Policy
Can a strong UK Paris Agreement pledge inspire international ambition?
It will be a massive own goal if the UK fails to announce a substantial commitment at the Climate Ambition Summit it is hosting in December, argues ECIU's Dr Alison Doig
COP26: Former world leaders urge UK for ambitious 2030 climate goal
The Elders write to Boris Johnson arguing enhanced UK climate action 'would reverberate around the world' and set tone for COP26 next year
Reports: Japan PM Suga vows 2050 net zero goal
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga uses first address since taking office last month to vow cut in Japan's greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050
Are the government's green farming reforms at risk of 'sabotage'?
The government insists its plans are on track, but with just weeks to go before the UK leaves the EU farming subsidy regime, campaigners and farmers alike are 'hugely concerned' about the lack of clarity over what comes next
Net Zero Festival: The inside story of the Climate Assembly and what it can teach us
VIDEO: Professor Rebecca Willis and Involve's Sarah Allan discuss the main takeaways from the UK's first exercise in direct, democratic policymaking
Powering into the Future? UK nuclear strategy after Hitachi
The government must rebalance nuclear's place in the energy portfolio and bring the public onside while there is still time, argues Bright Blue's Andrew Leming
'Deteriorating': England's natural world in worsening state, government warned
Natural Capital Committee again warns there has been virtually no zero progress against the government's own biodiversity, water, air, and soil quality goals
MEPs vote for vegan burgers and veggie sausages to keep their name
Veggie burgers are safe, but campaigners warn debate has distracted from broader Common Agricultural Policy proposals set to be voted on this afternoon that they say will seriously hurt European small farmers and natural habitats
Study: Swapping tenth of meat intake for veg could free up land size of Germany
PwC analysis warns global meat consumption is higher than ever and that continued growth carries major implications for water, climate, and land use
'Hidden emitter': Air pollution from domestic gas boilers expected to soar this winter as people work from home
New analysis from ECIU warns of a 12 per cent increase in toxic nitrogen oxide emissions across the UK this winter if lockdown persists
Could a 2025 sustainable aviation fuel mandate help prepare green air travel for take-off?
Industry-backed report calls on EU and UK to introduce a mandate for sustainable aviation fuel from 2025 that ratchets up over time in order to spur demand for greener fuels
Driving the green recovery: The catalytic potential of fleet electrification pledges
From Amazon, to Uber and Walmart, major companies have pledged to transition their fleets away from fossil fuels, and the result could be transformative for the automotive sector
Report: Japan to announce net zero target
Nikkei news agency reports that major speech expected next week that will see Japan match the EU in formally setting an economy-wide net zero target
Net Zero Festival: In conversation with Farhana Yamin
VIDEO: Environmental lawyer, diplomat and activist joins BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray to explain her role in first establishing the concept of net zero emissions at the heart of the Paris Agreement
Grant Shapps: 'UK aviation must transform its environmental impact if it is to be viable'
Transport Secretary's speech to the aviation industry on building back greener and more resilient from the Covid-19 crisis
Conservative MPs urge government to submit 'much more ambitious' 2030 climate plan
More than 40 backbenchers and Lords call for new climate plan in line with CCC's recommendations backed by strong diplomatic resources to ensure successful COP26
Net Zero Festival: In conversation with John Elkington
VIDEO: Godfather of sustainability and Volans co-founder speaks to BusinessGreen's James Murray about creating a new, more regenerative form of capitalism for the 21st century
'Decentralise, digitalise, and decarbonise': Engie UK debuts low carbon housing retrofit solution
Firm says it has a "duty" to develop solutions that can reduce carbon footprint of UK's housing stock, warning that existing housing supply poses "considerable threat" to UK's net zero plans
Align digital technologies and green policy to deliver net zero, government urged
Although crucial to net zero, uptake of digital technologies is being hamstrung by policy shortfalls, underinvestment, and skills shortages, Green Alliance warns
Government warns councils to consider motorists when designing cycling schemes
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps accused of backtracking on support for cycling and walking in letter to councils emphasising government's support for motorists
Net Zero Festival: COP26 - the race to a fairer, healthier, zero carbon world?
VIDEO: Gavin Esler talks to UNDP's Cassie Flynn; the UK government's Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility Lord Callanan, Jen Austin from the High Level Climate Champions for COP25 and COP26, and E3G's Shane Tomlinson
Study: Green recovery plans can unlock millions more jobs than 'return-to-normal' stimulus
Analysis published by We Mean Business coalition recommends policymakers reject traditional stimulus programmes that focus on VAT reductions and boosting household spending in favour of targeted support for green technologies and solutions
Green jobs: LSE researchers make case for labour-intensive low carbon recovery
UK should take immediate steps to boost green innovation and production capabilities in anticipation of growing demand for more environmentally responsible technologies, academics advise
Global Briefing: China plans $900bn green grid upgrade programme
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