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'Move from ambition to action': Government urged to ramp up green policies and spending in 2021
'Move from ambition to action': Government urged to ramp up green policies and spending in 2021

Green Alliance warns that major decarbonisation policy gaps must be filled next year if government is to achieve its bold 2030 carbon reduction target

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  • 29 December 2020
BusinessGreen's most read stories of 2020
BusinessGreen's most read stories of 2020

From PPE and Presidential elections, to heat pumps and climate anxiety, here are our top ranking stories of the year

  • Climate change
  • 29 December 2020
'A huge relief': Historic UK-EU trade deal avoids cliff-edge Brexit for green businesses
'A huge relief': Historic UK-EU trade deal avoids cliff-edge Brexit for green businesses

Brexit deal finally brokered on Christmas Eve, but big questions remain over long term ramifications for environmental standards and green trade

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  • 24 December 2020
2020: A year of crisis, crossroads, and alternative histories
2020: A year of crisis, crossroads, and alternative histories

A year of tragedy and chaos has also seen a dramatic leap forward for the global green economy

  • 22 December 2020
'We have no time to waste': Biden confirms key White House climate appointments
'We have no time to waste': Biden confirms key White House climate appointments

President-elect announces 'trailblazing' team to lead his ambitious climate policy from next year including Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary

  • Politics
  • 21 December 2020
Global Briefing: Top European truckmakers vow to phase out internal combustion engines
Global Briefing: Top European truckmakers vow to phase out internal combustion engines

All the green business news from around the world this week

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  • 18 December 2020
Wet winter warning: Labour calls for flood preparedness taskforce
Wet winter warning: Labour calls for flood preparedness taskforce

Opposition accuses government of 'letting down flood-hit communities yet again' as new analysis suggests flood recovery grants have not been fully distributed

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  • 16 December 2020
Biden preps green team with McCarthy, Granholm,and Buttigieg in the frame
Biden preps green team with McCarthy, Granholm,and Buttigieg in the frame

Reports suggest former Environmental Protection Agency head Gina McCarthy is set to be appointed as domestic climate czar

  • Policy
  • 16 December 2020
Supreme Court overturns ruling blocking Heathrow third runway
Supreme Court overturns ruling blocking Heathrow third runway

BREAKING: Campaigners vow to challenge decision in European Court of Human Rights, arguing the Supreme Court has 'betrayed' the public by ruling Ministers did not have to consider the Paris Agreement when approving the controversial project

  • Aviation
  • 16 December 2020
Everything you need to know about the UK's landmark Energy White Paper
Everything you need to know about the UK's landmark Energy White Paper

After several delays spanning at least a year, the government has finally unveiled vision for a future net zero energy system - here are the eight things you need to know about the long-awaited Energy White Paper

  • Politics
  • 14 December 2020
Energy White Paper: The green economy reacts
Energy White Paper: The green economy reacts

'Business stands ready to deliver the investment and innovation needed to turn ambition into reality, and the proposals outlined in the Energy White Paper will give firms further confidence to deliver new infrastructure'

  • Policy
  • 14 December 2020
Joe Biden confirms plans for major economies climate summit ahead of COP26
Joe Biden confirms plans for major economies climate summit ahead of COP26

As Climate Ambition Summit unlocks a wave of modest new climate pledges, the US President-elect vows to 'to do all that we possible can' to accelerate global climate action

  • Policy
  • 14 December 2020
'A quantum leap for climate action': UK pledges to end support for overseas oil and gas projects
'A quantum leap for climate action': UK pledges to end support for overseas oil and gas projects

Prime Minister announces UK will cut off all taxpayer support for new overseas oil, gas, and coal projects ahead of COP26, in move that has been applauded by campaigners, economists, and opposition parties

  • Policy
  • 11 December 2020
'Europe is the leader': EU agrees deal to strengthen carbon target to 55 per cent cut by 2030
'Europe is the leader': EU agrees deal to strengthen carbon target to 55 per cent cut by 2030

European Council President Charles Michel confirms marathon talks reached an agreement to strengthen medium term carbon target and release green recovery package

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  • 11 December 2020
Just wishing Brexit done is not a recipe for future environmental success
Just wishing Brexit done is not a recipe for future environmental success

Decisions made over the coming weeks and months will define the UK for generations - the government must choose higher green standards, stronger protections and global leadership, argues Greener UK's Benjamin Halfpenny

  • Politics
  • 10 December 2020
'Radical collabration is essential': UN-backed global citizens' assembly to take place ahead of COP26
'Radical collabration is essential': UN-backed global citizens' assembly to take place ahead of COP26

'Biggest ever' citizen's assembly will encourage climate discussions between 'millions' of global citizens in lead up to vital climate summit, according to partner organisations

  • Policy
  • 10 December 2020
Writing the book on the net zero transition
Writing the book on the net zero transition

The CCC's epic new report provides the blueprint for a net zero economy, the rationale for following it, and hints at the high drama that will define the century - it could prove to be a canonical document

  • 09 December 2020
Dame Glenys Stacey named as preferred candidate to head Office for Environmental Protection
Dame Glenys Stacey named as preferred candidate to head Office for Environmental Protection

Environment Secretary George Eustice reveals that acting chief regulator at Ofqual is the government's leading candidate to become chair at post-Brexit green watchdog

  • Politics
  • 09 December 2020
'Open for low carbon business': UK climate advisors unveil 'world first' 2050 net zero economy plan
'Open for low carbon business': UK climate advisors unveil 'world first' 2050 net zero economy plan

'This investment programme is going to breathe life into the UK economy - it's as much an economic policy as a climate policy, particularly over the next 10 years as we recover from the pandemic'

  • Net Zero Now
  • 09 December 2020
Nursed ratchet: Brexit talks end where they began, with a stand-off over sovereignty and standards
Nursed ratchet: Brexit talks end where they began, with a stand-off over sovereignty and standards

A UK-EU trade deal hangs in the balance as diplomats battle to resolve the irresolvable conundrum created by the UK's desire to maintain access to the world's largest market without abiding by its rules

  • Policy
  • 07 December 2020
Reports: Number 10 mulls COP26 reshuffle as anticipation builds for crucial climate summit
Reports: Number 10 mulls COP26 reshuffle as anticipation builds for crucial climate summit

UK urges governments to come forward with 'very clear ambition and targets' at this week's Climate Action Summit, amid fresh warnings of devastating climate impacts

  • Policy
  • 07 December 2020
No country compliant with Paris Agreement climate goals, analysis warns
No country compliant with Paris Agreement climate goals, analysis warns

Annual Climate Change Performance Index points to mixed progress among world's 58 highest emitters

  • Policy
  • 07 December 2020
Government urged to heed external advice when drawing up net zero policies
Government urged to heed external advice when drawing up net zero policies

Report from Institute for Government calls on Ministers to engage more extensively with external sources of evidence and analysis when designing energy policies, warning that departments have 'at times been too insular'

  • Policy
  • 07 December 2020
The government is backsliding on the Environment Bill before it even becomes law
The government is backsliding on the Environment Bill before it even becomes law

In its current form the Environment Bill risks undermining the UK's aspiration for green leadership, argues ClientEarth lawyer Hatti Owens

  • Politics
  • 07 December 2020
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