Green Brexit
Government confirms post-Brexit plans for vehicle emissions standards
Department for Transport publishes responses to consultations on how to regulate emissions standards for cars, vans, and lorries from January
Government again rejects pleas for green safeguards in Agriculture Bill
Farmers, opposition MPs and environmental campaigners accuse government of broken promises after failing to back UK food and environmental standards in farming legislation
Successful UK carbon pricing reform needs new carbon taxes and a new net zero-aligned carbon market
Dr Ben Caldecott argues the row currently raging between Treasury and BEIS over whether to introduce a new carbon tax or UK emissions trading scheme presents a false choice
'Very concerning': Crunch time for 'green Brexit' as trade deal deadline looms
Reports may have suggested that the UK and EU have reached agreement on incorporating the Paris Agreement into any trade deal, but with just 12 weeks to go until the Brexit transition period ends huge uncertainties and risks remain for the green economy...
Free trade, free speech, environmental free-for-all?
From XR protests and trade board appointments to Brexit brinkmanship and transport funding, the government's triangulation on green issues points to a high stakes autumn
Brexit: October trade talks deadline stokes fears for environment
Green figures slam growing prospect of no-deal Brexit as 'seriously bad' for environment and COP26 climate summit
Defra plots green planning rules overhaul as it promises nature-friendly recovery
Environment Secretary George Eustice announces £9m for policy pilots as he promises to 'build back greener' after Covid-19 and Brexit
Environment Secretary George Eustice: 'Building back greener means what it says'
Environment Secretary George Eustice's speech at Green Alliance event setting out his vision for a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic
'Let's get going'? Green economy urged to prepare for Brexit, but huge uncertainties remain
As government launches Brexit PR offensive and news emerges of new lorry parks in Kent, many questions remain unanswered on the future of green standards and governance
New Trade and Agriculture Commission fuels green group's post-Brexit fears
Government insists new group will help ensure 'environmental standards in food production are not undermined', but big green NGOs appear to have been frozen out of influential body
'Time is running out': Green groups issue dire warning on post-Brexit environmental safeguards
Environmental standards 'likely to be weaker' from 2021 under current government plans, Greener UK warns
Reports: EU pushes back on UK emissions trading scheme plan
Reuters reports that proposals to link EU and UK ETS unlikely to gain Brussels approval without fresh safeguards
'The war is definitely not over': New front opens up in the battle of the chlorinated chicken
Government steps up efforts to assure farmers it will not allow an influx of products made to lower US standards, but experts fear major loopholes remain
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Green Alliance's Shaun Spiers
VIDEO: Green Alliance executive director joins BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray to discuss net zero, COP26, Brexit, and delivering a green recovery from Covid-19
Government debuts plan for world's first net zero-aligned Emissions Trading Scheme
Response to consultation confirms government plans to press ahead with development of post-Brexit UK carbon trading scheme
Government sketches out plans for energy and carbon pricing deal ahead of crunch EU trade talks
Differences on regulatory alignment between EU and UK expected to come to head in next month's talks
Green Brexit: Fears rise over 'back-door regression' on environmental standards
Key review measures have been stripped from most of the EU green laws transferred onto UK statute books, study suggests
'Deeply regrettable': UK and EU at loggerheads over Brexit trade deal climate conditions
FT reveals UK is pushing back against EU calls for commitments to Paris Agreement to be included in post-Brexit trade deal, as campaigners warn 'climate change is too important for games of this sort'
Britain's Brexit negotiating plan: All the key green takeaways
With trade deal talks kicking-off on Monday BusinessGreen pulls together the UK's stance on a range of crucial climate and energy issues
'Reverse nature's decline': Government unveils sweeping farming subsidy reforms
Long awaited proposals for Environmental Land Management scheme announced, as government looks to reward farmers for environmental efforts such as tree planting, flood protection, and wildlife restoration
Return of the Environment Bill
As the government's flagship post-Brexit green legislation makes its way through Parliament, there are a number of ways it must strengthened, argues Ruth Chambers of Green Alliance
Boris Johnson promises high green standards - but no alignment on EU rules
PM gears up for clash with Brussels in free trade deal talks, as EU insists level playing field needed for close future relationship
Brexit Day: The great green gamble begins
Whether you regard the prospect as exciting or terrifying, the UK is embarking on an uncertain journey outside the EU - the consequences for the environment and the green economy, both good and bad, will be considerable
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