News Analysis

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February 2025

Action from pension funds to phase out investments linked to fossil fuels, deforestation, and land-use change remains badly 'inadequate', warns the Make My Money Matter campaign

Environmental charity Hubbub reveals three quarters of households are open to more sustainable living, but they need help from government and businesses

New study from Abatable reveals how investment in the Voluntary Carbon Market topped $16bn last year, providing a major boost to the pipeline for high-integrity credits

IEA warns geopolitical stand-offs and intensifying trade wars pose a serious risk to critical mineral supply chains and could yet undermine the net zero transition

Social Market Foundation calls for locational electricity pricing, planning reform, and major acceleration in nuclear development to enable rapid development of AI data centres

After strong growth last year, global issuance of green bonds could close in on $600bn in 2025, according to AXA Investment Managers

The European aviation industry updates its net zero roadmap, New Zealand's new NDC disappoints campaigners, and Germany and Saudi Arabia advance green hydrogen plans

Analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link finds only a fraction of expected land has been supported for nature recovery through the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme since its launch last year

Report from DNV forecasts the UK economy is on track to slash greenhouse gas emissions 82 per cent by 2050, but fall short of net zero goal