Legislation

European Council endorses goal of building a 'climate neutral EU', despite continuing Polish objections

Opposing countries are refusing to budge as this year's crunch climate talks draw towards their final day, despite surge of ambitious pledges from businesses

Not got time to read every line of the European Green Deal? BusinessGreen has you covered

ECIU analysis highlights how a significant chunk of the global economy is already subject to existing or planned net zero emissions targets

Greta Thunberg, Paul Polman, Antonio Guterres, and numerous corporates are all crying out for government leadership - but will their calls be answered?

Long-awaited 'European Green Deal' aims to ramp up Paris Agreement targets and take radical action to decarbonise economy - but will member states back the plan?

COP25 host unveils plans to table climate change law next week that would put country on path to carbon neutrality by 2050

Hopes are high that Greta Thunberg's arrival in Madrid can deliver some urgency for Paris Agreement talks that have shown slow progress so far

Investors acknowledge the scale of change required across the to meet net zero, but warn that the costs of inaction could prove be catastrophic

ClientEarth lawyers who filed the complaint also call for ban on all fossil fuel advertising unless it comes with tobacco-style health warning