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BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: August 2024

Members of Climate Group's SteelZero initiative call on government to include plans for lower emission steel supplies in promised Industrial Strategy

Pressure mounts on new government to deliver a more ambitious policy programme to accelerate the decarbonisation of road transport in the UK

New National Energy System Operator to advise on costs, benefits, challenges, and risks of decarbonising the electricity grid by the end of the decade

Prime Minister stresses centrality of GB Energy and green growth, as Labour promises to tackle 'dire economic inheritance' left by Conservatives

YouGov polling for ECIU indicates policies such as setting up GB Energy, lifting the de facto ban on onshore wind, and halting new licences for North Sea drilling have strong public support

Forecasts that UK energy prices are set to rise in the run up to winter prompts renewed calls for billpayer support and rapid clean power and insulation rollout

Reports over weekend claim Labour government has 'signalled a new intent' to unlock investment in low carbon electric arc furnace production at British Steel site

Nature 2030 releases new report including a roadmap for how local councils can boost Britain's biodiversity through improved road verge management

Labour has pledged to 'face down vested interests' in unblocking the planning system - but environmental experts have an interest in protecting the natural word, explains IEMA CEO Sarah Mukherjee