News Analysis

New report from Aldersgate Group sets out four principles for how environmental regulation could be made more effective for the planet and the UK economy

Some experts are backing sweeping proposals designed to better optimise renewables development across the country - others fear a 'postcode lottery' and investment freeze

Spain to follow France in banning flights where rail offers viable alternative, Italy confirms coal phase out date, and Azerbaijan joins global methane pledge

New analysis from EY urges boards to urgently tackle 'cooling' of corporate commitments to deliver on sustainability targets

Report explores potential of world's four biggest emitters to ensure global greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2024

New report warns of legal, financial, and reputational risks posed to businesses by fast-evolving greenwash regulation in the UK and EU

Germany sets out new plans to boost carbon removals, New York revives two offshore wind farm projects, and Brazil unveils a major new green finance programme

Natural resource extraction, consumption set to rise 60 per cent by 2060, damaging the climate, biodiversity and human prosperity in the process, UN report warns

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February part two

IEA report confirms global CO2 emissions from the energy sector rose 1.1 per cent in 2023, but growth is slowing thanks to renewables and electric car rollout