Politics

If we want the UK to be a global leader in clean transport and support domestic automotive production, we cannot afford to keep wavering on net zero targets, writes Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse

Donald Trump's victory has triggered fresh calls for a rolling back of climate action, but such arguments are based on lazy and dangerously flawed assumptions - in an end of year essay BusinessGreen editor James Murray asks, what next for the climate...

Blanket ban to be imposed on three specific neonicotinoids in the UK to help protect pollinators estimated to support £500m in annual economic benefits

Plus Pakistan and Bahamas back global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, Ecuador's debt-for-nature swap, and other top green business stories from around the world this week

White House submits new climate action plan under the Paris Agreement, in a bid to provide framework for US states even if President-elect Trump's quits international accord

Government receives official advice calling on it to roll out global climate and sustainability reporting standards for use in UK with 'minor amendments'

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband and Co-operative Group CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq to co-chair revamped group tasked with supporting new zero policy development

Storm Darragh was a miserable reminder of how poorly prepared Britain is for increasingly extreme weather, yet the government is is still failing to provide the ambition needed on adaptation, argues Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay

New legislation and guidance to give National Parks and National Landscapes clear mandate to widen public access to nature and better protect trees, peatland, and wildlife