Legislation

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BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: April 2025

The Chancellor would do well to consider clean energy as a critical element of defence and make it a priority for public spending, write Public First's Daisy Powell-Chandler and Stonehaven’s Adam Bell

Government launches consultation over proposals to streamline permitting requirements for activities related to waste, water and flood risk

Majority of Brits think more needs to be done to prevent animals and plants from becoming extinct - but many feel powerless to drive change

Sales of new fossil fuel cars are to be phased out from 2030 followed by hybrids from 2035, and carmakers are to be given greater flexibilities to meet annual EV sales quotas

Acting Climate Minister confirms plans to connect more public sector buildings to district heat systems and introduce new target to decarbonise heating systems by 2045

Aldersgate Group urges government to use forthcoming industrial policy decisions to create 'right environment' for driving industrial decarbonisation at scale

Companies would be given up to two extra years to prepare for CRSD and CSDDD rules as EU pushes to streamline and simplify flagship sustainability reporting rules

The government's proposed bonfire of regulators and stripped back ecological reforms misses a growth opportunity to embrace private sector expertise to tackle the real bottlenecks in the system, writes Arbtech CEO and founder Robert Oates