Politics
Climate Leaders Summit: A day of diplomatic theatre, distracting jokes, and historic turning points
Ed King argues that when the history of the fifth industrial revolution is penned, this year will mark a turning point.
Re-skilling to export the UK's Green Industrial Revolution
Now is the time for all UK businesses to look to international markets and take British ingenuity to every corner of the planet, writes International Trade Minister Graham Stuart MP
Climate Leaders Summit: US, Canada, and Japan unveil enhanced 2030 climate plans, as China hints at coal phase down
First day of climate summit hosted by US offers up a number of enhanced climate targets from world leaders as Prime Minister Johnson insists he is not a 'bunny hugger'
Earth Day: US and Japan confirm ambitious new climate targets
Biden administration confirms new national climate action will commit US to cutting emissions by 50 to 52 per cent against 2005 levels by 2030
'We can be a green finance powerhouse': MPs urge Treasury to beef up climate plans
New Treasury Committee report on net zero transition and future of green finance calls on government to consider climate labelling for financial products and ramp up efforts to tackle greenwash
Earth Day: Prime Minister urges world leaders not to 'throw away chance to preserve our planet'
Boris Johnson to tell Climate Leaders Summit the question of how to reach net zero emissions is 'not so much technical as political'
EU approves 2030 climate goals, as US preps plan to halve emissions
EU reaches late night deal backing plan to cut emissions 55 per cent by 2030, as reports suggests President Biden will approve goal to halve US emissions by end of the decade
Why the Sixth Carbon Budget is a BFD
The UK's world leading new carbon target for 2035 is worthy of celebration, but there are considerable caveats and growing fears about the government's 'magic decarbonisation tree'
Reports: UK to confirm strengthened carbon budget targets for 2035
Government expected to confirm ambitious new goals for early-2030s ahead of President Biden's high profile Leaders Summit
How Defra's post-Brexit statutory instrument spree could weaken UK environmental law
Detailed analysis of more than 100 EU exit statutory instruments laid by Defra prompts campaigners to warn of 'significant governance gaps in the application, interpretation and enforcement of environmental law' post-Brexit
Global briefing: US eyes sweeping climate risk disclosure rules
All the top green business news from around the world this week, including China coal fleet concerns, ultra-white paint and Brazil's rainforest funding demands
COP26: Nations agree to hold upcoming pre-summit talks online
Compromise means informal talks will take place virtually next month as UK battles to ensure Glasgow summit itself takes place in person
Diverse voices in sustainable business are crucial to building a green economy
A generation of green business leaders from ethnically diverse backgrounds is needed to fix the climate change crisis, writes Liberal Democrat councillor Rabina Khan
COP26: The current state of play
With the status of the Glasgow Summit up in the air, Alok Sharma has set out his 'wish list' for crucial Paris Agreement climate negotiations in 2021
Why was the Green Homes Grant scheme scrapped so quickly?
It is vital the government come up with a series of new initiatives to ensure Boris Johnson's proud green boasts to the UN really do become a reality in our housing stock
Top US business leaders urge Biden to deliver 'bold' 2030 emissions goal
Over 300 of America's largest firms back open letter to President Biden calling on him to set a 2030 target to cut emissions by at least 50 per cent against 2005 levels
'A lot of mainstream financiers saw us as a bunch of hippies': James Alexander reflects on UKSIF at 30
As the UK's Sustainable Investment and Finance Association celebrates 30 years of existence, CEO James Alexander discusses what is in store for the sector over the next three decades
'Undemocratic': Greta Thunberg raises alarm over Covid impact on COP26 Climate Summit
One of world's highest profile climate activists suggests further postponement of crucial Climate Summit may be required, but warns any delay must not impact climate action
Tributes flow following death of Peter Ainsworth, Conservative MP and pioneering Green Tory
Former colleagues and friends have paid tribute to former Conservative frontbencher Peter Ainsworth, who played an integral role in pushing conservation and climate action into the political mainstream
Sadiq Khan pledges 170,000 London green jobs in mayoral re-election pitch
The incumbent Mayor seeks to build on promise to make London carbon neutral by 2030 as he sets out election manifesto
Plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport are incompatible with the UK's net zero commitment
Approving expansion of the airport would contradict the advice of the Climate Change Committee, argues Labour MP Hilary Benn
Dividing lines, deadlocks, and milestones: Seven key takeaways from the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit
As time ticks away before COP26, Alok Sharma and the International Energy Agency hosted a major global climate summit aimed at cranking up the climate urgency
'Build Back Better': When is an industrial strategy not an industrial strategy?
As the government announces another wave of clean tech funding, a new Plan for Growth is taking shape – and it looks a lot like the industrial strategy it replaces
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