Policy
Brexit countdown and the environmental policy opportunity
Paul Taylor of FCC Environment argues Brexit offers a once-in-a-decade opportunity to reinvigorate UK waste and resources policy
'There is no time to delay': UN report calls for bolder climate action
Annual report from UN climate change secretariat declares time is running out to hold to the targets secured in Paris
Net Zero: Government to face crunch court date over UK carbon targets
Legal action from Plan B accuses government of illegal and irrational failure to fast track net zero emission target
Renewables share of UK electricity mix tops 30 per cent
Wind alone generates nearly a fifth of UK power during the first quarter, as renewables share of the power mix continues to climb on both sides of the Atlantic
Why we set a Net Zero goal: Unilever's Jeff Seabright on climate risks, becoming carbon positive, and the moral case for action
Unilever's Chief Sustainability Officer provides an insight into why the consumer goods giant was one of the first multinationals to set a net zero emission target
Committee on Climate Change Progress Report: Green economy reacts
'A flashing red light on the dashboard' - BusinessGreen rounds up all the best reaction to today's report from the government's climate watchdog
Eight key takeaways from the Committee on Climate Change's progress report
The government's climate watchdog has some words of warning for Ministers
On climate courage
James Murray's speech to the 2018 BusinessGreen Leaders Awards
BusinessGreen launches Net Zero Now campaign
New editorial campaign and manifesto to explore how growing numbers of businesses are embracing the net zero targets and strategies that will be critical to tackling the climate crisis
Liz Truss slams Michael Gove's plastic and air pollution policies
Defra's planned controls on plastic straws and wood burning stove attract the ire of Truss, herself a former environment secretary
Net Zero Now
All the latest from BusinessGreen's Net Zero Now campaign
Australia PM: Coal to play a role in the energy mix "possibly forever"
Malcolm Turnbull supports dirty fuel amid wrangling over energy policy, despite Australia lagging its emission reduction target
UK environment policies in tatters, warn green groups
'Disastrous decisions' such as Heathrow expansion and rejection of Swansea tidal lagoon spark concern over government direction
Introducing the Net Zero Now Manifesto
BusinessGreen unveils a blueprint for seizing the clean tech opportunity and honouring the Paris Agreement's most important clause
Why Net Zero Now?
As BusinessGreen launches its Net Zero Now campaign, James Murray explains why more ambitious climate goals and strategies have never been more urgently needed
Air traffic controllers may have delivered big carbon savings, but Heathrow row will rumble on
NATS says improvements in air space management helped cut aviation emissions by more than 200,000 tonnes last year
MPs clear Heathrow third runway for take-off
BREAKING: Government wins expansion vote following passionate debate in the Commons, but obstacles remain
Mysterious emissions of banned greenhouse gas traced to Chinese factories
Illegal production of CFC-11 in China has a climate impact equivalent to 16-20 coal power plants, the Environmental Investigation Agency estimates
Heathrow: MPs prepare for crunch vote as debate over environmental protections rages on
Government expected to win approval for third runway, but questions over climate impact, environmental safeguards, and Boris Johnson's whereabouts remain
Why the PM is right to place science and research at the heart of the Industrial Strategy
Now is the time for the construction sector to invest in science and research, argues BRE's director of sustainability Martin Townsend
Climate Change Act turns 10: Are the difficult teenage years on their way?
As the Climate Change Act turns 10, future battle lines are being drawn on aviation, agriculture and fracking
'High ambition': Nations promise bolder climate action to meet Paris Agreement
UK and 22 other countries sign 'Declaration for Ambition' promising to review climate targets by 2020, in hope of inspiring others to follow suit
Global briefing: Shell sells oil fields, India eyes offshore wind, and Trump trashes Obama's ocean order
BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world
Claire Perry: 'Government has a massive role to regulate and set ambition on climate'
Energy and Clean Growth Minister stresses need for ambitious climate policy, but doubles down on support for fracking
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