Policy

Putting a net zero plan in place makes commercial, environmental and reputational sense - but businesses need policy support from the next PM, writes npower Business Solutions CEO Anthony Ainsworth

Package of new air quality guidance for local authorities in England unveiled by UK government

Renewable power is set to dominate European power generation this decade, but significantly more policy momentum is required to boost wind, solar and hydro’s share of primary demand, analysis finds

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss seek to burnish green policy credentials as Tory leadership contest edges towards final fortnight – but beyond the rhetoric, how much more have we learned?

Speculation mounts White House is considering string of new executive actions that could close gap between US climate policy and targets

Charity fears laws originally derived from the EU, including the Habitats Regulations, could be axed under Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak

The historic climate, health and tax package cleared by Congress last week could drive catalytic change in the US carbon dioxide removal industry, writes BeZero Carbon's Victoria Harvey

Conservative Environment Network calls for expansion of schemes for energy efficiency and heat pumps, alongside longer-term clarity to encourage green investment

Environment minister from small island state pips COP26 President Alok Sharma and UNFCCC's Ovais Sarmad to influential post, where he will take up the reins from Patricia Espinosa

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Downing Street face mounting pressure to ramp up support for energy efficiency and billpayers as autumn draws nearer