Politics

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary announces full ban on fracking and new 'Fair Work Charter' for the renewables sector, as he accuses Nigel Farage and Elon Musk of stoking division and spreading misinformation

Ed Miliband to confirm plans to double the number of UK clean energy jobs over the next five years to reach 830,000 by 2030

Prime Minister rejects idea Britain is broken, as he hails Labour's support for the 'energy of the future' and slams Reform's politics of division

New figures tracking progress towards Clean Power by 2030 goal suggest UK is on track to become 'clean energy superpower' this decade

Poll of more than 2,500 European business leaders reveals continued support for robust corporate sustainability and due diligence rules

President Trump is now actively dismantling mechanisms designed to identify and manage systemic financial and climate risks, writes Eliot Whittington, executive director of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary expected to hit back at 'global network of right-wing billionaires' and launch renewed push for unionisation across the clean energy industry

Chancellor steps up attacks on Reform and hails Labour's support for new nuclear, carbon capture, and rail projects, but makes no mention of wider climate and net zero strategy

Sustainability is increasingly considered a core value by European citizens and consumers, but 'greenwashing' fears remain

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: September 2025 part two