Politics

President uses inauguration address to confirm plans to accelerate US fossil fuel development, revoke electric vehicle mandates, and hike tariffs on imported goods, as White House declares US will quit Paris Agreement

President-elect promises to sign wave of executive orders 'within hours' of today's inauguration, with the Paris Agreement and restrictions on oil and gas drilling in the firing line

Senior figures from across the energy sector have are to join the start-up board for the government's new GB Energy venture

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: January 2025

Sign off of latest wave of Inflation Reduction Act funding should 'Trump-proof' flagship green initiatives - but $20bn of previously announced funding could be vulnerable, new figures reveal

New study from Yale University compares US and UK attitudes to climate change to reveal the UK is more aware and concerned about escalating climate impacts

New analysis finds media opinion formers are less likely to publicly question climate science than they were a decade ago, but attacks on climate action has intensified

Fracking firm CEO Chris Wright has been nominated to lead the US Department of Energy, and his climate sceptic views do not augur well, writes Andrew Warren

Industry Minister Sarah Jones leads trade mission to Riyadh, as government prepares to launch Critical Minerals and Industrial strategies

China set to issue inaugural overseas sovereign green bond in London later this year, as governments launch controversial push to strengthen clean energy ties