News Analysis

Government impact assessment claims Planning and Infrastructure Bill could unlock multi-billion-pound economic boost over 10 years, but admits it only has 'limited data' on potential environmental risks

Plus Kenya's new national climate plan, Equinor's row with the Trump administration over US wind farms, and all the top green business news from around the world this week

Hefty US tariff hikes on Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil imports could serve to drive up demand for more land-use intensive soybean oil production, reports Anthony Harwood

Office for Environmental Protection warns current iteration of Planning and Infrastructure Bill would weaken environmental protections, further fuelling nature campaigners' fears landmark legislation lacks sufficient safeguards

Opponents of climate action have had a field day, but those businesses and entrepreneurs working to accelerate the net zero transition remain undaunted

Local Government Association proposes series of policy and funding interventions to enable councils to fulfil their role as central players in tackling climate change

A new report from BloombergNEF reveals the true scale of China's dominance of clean tech manufacturing, and asks what it means for a global economy on the brink of a trade war

But UK risks falling behind other nations in Europe which offer greater support for sustainable chemicals and materials start-ups, warns BB-REG-NET

President Trump backs seabed mining, Climeworks inks another carbon removal deal, and a new EV charging record is declared

More than 40 climate experts write to MPs as Planning and Infrastructure Bill moves towards committee stage to warn proposals could allow developers to sidestep environmental laws