Greener UK
Green Brexit or race to the bottom? Five key green business takeaways from the UK-EU trade deal
On Christmas Eve the UK and EU averted a damaging no-deal scenario, but the resulting trade deal still leaves many outstanding questions about the UK's environmental policy prospects unanswered
Just wishing Brexit done is not a recipe for future environmental success
Decisions made over the coming weeks and months will define the UK for generations - the government must choose higher green standards, stronger protections and global leadership, argues Greener UK's Benjamin Halfpenny
Net Zero Festival: The political case for net zero
VIDEO: Green Alliance executive director Shaun Spiers argues that while climate action has broken into the political mainstream, many politicians have yet to fully comprehend the scale of the net zero challenge ahead
'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...
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
Government seeks legally-binding environmental targets from 2022
Defra promises 'robust, evidence led process' to set in statute air, water, waste and biodiversity targets by the end of October 2022
'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
'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
'Fearful for the future': Environmental charities urge government to beef-up £750m aid package
The Wildlife Trusts and Green Alliance among groups warning aid package not enough to protect the struggling sector amid urgent climate and environmental crises
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans
Ministers should urgently 'make a clear statement of ambition' on climate and flood resilience, UK climate, infrastructure and insurance experts warn
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
Environment Bill leaves wriggle-room for weaker standards after Brexit, green groups warn
Proposed law offers no legal guarantees current UK green standards will not be weakened after Brexit, Greener UK warns
Green Brexit: What the hell happens now?
BusinessGreen rounds up the crucial green questions and issues which will need resolving before the UK exits the EU at the end of 2020
Andrea Leadsom promises 'stronger, greener' UK as government readies Environment Bill
Landmark Environment Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament today, but concerns remain over strength of green targets and regulatory enforcement
Fears rise among green businesses as Sajid Javid signals Brexit split from EU rules
Business and environmental groups again warn that move away from EU standards could harm UK environment and green industry progress
Agriculture Bill: Government targets 'balance between food production and environment'
Defra to table updated Agriculture Bill in Parliament today, promising radical overhaul of 'bureaucratic' EU farming subsidies
Government to 'stand firm' on green standards as it rules out US chlorinated chicken imports
Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers issues firm promise UK will not chicken-out of EU food and environmental standards in US trade deal talks
Brexit Deal: Government faces growing calls to beef up environmental protections
As government loses crunch vote on rushed timetable for Withdrawal Agreement Bill, MPs table amendment to stop backsliding on environmental standards
Currying favour: Concerns rise over threat to UK food standards from US trade deal
As XR activists block roads into Westminster, Defra fears the UK may also be blocking chances of an EU trade deal by compromising with the US on environmental standards
'Pretty grim': Greener UK slam Boris Johnson's Brexit deal as 'bad for the environment'
Prime Minister's plan would end commitment to level playing field with EU on environmental standards, sparking serious concerns among green campaigners
Threat to post-Brexit environmental safeguards escalating, green groups warn
Quarterly Brexit Risk Tracker from Greener UK group concludes environmental standards 'under greatest threat since start of Brexit process'
Green groups urge leadership candidates to prioritise climate emergency, but are they listening?
Alliance of 43 civil society groups call on Conservative and Liberal Democrat leadership candidates to explain how they intend to tackle escalating environmental threats
Survey: 70 per cent of UK public want urgent climate action
As candidates to become Prime Minister reassert support for net zero goal, major survey reveals climate change has become a 'mainstream issue' for the British public
Investing in the environment is an investment in people
Greener UK's Ruth Chambers and Maddy Carroll argue the government's backing for a net zero transition needs to be accompanied by a similarly bold move on environmental protection
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