Policy

Leading renewable energy trade bodies warns 'post code lottery' created by plans to allow for localised energy pricing could badly undermine efforts to meet net zero goals

Three quarters of central heating boiler exports are to countries aiming to phase out fossil fuel units before 2030, new ECIU analysis finds

Think tank IPPR argues a bigger and bolder state-led investment bank is needed to help make the UK's manufacturing heartlands a top destination for global green investors

FAIRR network comprising 32 major investors such as LGIM and BNP Paribas' funding arm calls for farming subsidies to be aligned with climate and biodiversity goals

Water company fined after illegally abstracting water from boreholes in Lancashire following successful prosecution from the Environment Agency

Businesses working to deliver a more sustainable economy would benefit in more ways than one if ecocide was recognised as a crime, writes Triodos' Hans Stegeman

Department can do much more to measure and reduce its emissions 'without eroding military capability', according to Parliament's Defence Committee

Government confirms key net zero policy will be put to vote in both Houses of Parliament, but the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out a referendum on net zero

First official data on impact of the UK's Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) finds 40 per cent of plastic manufactured in or imported to UK last year was exempt from the tax

Social Market Foundation argues landmark legislation has delivered positive economic environment for UK manufacturers – but warns opportunities will be lost without more ambitious policy