Budget 2026: All the green policies at a glance
BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know guide to the UK government's Budget 2026 announcements for the green economy
Top stories from Wednesday 28 October 2026
BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know guide to the UK government's Budget 2026 announcements for the green economy
Public Accounts Committee warns taxpayers would be saddled with huge costs in the event of delays and budget overruns at the Sizewell C power plant
John Healey promises 'government remains unshakably committed to net zero by 2050', but signals significant changes to clean energy transition plans and offers support for gas-fuelled data centres
Chancellor set to announce fresh measures to try and curb energy bills, but campaigners fear budget for heat pump grants could be cut
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns taxpayers face being saddled with huge costs in the event of delays and budget overruns for Sizewell C power plant
Parliamentary inquiry says consumers are carrying ‘extraordinary’ financial risk and footing most of the £40bn bill as private investors ‘cash in’
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The company is moving beyond selling batteries towards building an infrastructure business
How we plan to tackle domestic energy debt.
Standing charges from household gas bills will be removed for around 23 million homes.
Purification and dehydration units are to be installed at the HyNet Protos facility
The UK government announced the creation of the £2bn Energy Wealth Fund Body and pledged a new Cost Control Framework