BLOOMBERG Rishi Sunak is considering scrapping an environmental law dating back to UK membership of the European Union (EU), as his government faces pressure to build more houses while fending off a voter backlash on pollution. The prime minister’s team is looking at using his flagship regeneration bill to override a 2018 ruling that effectively bans housebuilding in areas where …

BLOOMBERG China is on a natural gas shopping spree, and officials are happy for importers to keep striking deals even after a global energy crisis has eased. The government continues to back efforts by state-owned buyers to sign long-term contracts and even invest in export facilities, in order to bolster energy security through the middle of the century, according to …

BLOOMBERG European natural gas logged its biggest monthly gain since last summer, near the height of the region’s energy crisis, following the most volatile stretch for trading this year. Benchmark futures ended in June more than 30% higher, after prices spiked almost 8%. It’s the first monthly increase since March and the largest jump since last July. The past few …