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Race to Zero: Global net zero commitments double in less than a year
UK government unveils fresh wave of climate commitments, as New York Climate Week kicks off with further evidence that the net zero transition is accelerating
Carbon charging is a huge cost opportunity for UK agriculture
Farmer Martin Lines, chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, puts forward the case for a robust payment framework to incentivise carbon sequestration in UK agriculture
SME Climate Hub: Top corporates to consider climate performance when selecting suppliers
BT Group, Ikea, and Unilever among a host of big brands backing plans to help smaller businesses set net zero goals, as 1.5C Supply Chain Leaders group commits to making climate targets a key factor in purchasing criteria
Global Briefing: China mulls carbon neutrality
All the latest green business news from around the world
Powering progress or enabling inertia? The role of corporate climate advocacy in 2020
Hundreds of businesses are now working to deliver net zero emissions, but are their lobbying activities supporting or undermining that goal?
Government urged to create 'wild belt' nature recovery areas as part of planning reforms
Charity the Wildlife Trusts warns government's current planning reform proposals risk undermining efforts to protect nature and biodiversity
Net Zero Festival: BusinessGreen launches inaugural Net Zero Skills Summit
Hosted in partnership with National Grid, new virtual conference on October 12th to explore how to build the skills base for the net zero transition
Polestar pushes for transparent CO2 disclosure in the car industry
EV manufacturer calls out 'disturbing' lack of transparency in automotive industry, as it touts plan to publish carbon metrics for its full product line
'What's your strategy for net zero?': Mark Carney ushers in new era for MP environment group
Former Bank of England Governor addresses relaunch of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Environment, for which Green Alliance is to be secretariat
'People and communities are key': National Lottery publishes community-led climate action guide
Guide shares expertise from community groups across the UK taking action on the environment and provides practical tips on mobilising local climate action
UK green recovery: Making it 'just' and making it happen
The UK is on the cusp of the biggest economic restructuring since the 1980s - but this time it must be managed far more fairly, writes WSP's Jim Coleman
'Ambitious, achievable and beneficial': EU Commission pushes for more stretching 2030 climate target
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen touts 55 per cent emissions reduction goal for 2030 and expanded the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in inaugural State of the Union address
BT Group backs 1.5C Business Playbook in bid to accelerate climate action
BT Group joins more than 50 groups and companies to back project aiming to 'accelerate climate action exponentially through radical collaboration' by guiding companies towards science-aligned climate targets
Build back better? Lego pledges up to $400m for fresh sustainability drive
Toy giant announces wide-ranging new programme to accelerate the development of sustainable materials and curb plastic use
Not so fast fashion: Public backs calls for government to clean up fashion industry
Hubbub report reveals widespread support for policies to curb environmental impact of clothing industry
Facebook promises to fight climate misinformation, as company eyes net zero supply chain by 2030
Tech giant unveils plans for new Climate Science Information Centre as it pledges to reach net zero emissions across its value chain by 2030
Corporate action: SBTi unveils plans for global standard for net zero target setting
New paper assesses a variety of existing net zero target setting practices and proposes conditions that effective targets must meet
PwC pledges to reach net zero emissions within a decade
Accountancy and consultancy giant unveils new target to reduce absolute emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and offset the remainder
The power of community in a crisis
OVO's Kate Weinberg reflects on a hugely eventful year since the energy giant debuted its ground-breaking Plan Zero strategy
'Effective today': Google vows to 'eliminate entire carbon legacy'
Tech giant pledges to offset all its historic emissions, as CEO Sundar Pichai unveils fresh sustainability goals for the coming decade
Climate change will cause more landslips, Stonehaven crash report warns
Interim report on fatal crash warns climate impacts on the rail network are "accelerating faster than our assumptions"
'It is time for the rest to follow': Leading investors call on 161 top CEOs to target net zero
Climate action 100+ writes to CEOs of world's largest greenhouse gas emitting firms urging them to develop net zero-aligned business strategies
Do celebrity endorsements really help environmental campaigns? We found no evidence
University of Oxford researcher which looked at 181 celebrity campaigns in six languages finds no hard evidence that any were effective
Gap gifts sustainable sourcing 'toolkit' to fashion industry
Retail giant teams up with Textile Exchange to extend reach of new Preferred Fiber Toolkit
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