Plans to withdraw local authorities' ability to set tighter building standards than Westminster could derail London's plans to become a Zero Carbon City

Business Secretary grants consent for Drax to convert coal units into gas generators at Yorkshire plant, despite Planning Inspectorate opposing proposals on climate grounds

Market share of battery electric vehicles more than doubles in first nine months of the year, but surge in demand could spell chaos for the tax system, researchers suggest

Norway's largest pension fund announces the exclusion of five companies operating in oil sands from its portfolio

'Junglenomics' author Simon Lamb makes a bold pitch for a brand-new form of ecology-inspired, neo-Keynesian macro-economics

All the green business news from around the world this week

With so many so-called sustainable funds coming to the market, it is increasingly important to identify 'greenwashing' in practice, where groups are talking up their credentials in this space without the expertise or track record to back it up

New burger features 50 per cent plant-based Beyond Meat mince, and 50 per cent real beef mince

Scottish government confirms opposition to shale gas extraction, promising no licences will be issued for the activity

Government has unveiled a bold plan to cut emissions from new homes - but having been burned once by a late U-turn, the green building and energy industries are skittish