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EU ordered to strengthen car emissions tests in 'landmark' court ruling
General Court of the EU orders reversal to decision that allowed carmakers to exceed emissions limits by up to 110 per cent during on-road tests
'Politics still matter': As ministers arrive at COP24, business ramps up call to action
Talks are entering the final straight, and businesses are demanding an ambitious rulebook to help guide their green investments
Government wants UK bioeconomy to double in size by 2030
Government strategy envisions bio-based economy reaching £440bn in value, but industry sceptical it can get there without further policy support
'Disgraceful': Anger grows as row stops COP24 Summit from 'welcoming' IPCC report
US, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Russia accused of blocking key text fully endorsing findings of historic report on impacts of 1.5C of warming
Wales rules out new coal mines and restricts fracking in favour of renewables
Welsh Government's new Planning Policy sets stringent limits on new fossil fuel extraction but promotes renewables and EV charge points
Michael Gove sows seed for green development strategy
Developers could be required to deliver 'biodiversity net gain' when building new homes or commercial estates under new government plans
COP24: All the latest
Check out all the latest green business news from the crucial UN Climate Summit in Katowice
Governments must deliver reformed tax system for green future, industry body demands
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants calls on governments to deliver a 'tax evolution' to focus charges on pollution and natural resource use
Can we expect a strong environmental watchdog for Christmas?
ClientEarth's Karla Hill warns new enforcement body will be 'hollow' unless more is done to beef up its powers
Brexit: How bad could it get for UK environmental safeguards?
The answer, according to a new report from IPPR, is 'very'
Green leaders issue Environment Act 'blueprint'
IEMA teams up with fellow green bodies to set out core asks for UK's first new Environment Act in a generation
Brexit: Treasury analysis assumes no economic benefit from deregulation drive
Controversial government forecasts signal very marginal economic gain from changes to regulation - suggesting ministers remain firm in commitment to uphold standards
New Green Watchdog: Independent or captured from the start?
IEMA's Martin Baxter sets out the three criteria against which the government's imminent plans for a new post-Brexit Green Watchdog should be measured
Unilever, Coca-Cola, and others demand net zero UK emissions by 2050 'at the latest'
Group of corporates write to Prime Minister calling for UK to set legally binding climate targets in line with latest science
10 years in, the Climate Change Act is about to face its first real test
As the Climate Change Act turns 10, James Murray offers an end-of-term report
How the Climate Change Act took on NIMTO
Ten years ago today Martyn Williams was celebrating the passage of the Climate Change Act, but what did the historic legislation aim to achieve?
The Climate Change Act at 10: Baroness Bryony Worthington on the best thing she ever did
BusinessGreen catches up with one of the key architects of the Climate Change Act to reflect on a decade of green achievements and frustrations
MPs rev up plan to tackle EV charging confusion
Private Members Bill aims to apply one standard payment method to all EV chargers
The Climate Change Act at 10: The infrastructure revolution is just picking up steam
Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt reflects on 10 years of the Climate Change Act
Ten years on: What the Climate Change Act means to me
BusinessGreen speaks to key figures across the green economy as they reflect on the legacy of the UK's trail-blazing Climate Change Act
High Court quashes Sajid Javid's rejection of Druridge Bay coal mine
Bank's Mining wins appeal against former Housing and Communities Secretary's rejection of new open cast coal mine on climate grounds
Net Zero: 50 Tory MPs back legally-binding UK climate goal before 2050
More than 150 MPs have now signed letter calling on Prime Minister to enshrine net zero emissions target in law
Give up on the 2020 target for smart meters, NAO tells government
Damning report suggests government's flagship smart energy programme will run over time and over budget
MPs raise alarm over nitrate pollution 'time bomb'
Environmental Audit Committee calls for robust new regulatory and enforcement regime to tackle soil and water pollution
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