Policy

Environmental Industries Commission calls for VAT to be scrapped on green building retrofits, as part of raft of proposals to embed circular principles into delivery of new homes, transport and energy projects

Transition Finance Council calls on Ministers to scale up economy-wide transition planning and promote support for carbon intensive industries

Electric vehicles now account for more than a quarter of all new car sales in the UK, yet upfront costs, charging accessibility, and misinformation remain major barriers to mass adoption

Chancellor said to be considering a range of policy interventions to curb energy bills and help ease cost of living pressures

Governments and companies ink series of deals to advance plans for fleet of small modular reactors across the UK

Latest enforcement decisions mean regulator has handed down more than £240m in wastewater fines during 2025, following five investigations

Joint government and industry investment aims to create wave of green jobs in coastal towns around the UK

Pushback against local climate and net zero policies continues to gather pace at councils led by Nigel Farage's Reform UK

Fracking baron Chris Wright has increasingly found bedfellows in the UK and Europe for his climate-scepticism and anti-net zero crusade, writes Andrew Warren

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: September 2025 part one