Legislation

'Electricity prices must come down': Chancellor urged to back reforms that could save households £370 a year

Taxation

'Electricity prices must come down': Chancellor urged to back reforms that could save households £370 a year

Coalition of businesses, investors, and climate groups call on Rachel Reeves to move the cost of legacy renewables schemes into general taxation

clock 15 May 2025 • 5 min read
'Giving people a stake in clean energy': Great British Energy legislation passes through Parliament

Legislation

'Giving people a stake in clean energy': Great British Energy legislation passes through Parliament

Great British Energy Bill clears final Parliamentary stages, paving way for full launch of publicly-owned clean energy investment vehicle

clock 15 May 2025 • 6 min read
'The direction of travel is clear': IEA predicts over a quarter of cars sold worldwide this year will be electric

Automotive

'The direction of travel is clear': IEA predicts over a quarter of cars sold worldwide this year will be electric

Electric vehicles' market share is on track to accelerate past 40 per cent by the end of the decade, according major report

clock 14 May 2025 • 5 min read
Office for Environmental Protection: Dame Glenys Stacey to step down as chair

Legislation

Office for Environmental Protection: Dame Glenys Stacey to step down as chair

Chair of watchdog will not seek reappointment when term ends in January next year

clock 13 May 2025 • 3 min read
'Half-hearted U-turn': Government re-opens Sustainable Farming Incentive for around 3,000 farms

Policy

'Half-hearted U-turn': Government re-opens Sustainable Farming Incentive for around 3,000 farms

Following NFU challenge, government admits shock closure of subsidy scheme contained errors as it re-opens application process for some farms

clock 13 May 2025 • 4 min read
To unlock growth and resilience, nature must be at the heart of planning reform

Politics

To unlock growth and resilience, nature must be at the heart of planning reform

Done right, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill can make environmental regulations smarter and more strategic, helping unlock investment in nature recovery, writes Labour MP Polly Billington

clock 12 May 2025 • 3 min read
Tony Blair's mis-steps, solar rooftops, and green local election results

Politics

Tony Blair's mis-steps, solar rooftops, and green local election results

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: May 2025

clock 09 May 2025 • 2 min read
Methane madness

Infrastructure

Methane madness

'Stubbornly high' levels of methane emissions remain a glaring market and policy failure - governments must act

clock 08 May 2025 • 5 min read
Planning reforms: Government touts £7.5bn boost, but 'uncertainty' over nature risks remains

Legislation

Planning reforms: Government touts £7.5bn boost, but 'uncertainty' over nature risks remains

Government impact assessment claims Planning and Infrastructure Bill could unlock multi-billion-pound economic boost over 10 years, but admits it only has 'limited data' on potential environmental risks

clock 06 May 2025 • 6 min read
Will the government's planning overhaul trigger a 'regression' in nature safeguards?

Legislation

Will the government's planning overhaul trigger a 'regression' in nature safeguards?

Office for Environmental Protection warns current iteration of Planning and Infrastructure Bill would weaken environmental protections, further fuelling nature campaigners' fears landmark legislation lacks sufficient safeguards

clock 02 May 2025 • 7 min read