Politics

Oxfam, CAN Europe, and ClientEarth among organisations warning plans to re-open EU sustainability disclosure standards could undermine environmental efforts

UNFCCC executive secretary Simon Stiell describes climate action as 'a money-making opportunity too big to ignore' in first major speech of a crucial year for climate diplomacy

Analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link finds only a fraction of expected land has been supported for nature recovery through the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme since its launch last year

Government reveals planning revamp and new task force to make it easier to bring new nuclear plants and SMRs on line

The boss of Britain's biggest business group, Rain Newton-Smith, reckons the government should double down on net zero and green growth in response to mounting global trade war

Government set to ease restrictions on where new nuclear plants can be built to enable faster roll out of small reactors, reports claim

EXCLUSIVE: More than half of CSOs at 50 multinational firms quizzed by pollster Ipsos believe colleagues are diluting green pledges amid fears of stoking negative political or shareholder pushback

Anti-EV stance from Reform Party leader Nigel Farage could actually serve to increase public support for electric vehicles, research finds

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: January 2025

A new review from Green Alliance concludes that despite post-Brexit legislation delivering progress in some areas, leaving the EU has 'weakened protections for the environment and public health'