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A green gilt programme could fulfil extra borrowing capacity, unlock private investment in net zero, and hold the UK's climate ambitions to account, writes IEEFA's Kevin Leung

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: November 2024

Expanding VAT relief and widening the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to more low carbon technologies can be quietly transformational, argues Labour MP Jack Abbott

Government budget for nature-friendly farming schemes has been protected next year, but questions over longer term funding must be addressed sooner rather than later, experts warn

From fuel duty freezes to new nuclear funding, BusinessGreen tracks all the green tax and spend announcements from the government's first Budget

Budget documents confirm levy on carbon intensive imports to come into effect from 1 January 2027 as originally proposed

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: October 2024 – Part Two

Reports suggest Rachel Reeves could increase fuel duty, as Tory MPs urge government not to cut budget for nature friendly farming schemes

New modelling explores the economic and climate benefits that could result from taxing the small subset of the population who fly frequently

Global action across the plastics lifecycle could nearly eliminate plastic pollution by 2040, a new OECD report claims