Policy

BusinessGreen rounds up all the top reaction from green business figures, politicians, think tanks, NGOs and academics to Chancellor's Budget

Chancellor hails net zero as 'innovation strategy' but is criticised for cutting air passenger duty just days before COP26

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It comes just a day after the government published 1,200-word defence of its decision to vote against stricter legal controls on pumping raw sewage into rivers and seas

The Chancellor must avoid cuts to overseas aid in the Spending Review - support for those most impacted by climate change abroad must be an aid priority, writes the Energy Saving Trust's Inga Jirgensone

Major assessment of net zero targets of leading firms and countries reveals robust net zero pledges cover 10 per cent of global GDP

Today's Spending Review is the moment we will know whether the government has done enough to get on track to net zero, argues E3G policy advisor Heather McKay

World needs collective ambition to rise seven-fold to stand a chance of keeping on a 1.5C warming pathway, and to turn 'vague' net zero pledges into action, UN warns

Calls mount for Treasury to scrap VAT on energy efficiency products, tweak stamp duty for lower carbon homes, and embed ‘polluter pays’ principle across the economy

Climate Change Committee hails ‘strong proposals’ from government and urges Ministers to bridge gaps on behaviour change, agriculture, tax reform and public engagement