Politics

Reports suggest UK government is prepared to align with EU Emissions Trading Scheme as part of efforts to strengthen ties with Brussels and avoid threat of carbon border levies

Annual Water Quality Report from Surfers Against Sewage warns industry remains badly off track to meet targets for cutting pollution incidents

Three billion litres of water are wasted every day through leaky pipes, costing customers almost £400m a year, according to a new Lib Dem-backed analysis

Plus EU Parliament and Council agree rules tackling microplastic pollution, Germany's likely coalition government agrees on climate platform, and Benin partners with VCMI to harness carbon credit revenues

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: April 2025

BloombergNEF analysis estimates US battery storage costs could jump 58 per cent under new tariffs, causing delays to much-needed new projects

The Chancellor would do well to consider clean energy as a critical element of defence and make it a priority for public spending, write Public First's Daisy Powell-Chandler and Stonehaven’s Adam Bell

The UK's political consensus on climate change may be crumbling, but swift action from businesses can create and protect value from climate risks and secure the future of market-based economies, writes Bev Cornaby, director of the Corporate Leaders Group...

Majority of Brits think more needs to be done to prevent animals and plants from becoming extinct - but many feel powerless to drive change

New study explores how businesses can respond to volatile geopolitical pressures, while continuing to advance sustainability efforts