Policy

Historic Budget hikes taxes on businesses, private jets, and oil and gas firms, as Chancellor promises to invest to 'rebuild Britain'

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: October 2024 – Part Two

Chancellor tipped to boost clean energy infrastructure investment and formally instruct the Bank of England to prioritise climate action, as government signals it intends to strengthen UK net zero plans

Defra publishes new rules for classifying land as protected, as latest estimates suggest just seven per cent of land England meets criteria

Final investment decisions for first e-fuel production plants must be secured within next two years if aviation sector is to meet EU mandates for Sustainable Aviation Fuels, report warns

Banner Review warns unsuccessful Judicial Reviews against wind farms and other clean energy projects are causing significant delays

Group of eight governments, including the UK, France, and Germany, confirm fresh funding for biodiversity protection and restoration programmes

A failure to include community energy in the Great British Energy Bill could compromise the UK's climate progress, writes Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse

But plans to lift national cap on bus fares from £2 to £3 slammed by green groups for potentially encouraging more polluting cars on UK roads

Climate Change Committee argues UK's updated Paris Agreement climate plan should aim for an 81 cut in emissions, excluding aviation and shipping, against a 1990 baseline