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The coronavirus pandemic will change the world, but it is impossible to know how - the green economy must now strive to shape the new normal

Critics are right to highlight the many gaps in the government's climate plans, but the Budget needs to be seen as part of an evolving and genuinely ambitious strategy

Yesterday's decision to let onshore renewables compete for clean power contracts shows the Prime Minister is willing to spend some of his political capital to get the net zero transition motoring

The Heathrow ruling proves the Paris Agreement has teeth - five years on, the investment signals lit on that night in Paris have become obvious to all

The NIC has called on the government to fast track flexible grid development - ministers should listen

The reshuffle makes it clearer than ever that Boris Johnson owns Brexit, the net zero transition, and COP26 - the pressure to deliver on his many promises is only going to intensify

BP's dramatic net zero pledge may lack some key details, but it marks yet another important step forward for global decarbonisation efforts

This week's COP26 launch may have got off to a tempestuous start, but all the elements are there for a genuinely transformative and historic Summit, the Prime Minister just needs to articulate the net zero narrative

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

BusinessGreen has been celebrating and highlighting the progress of the green economy for over a decade - but doing so has never been more important