Labour

New MPs 'greener' than predecessors, but many remained misinformed about new clean technologies, according to YouGov poll

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: September 2024

The change in tone on net zero since Rishi Sunak left Downing Street is palpable and barriers to clean energy investment have already been removed - but green business experts warn many difficult policy challenges now need to be addressed as a matter...

Think tank claims green taxes could help Labour 'balance the books', but government insists there are 'no plans' for a shift towards road pricing

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: August 2024

Members of Climate Group's SteelZero initiative call on government to include plans for lower emission steel supplies in promised Industrial Strategy

Pressure mounts on new government to deliver a more ambitious policy programme to accelerate the decarbonisation of road transport in the UK

New National Energy System Operator to advise on costs, benefits, challenges, and risks of decarbonising the electricity grid by the end of the decade

Prime Minister stresses centrality of GB Energy and green growth, as Labour promises to tackle 'dire economic inheritance' left by Conservatives

YouGov polling for ECIU indicates policies such as setting up GB Energy, lifting the de facto ban on onshore wind, and halting new licences for North Sea drilling have strong public support