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BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: December 2024

Government unveils wide-ranging plan designed to put the UK on track to deliver a clean power system by 2030

Aldersgate Group urges government for bold leadership and clear policy support in 2025 and beyond to unlock the potential of a nature-positive economy

The High Court recently declared the UK's climate adaptation strategy was lawful, but Friends of the Earth and co-claimants are now seeking to appeal the decision

Prime Minister confirms precise target for Labour's Clean Power Mission, as government promises to fast-track 150 key infrastructure decisions

EXPLAINER: Governments around the world are due to submit updated national climate action plans by February next year - BusinessGreen explores the likely impact on the global business community

Group of young environmental campaigners stage mass lobby of Parliament as part of campaign for a 'Green New Deal'

Environmental groups express outrage at governments' failure to deliver an new treaty to tackle plastic pollution

Almost 30 gigatonnes of CO2 could have been avoided since 1991 if nuclear growth rates had continued at same rate as before Chernobyl disaster, new report claims

Attempts to deliver new global plastics treaty blocked by small group of petrostates, forcing negotiations to be extended into next year