Policy

Major report from select committee on biodiversity and ecosystems slams government for weak nature protection targets and policy and points to failure to embed nature protection across government thinking

UK government kicks off plan to offer vaccinations to COP26 delegates, as participants, observers, and media invited to apply for accreditation to crucial COP26 climate summit

Roughly 40 per cent of 'green' claims made by firms on the internet could be misleading customers, research has warned. How are UK watchdogs responding to the issue?

Broad-based environmental tax reform can drive changes needed to put the economy on a pathway to net zero, writes Bright Blue's Sam Robinson

Businesses left in dark over the future direction of the UK economy thanks to lack of industrial strategy, BEIS Committee argues

Securitisation of homes with top energy ratings could create 'virtuous cycle of green lending' and compensate for weak energy policy framework, new study claims

Survey of almost 7,000 UK adults reveals widespread backing for 2050 net zero goal – and sizeable support for many of the lifestyle choices that may be required to deliver it

Joel Makower takes the microscope to the latest attacks on the net zero concept

CCAG Sir David King chair emphasises world leaders have “five years left” to avert climate catastrophe

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction to the CCC's climate assessment from green businesses, think tanks, politicians and NGOs