Labour

Change at the top for the Green Party, North Sea lobbying tussles, and what to expect this autumn

Politics

Change at the top for the Green Party, North Sea lobbying tussles, and what to expect this autumn

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: September 2025 part one

clock 12 September 2025 • 2 min read
Emma Reynolds named new Environment Secretary in surprise reshuffle

Politics

Emma Reynolds named new Environment Secretary in surprise reshuffle

Keir Starmer revamps top team following Angela Rayner's resignation as Deputy PM, with Steve Reed leaving Defra to become Housing and Communities Secretary

clock 05 September 2025 • 3 min read
Labour warns Nigel Farage's 'war on clean energy' would threaten almost one million jobs

Energy

Labour warns Nigel Farage's 'war on clean energy' would threaten almost one million jobs

Labour Party publishes new analysis claiming a Reform-led government would put more than 950,000 clean energy jobs at risk

clock 18 July 2025 • 3 min read
'Clown car economics': Reform rows back on threat to 'strike down' clean power contracts

Politics

'Clown car economics': Reform rows back on threat to 'strike down' clean power contracts

Hours after warning it would strike down new clean power contracts, Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice admits 'a legally binding contract is a legally binding contract'

clock 18 July 2025 • 4 min read
A new UK Industrial Strategy, climate transition plans, and the CCC's net zero progress report

Energy

A new UK Industrial Strategy, climate transition plans, and the CCC's net zero progress report

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: July 2025

clock 04 July 2025 • 2 min read
Kemi Badenoch calls for 'windfall tax' to be scrapped as oil and gas prices jump

Politics

Kemi Badenoch calls for 'windfall tax' to be scrapped as oil and gas prices jump

Tory leader drops backing for tax introduced under the last Conservative government and calls for new oil and gas licenses to be issued

clock 13 June 2025 • 7 min read
'Time is already running out': UK risks missing clean power target, Lords Committee warns

Energy

'Time is already running out': UK risks missing clean power target, Lords Committee warns

Report questions feasibility of decarbonising UK electricity system by at least 95 per cent by 2030 given pace and scale of change required

clock 05 June 2025 • 6 min read
The reverse Farage effect: How attempts to polarise the climate debate have 'not really borne fruit'

Politics

The reverse Farage effect: How attempts to polarise the climate debate have 'not really borne fruit'

Almost two thirds of Brits back net zero targets and the UK's clean energy push, despite attempts to stoke up opposition - is the 'climate backlash' in danger of being over-stated?

clock 15 May 2025 • 8 min read
To unlock growth and resilience, nature must be at the heart of planning reform

Politics

To unlock growth and resilience, nature must be at the heart of planning reform

Done right, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill can make environmental regulations smarter and more strategic, helping unlock investment in nature recovery, writes Labour MP Polly Billington

clock 12 May 2025 • 3 min read
Will the government's planning overhaul trigger a 'regression' in nature safeguards?

Legislation

Will the government's planning overhaul trigger a 'regression' in nature safeguards?

Office for Environmental Protection warns current iteration of Planning and Infrastructure Bill would weaken environmental protections, further fuelling nature campaigners' fears landmark legislation lacks sufficient safeguards

clock 02 May 2025 • 7 min read