunity': Green economy reacts to Autumn Budget
Green businesses and campaigners reflect on a Budget that promised a major revamp of the UK's clean energy plans, but also fuelled fears of continued fossil fuel reliance
28 October 2026
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33 min read
Councils that restrict harmful advertising won't lose out on profits
Growing numbers of councils are moving to restrict harmful advertising, and new research suggests more should follow suit
28 October 2026
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4 min read
'Nature is infrastructure': Can new biodiversity credit standards unlock business investment in nature?
Proposed standards from the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits aim to give businesses, governments, and communities confidence in the benefits of investing in nature restoration projects
23 October 2026
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6 min read
Is clean power by 2030 dead? And does it matter?
John Healey's Budget speech yesterday did not formally kill off the government's clean power by 2030 target - but it remains unclear at the time of writing whether or not it is officially still in place, with the Treasury having declined to respond on...
29 October 2026
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4 min read
When you're in a hole, you have to stop drilling
The Jackdaw gas field may be relatively small, but without a coherent and credible plan to accelerate decarbonisation efforts and build out carbon removal capacity it threatens to have an outsized impact on the UK's credibility
22 October 2026
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6 min read
In defence of heat pump grants
Government insiders are briefing they want to cut heat pump grants that disproportionately go to wealthier households, but there is a strong case for a universal roll out of a technology that cuts emissions and enhances energy security
13 October 2026
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6 min read
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