News Analysis

National Audit Office warns the number of properties set to receive improved flood protection has been slashed by 40 per cent, leaving thousands of homes at risk

The UN Secretary General has warned this morning governments' ambition in support of climate action is stagnating, even as clean tech deployment accelerates - three major new reports out today corroborate his view

Ahead of crunch talks to broker a landmark Global Plastics Treaty, the OECD sets out plan for near-eliminating new plastic pollution worldwide by 2040

Plus: EU landmark nature restoration deal, USA's first DAC plant, and electric air taxis plan for take-off in India, in our round up of the top green business news from around the world this week

E3G research suggests majority of both UK manufacturers and the wider public would support the introduction of a carbon boarder adjustment mechanism

Over 10 years, thousands of engineering graduates have worked on a pilot plant, even as the wider industry has stalled

As temperature records are toppled the outlook has rarely looked bleaker, but businesses know deep decarbonisation can be delivered if only policymakers provide them with the tools

UN-backed report warns world's biggest oil and gas producing nations are on course to overshoot global Paris Agreement climate thresholds as they continue to pursue plans to expand production

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from business leaders, campaigners, and energy and climate experts to the government's new legislative agenda

As new climate regulation beckons, new analysis reveals major holes remain in most large firms' net zero transition plans