Politics
Trump, taxes, climate, and capitalism
President Trump'stax affairs highlight again how he embodies the very worst of kleptocratic capitalism - a mode of doing business many corporate leaders are desperate to leave behind once and for all
RenewableUK CEO Hugh McNeal to step down next year
Outgoing CEO led the influential trade body during a period of significant growth for the UK renewable industry since taking the role in April 2016
Boris Johnson teases 'big bet' for UK on wind, hydrogen and CCS
PM touts 'green industrial revolution' as fix for climate and Covid crises as he urges countries to step up climate efforts
Reform VAT to help drive green home upgrades, campaigners urge
Green Alliance calls on government to end £2bn VAT subsidy on gas, which benefits well off, to help fund warm homes for poorer households
At what price? Zero Carbon Commission backs economy-wide £75 a tonne carbon tax
Carbon tax could generate £27bn by 2030 that could be invested into Covid-19 recovery efforts, emerging green technologies, and cushioning against any rise in household bills, campaign group argues
'The UK will lead by example': Boris Johnson urges nations to ramp up Paris climate pledges
Prime Minister to announce plans for joint UK-UN 'launchpad' event in December aimed at encouraging nations to enhance Paris Agreement commitments ahead of next year's COP26 Summit in Glasgow
'Race to win': Olympians call for UK to lead sprint against climate change
Paula Radcliffe and Mo Farah among hundreds of athletes to warn Prime Minister that the 'acute threat from climate change' threatens future Olympic and Paralympic games
Alok Sharma: 'I am calling on the world to up its ambition'
COP26 President Alok Sharma's speech at the New York Climate Week event hosted by the UN Race to Zero campaign in partnership with The Climate Group
Oxfam: Emissions of 'the one per cent' more than double those of poorest half of the world
New report highlights huge inequality among the world's carbon emitters
Global Briefing: China mulls carbon neutrality
All the latest green business news from around the world
Labour steps up push for 2030 petrol and diesel car sales ban
The opposition joins Greenpeace and Green Alliance in warning the government should introduce a ban of fossil-fuel cars by 2030 if it wants to meet its 2050 emissions target
'What's your strategy for net zero?': Mark Carney ushers in new era for MP environment group
Former Bank of England Governor addresses relaunch of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Environment, for which Green Alliance is to be secretariat
'Ambitious, achievable and beneficial': EU Commission pushes for more stretching 2030 climate target
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen touts 55 per cent emissions reduction goal for 2030 and expanded the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in inaugural State of the Union address
We want to build back not only better, but sustainably
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Kemi Badenoch, stresses that the net zero transition remains central to the government's long term strategy for the UK
More than 150 business leaders urge EU to step up 2030 emissions target
Call to adopt targets proposed in last year's Green New Deal plan made in an open letter signed by the more than 150 business leaders
'Lost decade for nature': UK accused of missing majority of UN biodiversity targets
Conversation charity has called on UK government to enact legally binding targets for biodiversity, warning that the UK’s current performance on protecting loss of wildlife is even worse than government’s already-poor self-assessment
Zoom in on Net Zero - with WBCSD's Claire O'Neill and Peter Bakker
Former COP26 President Claire O'Neill and World Business Council for Sustainable Development president Peter Bakker join BusinessGreen for a chat about challenges and opportunities the lead up to next year's critical UN climate summit
Concerned citizens, assemble
The wide-ranging report from the UK's first Citizens Assembly on how to build a net zero emission economy was inspiring and frustrating in near equal measure
Claire O'Neill joins World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Former President of COP26 appointed as managing director for climate and energy at influential international business group
MPs and chemicals industry welcome extension of UK REACH deadlines
Environmental Audit Committee welcomes move to give firms more time to register chemicals use with post-Brexit scheme
Hubbub's 'Greenprint' sets out vision for greener post-COVID-19 Britain
Environmental charity sets out wide-ranging package of policy proposals and initiatives that could help embed greener lifestyles as the UK recovers from the coronavirus crisis
Seafood stakeholders push for stricter sustainability measures in landmark Fisheries Bill
Raft of UK supermarkets and food brands warn government's current proposals could damage the ability of UK fishing communities to meet growing demand for sustainable seafood
Alok Sharma: 'There has never been a better time to invest in the green economy'
COP26 President and Business Secretary Alok Sharma's speech at the Online Platform on Sustainable and Resilient Recovery from Covid-19, hosted by the Japanese government
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