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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

Government confirms West Cumbria Mining has withdrawn planning application for controversial coal mine

The best net zero solutions galvanise people and make policy relatable - by giving communities a sense of agency, research suggests successful transformation is more likely

Companies would be given up to two extra years to prepare for CRSD and CSDDD rules as EU pushes to streamline and simplify flagship sustainability reporting rules

UK faces 10 per cent tariff on all exports to the US, as EU gets hit with 20 per cent levy and China faces 54 per cent charge