News Analysis

Workforce 2030: Widening skills gap threatens to undermine government housebuilding, clean energy, warm homes, and net zero ambitions, warns Engineering & Building Services Skills Alliance

Illegal forest clearing in Brazil hits record low, plus Mumbai picked to host Earthshot Prize 2026, and Denmark to offer farmers €1bn to return land to nature

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February 2026 part two

There are encouraging signs the government’s clean power plans are starting to deliver on their considerable promise, but concerns remain over costs, delivery, and the continuing 'spark gap'

Scotland's Just Transition Commission warns policymakers in Holyrood and Westminster that 'there is no just path to net zero through deindustrialisation'

Research from investor-backed FAIRR initiative warns majority of seafood companies lack robust implementation strategies for their traceability commitments

Scientists warn further temperature increases are on horizon, TotalEngeries inks 15-year solar deal to power Google data centres, and Seychelles coral facility achieves landmark spawning event

Green economy stakeholders give warm welcome to government's latest clean energy auction results and release of much-anticipated Local Power Plan

New guidance shaping government spending decisions requires Ministers to consider environmental principles, climate and biodiversity goals, and future climate resilience

New report reveals record year for Africa's solar industry, China's clean tech industries now bigger than all but seven of the world’s economies, and Türkiye appoints COP31 Climate High-Level Champion