Climate change

Climate finance assets now make up 26 per cent of UK development finance institution's portfolio, annual review shows

Former UN climate change high-level champion for COP26 and CCC business champion named as likely next chair for UK's climate advisory body

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: July 2025

Food and nutrition giant unveils Sustainability Investment Fund, as its reports 1.9 per cent cut in absolute greenhouse gas emissions

The European Commission's proposal to cut emissions 90 per cent by 2040 contains loopholes, but it still promises to be transformational for the green economy

Farmers have been urged to use water wisely as rising temperatures raise concerns over possible drought

ECIU study finds farmers are increasingly worried about climate impacts on their productivity and profits, as fears grow about how heat wave will affect harvests

Plus electric passenger flights in the US, fossil fuel ad bans in Spain, and Microsoft's latest carbon removals deal

Despite some bright spots UN climate chief admits interim climate talks in Bonn 'struggled' to deliver progress on key issues such as climate finance and adaptation ahead of COP30 Summit

UK Green Building Council's new Climate Resilience Roadmap identifies areas across the country most vulnerable to climate hazards