Boris Johnson: A 'vibrant free market' will spur green growth

BusinessGreen staff
clock • 2 min read

Tory leadership frontrunner becames latest candidate to make case for bolder climate action, arguing private sector can make the UK the world's 'cleanest, greenest economy'

Britain should harness market forces to kickstart the innovation required to make the country a world-leading low-carbon economy, Boris Johnson, the frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race, declared...

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

BusinessGreen staff
Author spotlight

BusinessGreen staff

View profile
More from BusinessGreen staff

'Not a victimless crime': Annual fly-tipping incidents rise to over 1.2 million in England

Smart home energy appliances need a smart market

More on Policy

Study: Two thirds of local authorities are not confident they will reach net zero by 2050
Policy

Study: Two thirds of local authorities are not confident they will reach net zero by 2050

Budget constraints seen as most significant barrier to decarbonisation for eight-in-10 local authorities, new FOI requests reveal

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 26 February 2026 • 3 min read
Why Europe's flagship climate policy - the ETS - is under threat
Policy

Why Europe's flagship climate policy - the ETS - is under threat

The EU's Emissions Trading Scheme is the cornerstone of its decarbonisation policy, but it is currently under fierce pressure for reform from industry groups and some member countries, writes Andrew Warren

Andrew Warren
clock 26 February 2026 • 5 min read
Omnibus Package: EU Council signs off corporate reporting and due diligence reforms
Policy

Omnibus Package: EU Council signs off corporate reporting and due diligence reforms

Package diluting key sustainability reporting rules to be published in the EU's official journal in the coming days before formally entering into force

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 25 February 2026 • 4 min read