General Election 2024

The new Labour government faces a daunting task to decarbonise the electricity system and accelerate green growth this decade - but there are plenty of policy levers at its disposal that would help

Prime Minister Keir Starmer appoints latest wave of Ministers to take on green policy briefs

Sian Berry, Ellie Chowns, Adrian Ramsay, and Carla Denyer arrive at Parliament and promise to set 'litmus test' to assess direction of new government

BusinessGreen looks at the environmental records and credentials of some of Labour's new Ministers and backbenchers

New 'mega polls' reveal how Conservatives' attacks on the net zero transition served to alienate swing voters

Ed Miliband, Steve Reed, Rachel Reeves, and Angela Rayner handed senior roles in Keir Starmer's cabinet

The new government's climate plans are bolder and more radical than many people realise - it now has a duty to put them into action

From ending new coal, oil, and gas extraction to setting up a new publicly-owned clean power investment company - here's what the new government's green policy pipeline is likely to deliver

Whichever way you slice the election results, parties that supported bold climate action have trounced those that advocated for weaker environmental policies

Starmer highlights clean domestic power as key priority for Labour government, as he promises to 'rebuild the infrastructure of opportunity'