Policy

Could the revamped Treasury Green Book turbocharge green investment?

Policy

Could the revamped Treasury Green Book turbocharge green investment?

New guidance shaping government spending decisions requires Ministers to consider environmental principles, climate and biodiversity goals, and future climate resilience

clock 09 February 2026 • 7 min read
'Early momentum is encouraging': First year of European Green Bond Standard delivers over €22bn of issuances

Investment

'Early momentum is encouraging': First year of European Green Bond Standard delivers over €22bn of issuances

EUGBS transactions achieve 'robust oversubscription' in 2025, but standard captures small fraction of taxonomy-aligned investment, study finds

clock 09 February 2026 • 3 min read
'Proven climate champions': More beavers approved for release in South West England

Biodiversity

'Proven climate champions': More beavers approved for release in South West England

Natural England greenlights release of the 'prodigious ecosystem engineers' in two further catchments

clock 07 February 2026 • 3 min read
North Sea opportunities, low carbon supply chain investment, and renewables subsidy reforms

Energy

North Sea opportunities, low carbon supply chain investment, and renewables subsidy reforms

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February 2026 part one

clock 06 February 2026 • 2 min read
'The transition will lead to savings overall': CCC underscores affordability of net zero goals

Policy

'The transition will lead to savings overall': CCC underscores affordability of net zero goals

Committee reiterates how delivering on net zero target is expected to result in costs equivalent to just 0.2 per cent of GDP, while unlocking multiple long-term benefits

clock 04 February 2026 • 5 min read
Are energy efficiency rules about to make commercial buildings in England's major cities 'unlettable'?

Buildings

Are energy efficiency rules about to make commercial buildings in England's major cities 'unlettable'?

Commercial landlords claim they have been left 'in the dark and out in the cold' by a lack of clarity on proposed new energy efficiency standards

clock 04 February 2026 • 9 min read
'A new era': EU unveils world's first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals

Technology

'A new era': EU unveils world's first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals

European Commission adopts first set of methodologies under bloc's Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation, delivering major boost to fledgling carbon removals market

clock 03 February 2026 • 4 min read
'Green your eats': How to make the transition to low-carbon farming a reality

Supply chain

'Green your eats': How to make the transition to low-carbon farming a reality

New report argues decarbonising farming would have a minimal impact on food prices while delivering enhanced resilience, but careful policy interventions are required to manage what is a 'profound' shift for farmers

clock 03 February 2026 • 7 min read
Defra reveals UK's first plan for tackling 'forever chemicals'

Policy

Defra reveals UK's first plan for tackling 'forever chemicals'

Strategy promises to consult on PFAS drinking water limits and develop safer alternatives for harmful everyday materials

clock 03 February 2026 • 4 min read
IPBES-12 is a vital moment for nature and business - we must seize it

Biodiversity

IPBES-12 is a vital moment for nature and business - we must seize it

The new 'IPCC for biodiversity' presents an unmissable opportunity to position the UK at the head of a nature-positive transition, writes the RSPB's Katie-Jo Luxton

clock 03 February 2026 • 3 min read