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Developing country climate plans deserve our respect
A number of developing countries are coming forward with ambitious decarbonisation plans, but as Ed King explains, their significance is often too easily ignored
Global Briefing: Coronavirus crisis will have 'negligible' impact on emissions without green recovery, study warns
All the green business news from around the world this week
'An opportunity to bring about a better future': Top economists call for the end of the carbon economy
Group of leading economists call on policymakers to hasten the close of the 'carbon economy'
Zoom in on Net Zero with Professor Michael E. Mann
World-renowned climate scientist and author joins BusinessGreen for a chat about climate justice, US politics, dealing with climate deniers, and the science behind net zero
Alok Sharma: 'I want to urge all businesses to join the Race to Zero Coalition'
COP26 President Alok Sharma's speech yesterday to the Let's Build Back Better event hosted by the British High Commission in Wellington
Whitehall needs to set itself a 'net zero test'
WWF's Gareth Redmond-King argues that the crucial upcoming Autumn Budget and Spending Review has to deliver on promising 'green recovery' rhetoric
Green Home Grants: Government confirms rules for September launch of £2bn scheme
Chancellor: 'This is going to be a green recovery with concern for our environment at its heart'
Reports: Copying EU chemicals registrations to UK database will cost businesses £1bn
Chemicals Industries Association warns that a data-sharing deal is necessary to prevent chemicals companies shouldering heavy costs to duplicate their data from the EU's chemicals database to the UK Reach system
UK Pensions Minister under fire over fossil fuel divestment stance
More than 60 figures sign letter criticising Guy Opperman's claims that forcing pension funds to divest would be 'self-defeating and counterproductive'
Reports: Government mulling review of support for overseas oil and gas projects
Reports suggest Boris Johnson keen to end UK loan guarantees for oil and gas projects overseas amid reputational concerns for the UK ahead of COP26
How to not be churlish about (fairly) good news
The Chancellor's green home upgrade scheme risks repeating the mistakes of past retrofitting programmes, writes Alan Whitehead MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Energy and Clean Growth
Global Briefing: Democrats eye 2050 net zero goal for US
Plus Indian Railways aim for net zero, Norway CCS plans, and all the top green business news from around the world this week
MEPs slam EU recovery budget for watering down climate funding
Resolution backed by EU Parliament sets scene for crunch negotiations with Council over bloc's long-term budget
Environmental sustainability and resilience for a clean and green recovery
Defra and DfID minister Lord Goldsmith's speech at the Chatham House’s Global Forum on Forest Governance
EU recovery package: Net zero launch pad or missed opportunity?
As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain
Boris Johnson touts £350m innovation funding to fuel 'green, sustainable recovery'
PM marks first year in Number 10 with support for raft of CCS, hydrogen, green construction, space and transport projects
MPs urge government to 'dramatically scale-up' net zero in recovery plans
Cross party MPs from the Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and SNP join businesses in calling for clear net zero roadmap to 2050
Defra plots green planning rules overhaul as it promises nature-friendly recovery
Environment Secretary George Eustice announces £9m for policy pilots as he promises to 'build back greener' after Covid-19 and Brexit
Environment Secretary George Eustice: 'Building back greener means what it says'
Environment Secretary George Eustice's speech at Green Alliance event setting out his vision for a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic
'Golden opportunity': MPs urge government to 'supercharge' a green recovery for aviation
Cross party group of 35 MPs call on Chancellor to invest £500m towards developing green aviation fuels and technologies in wake of Covid-19
Global Briefing: Japan to slash coal power financing in developing world
Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week
Mayors launch Green and Just Recovery Plan
C40 Cities group of Mayors issues fresh call for national governments to end fossil fuel subsidies, as top scientists call on EU to deliver bolder net zero strategy
Reports: Government mulls plans for 'Green Investment Bank 2.0'
Energy and Clean Growth Minister Kwasi Kwarteng confirms there is 'an ongoing debate within government' about how to revive the Green Investment Bank
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