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'Deeply regrettable': UK and EU at loggerheads over Brexit trade deal climate conditions
'Deeply regrettable': UK and EU at loggerheads over Brexit trade deal climate conditions

FT reveals UK is pushing back against EU calls for commitments to Paris Agreement to be included in post-Brexit trade deal, as campaigners warn 'climate change is too important for games of this sort'

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  • 07 May 2020
Government launches consultation on Climate Change Agreement extension, touting £300m energy-saving opportunity
Government launches consultation on Climate Change Agreement extension, touting £300m energy-saving opportunity

'Extending the Climate Change Agreement scheme will give businesses greater clarity and security at a time when they need it most'

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  • 17 April 2020
SDG16: How B Corps can help model a future of good governance
SDG16: How B Corps can help model a future of good governance

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  • 08 April 2020
'Unintended consequences': Road to net-zero must harmonise different climate priorities, warns Nature Capital Committee
'Unintended consequences': Road to net-zero must harmonise different climate priorities, warns Nature Capital Committee

New report from independent advisory committee warns the government must approach net zero carbon target carefully, with joined-up policy interventions that do not inadvertently lead to higher emissions

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  • 07 April 2020
Energy and Carbon Reporting must not become a casualty of the coronavirus crisis
Energy and Carbon Reporting must not become a casualty of the coronavirus crisis

Mary Creagh argues the government is right to give firms more time to file financial reports, but Ministers should resist the temptation to allow lengthy delays

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  • 06 April 2020
'National office for carbon removal': Green Alliance calls for carbon offset regulatory revamp
'National office for carbon removal': Green Alliance calls for carbon offset regulatory revamp

Think tank argues new oversight body is needed to tackle risk of 'junk credits' as reliance on carbon offsets grows

  • Offsets
  • 01 April 2020
SDG16: Six top tips for delivering peace, justice, and strong institutions
SDG16: Six top tips for delivering peace, justice, and strong institutions

Many businesses will conclude that SDG16 is mainly the preserve of governments, but there are tangible steps companies can take to help deliver on its crucial targets

  • Management
  • 01 April 2020
Trump administration guts Obama-era fuel efficiency standard
Trump administration guts Obama-era fuel efficiency standard

California and the Natural Resources Defense Council have pledged to challenge the regulation, which the government is touting as its largest deregulatory initiative to date, in court.

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  • 01 April 2020
Carmakers lobby EU to delay CO2 standards as Covid-19 slams brakes on industry
Carmakers lobby EU to delay CO2 standards as Covid-19 slams brakes on industry

Auto trade bodies call for 'some adjustment to timing' of EU CO2 standards, as White House seeks to weaken fuel efficiency rules in US

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  • 31 March 2020
Covid-19 and the parliamentary process: Initial observations
Covid-19 and the parliamentary process: Initial observations

Green Alliance's Ruth Chambers ponders how coronavirus could impact crucial green legislation such as the Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries Bills

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  • 26 March 2020
Data reveals Environment Agency has beefed up business investigations
Data reveals Environment Agency has beefed up business investigations

Top law firm highlights how overall number of investigations into businesses suspected of environmental infractions has increased 12 per cent since 2018

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  • 24 March 2020
Environment Agency steps up efforts to tackle water supply crunch
Environment Agency steps up efforts to tackle water supply crunch

Government warns population growth and climate impacts means UK will need 3.4 billion litres of water a day by 2050

  • Policy
  • 17 March 2020
Budget 2020: All the green plans at a glance
Budget 2020: All the green plans at a glance

BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know guide to the raft of key green tax and spending pledges in Rishi Sunak's first Budget as Chancellor

  • Taxation
  • 12 March 2020
Reports: Government to delay National Infrastructure Strategy to beef up net zero plans
Reports: Government to delay National Infrastructure Strategy to beef up net zero plans

BBC reports that court ruling over Heathrow planning approval may require government to modify imminent National Infrastructure Strategy

  • Policy
  • 06 March 2020
'Surrender' Act: Is Greta's criticism justified?
'Surrender' Act: Is Greta's criticism justified?

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  • 05 March 2020
The government must deliver clear sighted energy efficiency policy - nothing else will do
The government must deliver clear sighted energy efficiency policy - nothing else will do

The government must deliver on its promises to tackle the UK's woefully inefficient housing stock, argues Andrew Warren

  • Policy
  • 05 March 2020
City mayors and council leaders demand 'freedom' to deliver zero carbon homes
City mayors and council leaders demand 'freedom' to deliver zero carbon homes

Mayors of London, Greater Manchester and West Midlands among leaders urging government to scrap proposals to restrict local planners to national energy efficiency standards

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  • 05 March 2020
'Climate neutrality is our destiny': EU unveils net zero by 2050 Climate Law
'Climate neutrality is our destiny': EU unveils net zero by 2050 Climate Law

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen claims law will see net zero taken into account 'in all future policy and legislation'

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  • 04 March 2020
European energy giants step up calls for 'ambitious' EU climate law
European energy giants step up calls for 'ambitious' EU climate law

Leading energy firms call on Brussels to deliver 2050 net zero target 'across all policy areas', as nearly 100 suppliers pledge to better engage customers with the energy transition

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  • 04 March 2020
'Turn the tide': Clamp down on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds moves forward
'Turn the tide': Clamp down on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds moves forward

Ban on single-use plastic items aims to 'strike the right balance' between green benefits and disability rights, government says

  • Legislation
  • 04 March 2020
Britain's Brexit negotiating plan: All the key green takeaways
Britain's Brexit negotiating plan: All the key green takeaways

With trade deal talks kicking-off on Monday BusinessGreen pulls together the UK's stance on a range of crucial climate and energy issues

  • Policy
  • 28 February 2020
Chancellor preps green taxes for Budget, as row with EU over environmental rules heats up
Chancellor preps green taxes for Budget, as row with EU over environmental rules heats up

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly preparing series of new environmental tax moves in next month's Budget, as Westminster and Brussels draw red lines that are set to spark a major stand-off over green rules

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  • 27 February 2020
'Sack the sachet': New campaign urges government to close plastic legislation 'loophole'
'Sack the sachet': New campaign urges government to close plastic legislation 'loophole'

A Plastic Planet launches new campaign backed by a host of leading business figures and environmentalists to extend plastic crackdown to disposable sachets

  • Waste
  • 26 February 2020
'Reverse nature's decline': Government unveils sweeping farming subsidy reforms
'Reverse nature's decline': Government unveils sweeping farming subsidy reforms

Long awaited proposals for Environmental Land Management scheme announced, as government looks to reward farmers for environmental efforts such as tree planting, flood protection, and wildlife restoration

  • Legislation
  • 25 February 2020
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