Politics

VIDEO: BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray chats to Boston Consulting Group's Bas Sudmeijer and Chaitanya Kumar from the New Economics Foundation about the significance of next year's UN climate summit

Faith groups, health professionals, youth climate leaders and academics join Conservative MPs and former world leaders in urging UK to ramp up Paris Agreement target

It will be a massive own goal if the UK fails to announce a substantial commitment at the Climate Ambition Summit it is hosting in December, argues ECIU's Dr Alison Doig

The Elders write to Boris Johnson arguing enhanced UK climate action 'would reverberate around the world' and set tone for COP26 next year

The government must rebalance nuclear's place in the energy portfolio and bring the public onside while there is still time, argues Bright Blue's Andrew Leming

Nikkei news agency reports that major speech expected next week that will see Japan match the EU in formally setting an economy-wide net zero target

Transport Secretary's speech to the aviation industry on building back greener and more resilient from the Covid-19 crisis

More than 40 backbenchers and Lords call for new climate plan in line with CCC's recommendations backed by strong diplomatic resources to ensure successful COP26

VIDEO: Gavin Esler talks to UNDP's Cassie Flynn; the UK government's Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility Lord Callanan, Jen Austin from the High Level Climate Champions for COP25 and COP26, and E3G's Shane Tomlinson

Analysis published by We Mean Business coalition recommends policymakers reject traditional stimulus programmes that focus on VAT reductions and boosting household spending in favour of targeted support for green technologies and solutions