Analysis

A new UK Industrial Strategy, climate transition plans, and the CCC's net zero progress report

Energy

A new UK Industrial Strategy, climate transition plans, and the CCC's net zero progress report

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: July 2025

clock 04 July 2025 • 2 min read
Why demand for UK green bonds remains strong, despite Trump's pushback against ESG in the US

Investment

Why a US pushback against ESG has done little to dampen demand for green bonds in the UK

Data shows demand for green bonds remains elevated in the UK, while the push for energy security and homegrown renewables only adds further impetus behind the market, according to investors and financial analysts

clock 04 July 2025 • 5 min read
UK plan to cut energy bills for industrial firms threatens to leave small businesses out in the cold

Policy

UK plan to cut energy bills for industrial firms threatens to leave small businesses out in the cold

The government wants to motivate manufacturers to electrify their energy use, but smaller firms may need more targeted support, according to Sam Hampton and Jan Rosenow at the University of Oxford

clock 26 June 2025 • 4 min read
Spending Review: All the top green commitments at a glance

Policy

Spending Review: All the top green commitments at a glance

BusinessGreen rounds up all the key spending announcements today from the Treasury in support of clean energy, low carbon industry, sustainable transport, and nature-friendly farming

clock 11 June 2025 • 8 min read
James Cleverly on net zero: 'I agree with Kemi Badenoch'

Politics

James Cleverly on net zero: 'I agree with Kemi Badenoch'

As leading lights of the Conservative Party struggle to advocate for ambitious UK leadership on net zero, where should right-leaning environmentalists look for their new political home?

clock 09 June 2025 • 7 min read
Nigel Farage's dodgy net zero maths, emissions-saving air traffic control, and what to expect from the Spending Review

Policy

Nigel Farage's dodgy net zero maths, emissions-saving air traffic control, and what to expect from the Spending Review

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: June 2025

clock 06 June 2025 • 2 min read
'Diversification is the cornerstone of energy security': Can anyone catch China in the global critical minerals race?

Supply chain

'Diversification is the cornerstone of energy security': Can anyone catch China in the global critical minerals race?

International Energy Agency warns the global supply of key energy-related metals and minerals is becoming more, not less, concentrated

clock 21 May 2025 • 9 min read
Tony Blair's mis-steps, solar rooftops, and green local election results

Politics

Tony Blair's mis-steps, solar rooftops, and green local election results

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: May 2025

clock 09 May 2025 • 2 min read
Long Duration Energy Storage: Is the government guilty of 'anti-battery bias'?

Infrastructure

Long Duration Energy Storage: Is the government guilty of 'anti-battery bias'?

Leading developers are warning a proposed new subsidy scheme will create 'arbitrary barriers to entry' for battery energy storage systems, but government insists the plans are 'technology-neutral'

clock 06 May 2025 • 8 min read
UK must grow more of its own wood to meet climate goals - new research

Supply chain

UK must grow more of its own wood to meet climate goals - new research

Tree-planting rates are far below what is needed to meet net zero targets - how can policymakers and businesses rapidly expand sustainable forests?

clock 01 May 2025 • 4 min read