Politics

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'

Ed Miliband confirms submission of 'early and ambitious' target to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 81 per cent against 1990 levels

The government has taken a raft of positive steps to try and escape the Conservatives' economic doom loop, but Heathrow expansion represents a gamble that could quickly backfire

Every year, leaders from politics and business come together with economists, investors and even celebrities at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos

BusinessGreen rounds up the green economy's reaction to a raft of major infrastructure announcements, including plans to expand Heathrow Airport and create 'Europe's Silicon Valley’

Chancellor announces raft of supply-side reforms, investments, and infrastructure projects aimed at turbocharging economic growth, including backing for airport expansion, sustainable aviation fuels, offshore wind projects, and EV charging

RenewableUK and Hydrogen UK back joint report which sets out how a series of policy interventions and investments could push green hydrogen costs below £100/MWh

Chancellor confirms plans for new reservoirs, which aim to unlock billions of pounds of fresh investment in homes, labs, roads, and rail links to create 'Europe's Silicon Valley'

There are few quick fixes for driving UK growth, and the economic case for expanding Heathrow is very shaky, writes Green Alliance's Steve Coulter