Legislation

Politics

Green groups urge leadership candidates to prioritise climate emergency, but are they listening?

Alliance of 43 civil society groups call on Conservative and Liberal Democrat leadership candidates to explain how they intend to tackle escalating environmental threats

clock 17 July 2019 • 8 min read

Policy

Carbon targets, border taxes, and a climate bank: Von der Leyen promises overhaul of EU net zero efforts

Ahead of key vote, European Commission nominee presents ambitious decarbonisation plans as she seeks to secure backing from MEPs

clock 16 July 2019 • 3 min read

Risk

Governments and firms in 28 countries sued over climate crisis - report

More than 1,300 legal actions over global heating brought since 1990, say researchers

clock 04 July 2019 • 3 min read

BusinessGreen

Awards and dialogue: 'This is the most special day'

As green figures drank a toast to the UK's net zero target during this week's BusinessGreen Leaders' Awards, hopes are growing that a new era is underway

clock 28 June 2019 • 8 min read

Legislation

More of the same simply isn't enough

CISL's Dame Polly Courtice reveals how one of the world's leading hubs for green business thinking is preparing for the next phase of rapid corporate transformation

clock 28 June 2019 • 5 min read

Legislation

'We won't make it worse': UK becomes first major economy to pass historic net zero law

World-leading target to fully decarbonise the economy by 2050 is now on the UK statute book

clock 27 June 2019 • 6 min read

Legislation

Net zero law passes Commons without any objections

MPs approve amendment to Climate Change Act with unanimous cheer of 'aye'

clock 25 June 2019 • 3 min read

Legislation

Southern Water faces prosecution after record £126m penalty

Company must pay back £123m to customers over 'shocking' failures at sewage treatment sites

clock 25 June 2019 • 2 min read

Legislation

Net Zero: Where there's a will there's a way

As the UK waits to hear the outcome of its joint bid to host next years' COP26 climate summit, Centrica's head of environment James Rushen offers his view on the government's proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050

clock 25 June 2019 • 2 min read

Policy

European Commission: Member States' climate plans not good enough

Current plans fall short of 2030 targets, official European Commission assessment warns

clock 19 June 2019 • 3 min read