BusinessGreen reflects on a busy week for the UK green economy, as the Climate Change Committee offers its take on what should be at the top of the agenda for Keir Starmer's successor

A 'step change' in tree planting rates is needed, but there is encouraging signs of progress across England and Scotland as well as new plans to plant on the government estate

Seventh Carbon Budget secures comfortable majority in House of Commons, as Labour, Lib Dems and Greens back new emissions target

Government unveils long-term plan for farming in England focused on strengthening food security, boosting profitability, and enhancing resilience in face of escalating climate impacts

MPs are set to vote today on the Seventh Carbon Budget, which would commit the UK to reducing its emissions by 87 per cent by 2040

Climate Change Committee warns Keir Starmer's successor as Prime Minister that any weakening of current net zero policy risks undermining economy and investment

Plans for long-awaited ban on the sale of products linked to illegal overseas deforestation have been confirmed by the government

António Guterres calls on fossil fuels, agriculture, waste, and AI tech sectors to step up climate action in support of new UN clean energy transition blueprint

Workforce 2030: Social media site again raises alarm at the shortage of the green skills needed to deliver the UK's net zero transition

ECIU analysis of new data reveals how Scottish households are deploying solar panels and heat pumps at a faster rate than those in the rest of the UK