News Analysis

The International Energy Agency has today mapped out a 'clear' direction of travel for the rapidly accelerating EV rollout, but what is behind the rapid transformation of the global automotive industry?

New report argues reuse, not recycling, is the most effective solution towards the global plastic crisis, but warns the huge potential of re-use models is being systematically ignored

Major new report warns outdated grid planning and weak governance risks stalling Europe's clean energy transition

COP30 Presidency sets out plans for changes to global climate governance, as Nigeria prepares major green bond issuance and Octopus Energy advances German expansion plans

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: May 2025

New analysis explores how governments and businesses could build a sustainable ocean economy that creates over 180 million jobs worldwide by 2050

New report warns human rights and environmental abuses linked to mining for minerals critical to the switch to clean energy are threatening to undermine the net zero transition

Government impact assessment claims Planning and Infrastructure Bill could unlock multi-billion-pound economic boost over 10 years, but admits it only has 'limited data' on potential environmental risks

Plus Kenya's new national climate plan, Equinor's row with the Trump administration over US wind farms, and all the top green business news from around the world this week

Hefty US tariff hikes on Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil imports could serve to drive up demand for more land-use intensive soybean oil production, reports Anthony Harwood