News Analysis

'An energy revolution is underway': How renewables and electrification are pushing fossil fuel growth to the sidelines

Energy

'An energy revolution is underway': How renewables and electrification are pushing fossil fuel growth to the sidelines

In the face of multiplying geopolitical and energy security risks, the global economy is increasingly switching to electricity and renewables, according to the latest IEA report

clock 12 November 2025 • 8 min read
'A sustainable economic transition is underway': How green investment is now a 'systemic consideration'

Investment

'A sustainable economic transition is underway': How green investment is now a 'systemic consideration'

Environmental and responsible investment approaches now apply to hundreds of trillions of dollars of assets worldwide, according to new Global Sustainable Investment Review

clock 11 November 2025 • 6 min read
COP30: What businesses should look out for from the Belém Summit

Climate change

COP30: What businesses should look out for from the Belém Summit

BusinessGreen takes a look at 10 key questions for the fortnight of crunch negotiations in the Amazon

clock 10 November 2025 • 11 min read
How the government is looking to cut costs from its £10bn clean energy subsidy schemes

Energy

How the government is looking to cut costs from its £10bn clean energy subsidy schemes

Payments under the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariff schemes could be linked to CPI rather than RPI from next April, as part of efforts to trim costs for billpayers - but could such changes dent investor confidence?

clock 10 November 2025 • 6 min read
Global Briefing: Amazon fires causing worse air pollution than in many mega-cities

Policy

Global Briefing: Amazon fires causing worse air pollution than in many mega-cities

Greenpeace warns forest clearance in the Amazon is creating an air pollution crisis, plus Australia offers free clean energy and PepsiCo ramps up regenerative farming plans

clock 07 November 2025 • 5 min read
The government's new climate plan, LinkedIn's green skills data, and what to expect from COP30

Politics

The government's new climate plan, LinkedIn's green skills data, and what to expect from COP30

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: November part one

clock 07 November 2025 • 2 min read
Local Climate Report: 'No council is acting at the scale and pace the climate crisis deserves'

Politics

Local Climate Report: 'No council is acting at the scale and pace the climate crisis deserves'

Local climate action has improved, but pace of change means many authorities are set to miss high profile net zero targets for 2030

clock 07 November 2025 • 4 min read
Could the government's new national curriculum tackle 'notable gaps' in climate education?

Skills

Could the government's new national curriculum tackle 'notable gaps' in climate education?

Report recommends raft of changes to address 'minimal explicit inclusion' of climate and sustainability in the national curriculum

clock 05 November 2025 • 9 min read
'Stark misalignment': How pricing pressures have led to a slowdown in Europe's PPA market

Energy

'Stark misalignment': How pricing pressures have led to a slowdown in Europe's PPA market

New report from Pexapark attributes recent slowdown in number of clean energy PPAs to price divergence between developers and corporate customers - but could the energy storage boom spark a revival?

clock 05 November 2025 • 6 min read
Whistleblowers fear meat and dairy growth plans will lead to 'full scale breach' of emissions pledges

Supply chain

Whistleblowers fear meat and dairy growth plans will lead to 'full scale breach' of emissions pledges

Many meat and dairy companies have announced climate goals, but insiders are privately warning a growth 'at all costs' culture still takes priority and is leading to severe food security, health, and planetary impacts

clock 04 November 2025 • 6 min read