Policy

Almost 1,240 people reported falling sick after swimming in bathing waters hit by sewage releases last year, according to Surfers Against Sewage

Energy UK and CBI urge Ministers to work with businesses to identify reforms that can curb energy costs, as fresh warnings are issued over soaring data centre electricity demand

Stand-off over the role of the International Energy Agency intensifies, as White House ramps up calls for the influential agency to stop tracking climate and clean energy progress

Illegal forest clearing in Brazil hits record low, plus Mumbai picked to host Earthshot Prize 2026, and Denmark to offer farmers €1bn to return land to nature

Conservative Environment Network accuses Labour, SNP, and Reform of 'letting Scottish workers down' by failing to adequately plan for North Sea transition

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February 2026 part two

Campaigner and broadcaster Chris Packham backs policy and says sometime 'hard choices' are needed

Rhun ap Iorwerth admits flagship emissions target is no longer realistic, but expresses confidence Wales can still reach net zero ahead of the UK-wide target date of 2050

There are encouraging signs the government’s clean power plans are starting to deliver on their considerable promise, but concerns remain over costs, delivery, and the continuing 'spark gap'

Scotland's Just Transition Commission warns policymakers in Holyrood and Westminster that 'there is no just path to net zero through deindustrialisation'