News Analysis

From oil and gas licenses to heat pumps and recycling to active travel, crucial planks of the government’s climate policy framework are coming under attack from all sides

Last week's crunch talks were on the 'brink of chaos', but on Friday 170 nations agreed to draw up an initial first draft of a global plastic pollution treaty by November

Plus major Saudi green hydrogen facility, ExxonMobil CCS deal and all the top green business news from around the world this week

Clean energy boom in China and policies enacted in wake of energy crisis are expected to send renewable power records tumbling over the next two years, according to the IEA

PwC warns rising carbon credit costs on the voluntary carbon market driven by growing integrity push could render some offset-reliant net zero plans 'unviable'

France's trail-blazing flight ban, Europe's largest e-methanol plant, and New Zealand's landmark green steel project all feature in this week's Global Briefing

Verra's CEO steps down, boomtime for solar and batteries, and UK oil licensing : BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: May

The Energy Security and Net Zero Minister’s vision for a decarbonised UK is compelling, but will green businesses and investors find it convincing?

As warnings mount about the UK's green skills shortage, why is progress on ramping up gender diversity in the energy sector still so sluggish?