Politics

Does Labour's scaled back green investment plan represent a betrayal of the green economy or the most ambitious decarbonisation strategy ever put forward by a major Party?

All parties seeking election this year should be loudly proclaiming why and how net zero is the opportunity for growth, writes Chris Skidmore MP

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt accuses Labour of having an £8bn black hole in its Green Prosperity Plan, but Opposition slams 'flawed' analysis

West Midlands Combined Authority allocates funding to projects to expand and decarbonise transport links, support green skills, and develop zero carbon homes

EU delays key vote on corporate supply chain rules, the Global Environment Facility approves over $1bn of funding, and d.light continues its African solar drive

Labour's decision to ditch its £28bn manifesto pledge creates yet more uncertainty for green businesses, writes UK Corporate Leaders Group's Beverley Cornaby

Opposition insists revamped Green Prosperity Plan will turbocharge private sector spending, but it commits to just £23.7bn of additional investment over the next Parliament

BusinessGreen rounds up reaction from green campaigners, low-carbon businesses, and climate policy experts to Labour ditching its £28bn green investment plan

The UK economy is crying out for investment, and public spending has a critical catalysing role to play - if even Labour won't accept that fact, a slow recovery awaits

Keir Starmer expected to confirm high profile U-turn, as divisions emerge in government over plan to axe the Clean Heat Market Mechanism