WTO

European Commission threatens sanctions against trade partners who fail to meet sustainability standards

Policy

European Commission threatens sanctions against trade partners who fail to meet sustainability standards

Member states and third countries will face increased focus on beefed up Trade and Sustainable Development requirements

clock 23 June 2022 • 3 min read
'Discriminatory': EU launches WTO challenge over UK's clean energy subsidy scheme

Supply chain

'Discriminatory': EU launches WTO challenge over UK's clean energy subsidy scheme

EU accuses UK of undermining efforts to tackle climate change through its plan to make domestic content a criteria for Contracts for Difference eligibility

clock 29 March 2022 • 4 min read
Government seeks clean power contract supply chain reforms as EU tensions loom

Energy

Government seeks clean power contract supply chain reforms as EU tensions loom

Proposals for more robust assessment of supply chain plans from developers seeking clean power contracts unveiled by government

clock 04 February 2022 • 6 min read

Politics

Dividing lines, deadlocks, and milestones: Seven key takeaways from the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit

As time ticks away before COP26, Alok Sharma and the International Energy Agency hosted a major global climate summit aimed at cranking up the climate urgency

clock 01 April 2021 • 13 min read

Policy

How trade can help us reach our climate goals

There is a lot of fear new trade deals could undermine UK environmental protection, but as the CBI's Rain Newton-Smith argues, there are also significant opportunities to drive climate action

clock 09 October 2019 • 3 min read