'Not pulling their weight': Why G7 climate policy needs a revamp

James Murray
clock • 7 min read
'Not pulling their weight': Why G7 climate policy needs a revamp

Business leaders call on G7 to redouble efforts to deliver on COP28 promise to transition away from fossil fuels

Next week, Ministers from across the G7 will meet in Venaria Reale, Italy for the G7 Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers meeting. They will face a daunting agenda. The energy supply crunch triggered...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Climate change

National Drought Group: Dry conditions intensifying in England, despite patches of rainfall

National Drought Group: Dry conditions intensifying in England, despite patches of rainfall

Government, regulators, and experts now set to meet on a weekly basis to coordinate responses to drought conditions that are impacting homes, businesses, and farmers

Mia Willemsen, Farmers Guardian
clock 21 August 2026 • 5 min read
'We are not out of this yet': Number of wildfires in England and Wales in 2026 surpasses last year's total

'We are not out of this yet': Number of wildfires in England and Wales in 2026 surpasses last year's total

Fire and rescue services have responded to 1,132 wildfires so far this year, surpassing the number recorded throughout the whole of 2025

Michael Holder
clock 20 August 2026 • 4 min read
Climate doom may discourage climate action, but there's a way to counter it

Climate doom may discourage climate action, but there's a way to counter it

Climate doomism is rampant on social media, but there are psychological techniques and practical steps that can guard against it

Sander van der Linden, University of Cambridge and Rachel O'Boyle, University of Cambridge; Academia Sinica - The Conversation
clock 20 August 2026 • 4 min read