Politics

BT, Google, Vodafone UK, Virgin Media O2, and Unilever among firms calling for Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin regime to provide greater pricing transparency and clearer links to renewables investment

Foreign Secretary and Energy Security Secretary deliver simultaneous speeches setting out new government's plans to turbocharge decarbonisation efforts

COP29 Presidency outlines plans to lead 15 separate global initiatives at Baku Summit, covering everything from green grid upgrades and hydrogen to farming, tourism, and the pursuit of world peace

Mayor of London to be given new powers to transform the 'jewel in the crown of Britain’s retail sector'

Reports the budget for the Environmental Land Management Scheme could be cut has united farmers, green campaigners, and former Environment Secretaries in warning the UK's climate goals could be put at risk

We Mean Business Coalition calls on governments around to the world to provide clear fossil fuel phase out roadmaps and sector specific net zero policies ahead of crucial COP30 Summit

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: August 2024

The latest OBR report on the UK's increasingly unsustainable deficit and the macro trends that threaten to make it worse still demands a bold response

Energy Systems Catapult calls on government to turn tide on excess winter deaths and back a national trial of its warm home prescribing service

Office for Budgetary Responsibility warns climate change and an ageing population are set to deal further blows to the UK's already dire public finances