Legislation

Future Homes Standard: MPs and campaigners urge government to deliver 'long-awaited' green building rules

Legislation

Future Homes Standard: MPs and campaigners urge government to deliver 'long-awaited' green building rules

Cross-party group of MPs call on Ministers to sign off on standards that could require new homes to feature solar panels and green heating systems

clock 16 October 2024 • 4 min read
Industry calls for improved EU-UK energy ties to turn North Sea into Europe's 'green power plant'

Energy

Industry calls for improved EU-UK energy ties to turn North Sea into Europe's 'green power plant'

Coalition of 19 energy associations and system operators warn 'sub-optimal market mechanisms' are restricting the North Sea's green energy potential

clock 15 October 2024 • 5 min read
Government urged to 'bang final nail into the coffin' of Cumbria coal mine project

Legislation

Government urged to 'bang final nail into the coffin' of Cumbria coal mine project

West Cumbria Mining fails to file papers ahead of deadline for appealing against recent High Court ruling

clock 14 October 2024 • 2 min read
Zonal pricing debates, CCS funding commitments, and robot farmers

Policy

Zonal pricing debates, CCS funding commitments, and robot farmers

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: October 2024 – Part One

clock 11 October 2024 • 1 min read
'Habitat banks': Environment Bank and Barclays team up to offer Biodiversity Net Gain credits

Biodiversity

'Habitat banks': Environment Bank and Barclays team up to offer Biodiversity Net Gain credits

Environment Bank to offer Barclays' developer clients off-site BNG units and flag revenue opportunities for farmers and landowners

clock 11 October 2024 • 2 min read
Lab grown meat: UK regulators awarded £1.6m to develop product safety testing regime

Legislation

Lab grown meat: UK regulators awarded £1.6m to develop product safety testing regime

Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland to develop criteria for ensuring cultivated meat products are safe to eat

clock 08 October 2024 • 5 min read
CSRD unites corporate sustainability and finance teams to meet disclosure requirements

Management

CSRD unites corporate sustainability and finance teams to meet disclosure requirements

How AstraZeneca, Netflix, Pandora and Philips are preparing for Europe’s new mandatory ESG disclosure requirements

clock 04 October 2024 • 4 min read
Study: Policy interventions could cut plastic pollution 96 per cent by 2040

Policy

Study: Policy interventions could cut plastic pollution 96 per cent by 2040

Global action across the plastics lifecycle could nearly eliminate plastic pollution by 2040, a new OECD report claims

clock 03 October 2024 • 4 min read
Government urged to boost fuel poverty support as price cap increases

Policy

Government urged to boost fuel poverty support as price cap increases

Campaigners warn of worsening fuel poverty this winter, as energy prices increase and energy efficiency schemes remain underpowered

clock 30 September 2024 • 6 min read
ClientEarth CEO Laura Clarke: 'I expect climate litigation against governments and corporates to increase'

Legislation

ClientEarth CEO Laura Clarke: 'I expect climate litigation against governments and corporates to increase'

Head of influential environmental law NGO speaks to BusinessGreen about UK net zero court victories and the fast-changing landscape for climate-related litigation

clock 01 October 2024 • 16 min read