Policy

Government proposals to exempt more developments from BNG rules risk creating abundant green spaces for the wealthy and biodiversity deserts for the poor, writes CIEEM CEO Sally Hayns

Booming demand for off-grid solar systems confirmed, the EU advances plans for greener data centres, and Donald Trump moves to protect the ailing US coal industry

International coordination through existing organisations the only way to manage intensifying competition for cobalt, lithium, graphite and copper, report argues

Our approach to energy and decarbonisation must start with a set of clear principles, writes former Energy and Climate Minister Charles Hendry

Views sought on how to deploy community-owned energy storage systems that promise to strengthen local power grids and cut energy bills

Political choices rather than 'technical impossibility' are the key barrier to achieving higher living standards while meeting global climate goals, leading economists claim

Without urgent action to ramp up training support, skills shortages risks undermining home energy efficiency and green heating rollout, Energy UK warns

Environmental regulators responded to almost all consultations and major infrastructure applications within agreed timescales, new official data shows

European carbon capture industry steps up calls for clarity on carbon market and policy framework for EU-UK cross-border projects

The UK's net zero transition faces a storm of headwinds, but it is still progressing and the government's new emissions targets underscore how a further acceleration is possible