Legislation

Government vows to end 'no-nuclear status quo' with partnership positioning UK and Czechia at forefront of potential £500bn global SMR market

Auto industry leaders, campaigners, and climate experts react to the launch of a revamped grant scheme offering motorists up to £3,750 off selected EVs

Friends of the Earth confirms it has requested the European Court of Human Rights hears complaint over UK's 'inadequate' climate adaptation strategy

Welsh government to accelerate implementation of recycling scheme for drinks containers to 'maximise interoperability' and align with UK 2027 launch date

Top supermarkets and food businesses argue supply chain deforestation rules are critical for easing food price inflation, tackling climate change, and securing stronger trade ties

Plus eight countries back global solidarity climate finance levies on aviation, UN warns droughts are 'a slow moving global catastrophe', and renewables overtake coal power in Poland

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: July 2025

The European Commission's proposal to cut emissions 90 per cent by 2040 contains loopholes, but it still promises to be transformational for the green economy

Campaigners welcome 'pivotal step towards addressing the climate crisis', but lament loopholes that would allow for the increased use of carbon credits to meet new targets

Group of advertising firms write to government to call for a ban on fossil fuel marketing ahead of parliamentary debate next week