Legislation

Combined area the size of Windsor Forest will now not be restored for nature following decision to exempt smaller housing projects from Biodiversity Net Gain scheme, campaigners claim

MEPs vote in favour of controversial reforms to exempt smaller businesses from EU sustainability reporting and due diligence rules

BusinessGreen's latest Spotlight webinar explored how imminent reforms to the EU and UK Emissions Trading Scheme and the emergence of the UN-backed CORSIA scheme are re-shaping global carbon markets

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: December part one

Negotiations to confirm a ban on plant-based brands using 29 meat-linked terms such as 'drumsticks', 'ribs', 'beef' and 'chicken' to resume next year

New National Low-Carbon Strategy features ambitious plans to end oil use between 2040 and 2045 and phase out fossil gas by 2050

Kemi Badenoch says a Tory government would axe 'well-meaning but ultimately destructive' plan to end the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2030

Reports suggest Brussels is planning to weaken auto emissions standards to allow for sale of some petrol and diesel models beyond 2035

Axing green levies and scrapping the ECO energy efficiency scheme could impact tens of thousands of jobs across the UK, industry body warns

As the world celebrates the 10th anniversary of the landmark agreement to limit global warming to 'well below' 2C, BusinessGreen examines the progress made since COP21