Policy

The government is yet again facing calls from the Tony Blair Institute for a revamp of the UK’s energy strategy, but critics have derided the think tank’s latest call for more oil and gas drilling

India's offer to host 2028 summit 'quietly withdrawn', while Microsoft inks CO2 deal with Indigenous-owned project, and South Korea targets 100GW of clean energy this decade, in this week's Global Briefing roundup

European Commission reveals CBAM certificate price for first quarter of this year as firms importing goods into EU single market prepare to begin purchasing from February 2027

Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key battleground ahead of elections to the Senedd on 7 May

Use of glyphosate – or Roundup – has grown 'dramatically' on UK farms since 1990 despite posing known health and environmental dangers

Growing clean energy capacity means Britain is now better prepared for price spikes triggered by Iran war than it was for those sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, new analysis claims

Planning decisions for major clean energy projects to be accelerated by appointment of Environment Agency as single lead environmental regulator, according to Defra

Deputy Leader Richard Tice has reiterated pledges to maximise North Sea oil and gas output, scrap the windfall tax, and ditch 'net stupid zero'

Trade body BNG Federation urges government to publish long awaited guidance on how to comply with forthcoming Biodiversity Net Gain requirements for nationally significant infrastructure projects

The government has this week published a wide-ranging new national transport strategy that promises to provide a major boost to decarbonisation efforts