News Analysis

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: December 2024

The government's Food Security Report points to a worsening outlook that suggests a major overhaul of domestic and global food systems is urgently needed

Climate Change Committee welcomes renewed efforts from the UK at recent UN Climate Summit, but calls for far more leadership and policy detail in 2025

Analysis of UK trade and Net Zero Tracker data finds exports totalling almost £800bn are going to countries with net zero targets in place, providing a major incentive for corporates to develop green products and services

Wind, solar, and geothermal power sources could overtake fossil gas power generation for the first time this year, but the government’s 2030 clean power mission still faces huge hurdles

Two new reports raise the alarm over the way fossil fuel investments are continuing to be made based on the assumption demand will keep rising

Australia confirms new fossil fuel finance policy, the World Bank announces $100bn of development funding, and plans advance of e-mobility services in East Africa

The airline industry is on course to miss its 2050 net zero target for aviation

Naming and marketing rules have come into force, but is the market responding?

UK supermarkets are not on track to meet an ambitious target to half the environmental impact of the weekly shop following piecemeal progress in 2024, new WWF report warns