Policy
Clive Lewis to run for Labour leadership
Shadow Treasury Minister responsible for Sustainable Economics promises to tackle the climate crisis with a 'different kind of party'
Scottish Government proposes legal requirement for all owner occupier homes to hit EPC C from 2024
Homes would need to hit EPC C after sale or renovation under radical new plans to accelerate energy efficiency improvements in private housing
Zac's back: Goldsmith to be given peerage and continue as Environment Minister
Controversial appointment will mean one of the Conservative's leading environmental champions will remain in government
Queen's Speech: Government to make accelerating net zero plans a top priority
Government puts green policies at centre of its plans, setting out measures to boost offshore wind, drive green infrastructure development, and tackle plastic waste
Queen's Speech: Government ramps up offshore wind target to 40GW
Climate change and environment central to government's legislative agenda, Queen's Speech confirms
Fashion sector on trend to miss 2020 waste targets
Population growth, rising consumption levels, lack of collection infrastructure and fast fashion is blocking industry progress on waste, report finds
On climate risk, financial regulators are leaving us exposed to a devastating crisis
UK financial regulators are failing to enforce disclosure regulations, allowing companies to ignore climate risk, writes ClientEarth's Stephanie Morton
EU lawmakers strike compromise on green finance taxonomy
MEPs and Finnish presidency of the EU Council agree a compromise on taxonomy regulation, ending tussle over whether nuclear can qualify as 'green'
Uniting the nation through climate action: Why the just transition could be the next big thing for Britain
Here's how to deliver a just transition across the UK, according to Nick Robins and Sophia Tickell from LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
'We must get our own house in order': CCC urges immediate net zero action from government
UK's climate advisors set key priorities for Boris Johnson's government in 2020 and beyond, urging him to 'seize opportunity' of landslide election win
COP25: Five positives to take from this year's UN climate summit
This year's summit may not have delivered as much progress as sought, but there are still reasons for businesses to feel upbeat about the past fortnight
BusinessGreen announces launch of the world's first Net Zero Festival
Save the Date: Inaugural Net Zero Festival to take place in London on September 30th 2020
Faster, together: Come join the Net Zero Festival
James Murray explains the concept behind the world's first Net Zero Festival - and why all businesses should get involved
Government reignites 'no deal' versus 'green Brexit' debate
An emboldened Number 10 is to outlaw extending the Brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020, setting up a major row over the future of environmental standards
EU carbon tax plan is an early test for post-Brexit trade talks
The UK must navigate the EU's proposed carbon border tax whilst seeking new trade deals around the world, writes Ed Birkett
UK improves score in index of global sustainable competitiveness
A ranking of countries' competitiveness - both now and their future potential - has highlighted significant differences compared with typical measures of economic success
Oxford City Council commits £19m to climate emergency response
Council proposes significant budget to meet recommendations proposed by the UK's first citizen's assembly
CCC: Bolder climate action needed as Scotland gears up to host COP26
Scottish progress in cutting emissions in sectors outside the power industry is not yet up to scratch, according to the government's climate change advisors
COP25: A missed opportunity, but business continues to drive ambition
Nigel Topping of the We Mean Business coalition reflects the limited progress delivered at the Madrid Summit
What Boris Johnson's government needs to do to show it is serious on climate change
After his landslide victory, Boris Johnson declared his ambition to make his country 'the cleanest, greenest on Earth'. Here's what he needs to do to prove it, writes Rebecca Willis of Lancaster University
Reports: Number 10 planning to revive Department of Energy and Climate Change
Minor reshuffle expected today as Boris Johnson prepares to replace Environment Minister Zac Goldsmith
'Betrayal and insult': COP25 reaction
BusinessGreen rounds up all the key responses to the conclusion of the UN climate talks in Madrid yesterday
'Far cry from what is needed': Marathon climate talks deliver compromise deal but defer key decisions
UN climate summit fails to secure progress on raft of key components of the Paris Agreement, putting huge pressure on UK to engineer a successful COP26 in Glasgow
'We have to find a balance': Fears of weak climate deal grow as tense talks move into extra time
COP25 hosts Chile insists a workable compromise must be found, but Brazil, the US and Australia stand accused of trying to neuter agreement
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