Politics
EU carbon tax plan is an early test for post-Brexit trade talks
The UK must navigate the EU's proposed carbon border tax whilst seeking new trade deals around the world, writes Ed Birkett
Oxford City Council commits £19m to climate emergency response
Council proposes significant budget to meet recommendations proposed by the UK's first citizen's assembly
COP25: A missed opportunity, but business continues to drive ambition
Nigel Topping of the We Mean Business coalition reflects the limited progress delivered at the Madrid Summit
What Boris Johnson's government needs to do to show it is serious on climate change
After his landslide victory, Boris Johnson declared his ambition to make his country 'the cleanest, greenest on Earth'. Here's what he needs to do to prove it, writes Rebecca Willis of Lancaster University
Reports: Number 10 planning to revive Department of Energy and Climate Change
Minor reshuffle expected today as Boris Johnson prepares to replace Environment Minister Zac Goldsmith
'Betrayal and insult': COP25 reaction
BusinessGreen rounds up all the key responses to the conclusion of the UN climate talks in Madrid yesterday
'We have to find a balance': Fears of weak climate deal grow as tense talks move into extra time
COP25 hosts Chile insists a workable compromise must be found, but Brazil, the US and Australia stand accused of trying to neuter agreement
Now get Net Zero Done
Was it really 'a bad night for the climate'?
The green winners and losers of the 2019 General Election
Who's in and who's out following the historic Conservative victory
Green Party celebrates 60 per cent vote surge
More than 850,000 voters backed the Green Party, as the Party's support surged
EU leaders back 2050 net zero target
European Council endorses goal of building a 'climate neutral EU', despite continuing Polish objections
COP25 Overnight Briefing: Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance surges to almost $4tr
AXA, Aviva, CNP Assurances, and FRR join drive to decarbonise portfolios by 2050, as EU Commissioner promises 'thorough assessment' of Europe's net zero plan
Global Briefing: Denmark unveils plan for offshore wind artificial island
All the green business news from around the world this week
Conservatives secure landslide election victory, as calls build for fast-tracked climate action
Boris Johnson leads party to historic election victory, with the Prime Minister facing immediate calls for government to deliver on promise of 'green industrial revolution'
Net Zero: Crucial election set to shape UK decarbonisation strategy
Voters are going to the polls with a mandate for net zero assured, but key decisions on the UK's climate policies and 'Green Brexit' plans hanging in the balance
COP25 Overnight Briefing: Protests take centre stage as climate talks trudge on
All the latest from the UN climate talks, including 'super pollutants', German farming climate fund, and global green banks
Your guide to Europe's plan for hitting net zero
Not got time to read every line of the European Green Deal? BusinessGreen has you covered
'Man on the moon moment': Europe unveils plan to be first climate-neutral continent by 2050
Long-awaited 'European Green Deal' aims to ramp up Paris Agreement targets and take radical action to decarbonise economy - but will member states back the plan?
Does anyone deserve the green business vote?
The one upside to this miserable election has been the clear mandate for the net zero transition, but with all parties promising to bolder climate action who should green business types vote for?
COP25 Overnight Briefing: US may not need White House to deliver deep emissions cuts
After little fanfare and much frustration at the UN climate summit last week, there are hopes of greater progress as big name politicians start to arrive in Madrid
Labour revs up plan for fully-electric bus fleet across England by 2030
Party pledges to invest £4bn in transforming all 35,000 buses operating in England to run on electricity, while expanding local bus services
COP25 Overnight Briefing: Can Greta's arrival spark life into Paris Agreement talks?
Hopes are high that Greta Thunberg's arrival in Madrid can deliver some urgency for Paris Agreement talks that have shown slow progress so far
Investors: EU must agree net zero target
Investors acknowledge the scale of change required across the to meet net zero, but warn that the costs of inaction could prove be catastrophic
Trust in the just transition: Why tinkering won't work
Unless we hardwire social justice and climate radicalism into the machinery of government, we won't get a just transition, warns David Powell from the New Economics Foundation
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