Policy

Group of 10 trade unions argues approving major new fossil fuel project in wake of record-breaking summer would be anything but 'pragmatic'

Barclays forecasts inclusion of large infrastructure projects in Biodiversity Net Gain scheme will lead to increased competition for limited numbers of nature credits

Regulator publishes draft ruling on water industry's performance against leak and customer service targets

The extent to which AI harms the environment or turbocharges clean tech development will depend to a large extent on the policy framework in which it operates

Organic Action Plan for England sets out vision to turn segment from a 'niche' into a key driver of growth, food security, and environmental recovery

Government insiders are briefing they want to cut heat pump grants that disproportionately go to wealthier households, but there is a strong case for a universal roll out of a technology that cuts emissions and enhances energy security

BusinessGreen's latest roundtable heard from senior sustainability execs about how they are developing and accelerating transition plans amid political turbulence and policy instability

Reports suggest government is considering cuts to heat pump, CCS, and hydrogen schemes, and could confirm watering down of Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate

Countries must come to COP and set out specific plans for how they will remove the barriers and make the infrastructure investments that businesses need to electrify the global economy, writes WBCSD's CEO and president Peter Bakker

Plus: New Zealand's emissions hit record high; EU critical materials projects; and Google's PPA with Constellation Energy, in our round of the top green business news from around the world this week