News Analysis

The late Pope was one of the world's most powerful advocates for global environmental action and a player in international climate talks

Government sets out new integrity principles in a bid to boost confidence in carbon and nature markets, as buyers warn of a squeeze on high quality credits that could see prices start to rise

Annual Water Quality Report from Surfers Against Sewage warns industry remains badly off track to meet targets for cutting pollution incidents

Latest BloombergNEF outlook predicts that under a base case scenario renewables generation is set to jump by a massive 84 per cent by 2030

Plus EU Parliament and Council agree rules tackling microplastic pollution, Germany's likely coalition government agrees on climate platform, and Benin partners with VCMI to harness carbon credit revenues

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: April 2025

Dietary, travel and energy choices are only achieving 10 per cent of their potential impact – but a new study claims policy support can offer a much-needed boost

Ember analysis indicates growth in clean power generation is on track to outpace rising power demand, paving the way for a decline in fossil generation at global level

Helsinki shutters its last utility scale coal power plant, Brazil appoints its COP30 champion, and Apple ramps up China renewables investment

Rival camps in the debate over proposals for zonal electricity pricing are once again at loggerheads over whether reforms would deliver promised cost savings