Policy articles

MEPs back new laws to crack down on plastic bags, despite opposition from Conservative MEPs

17 Apr 2014

New insulation industry figures argue the government has underestimated savings energy companies will receive from 'green levy' cuts

17 Apr 2014

Large companies across the EU to face new non-financial reporting regulations, after long-awaited rules are passed by MEPs

16 Apr 2014

Reuters' reports suggest reforms to national environmental law will provide officials with sweeping new powers to tackle polluters

16 Apr 2014

Climate Change Capital chairman argues that the exciting clean technologies offered by the automotive sector prove green products can be better than the alternatives they replace

16 Apr 2014

European Parliament backs a raft of reforms designed to cut emissions and fuel use across the transport sector

16 Apr 2014

New prospectus and funding aims to help local communities move forward with garden city proposals

15 Apr 2014

Energy and Climate Secretary confident European elections will not derail 2030 climate package

15 Apr 2014

Sustainable Energy Association and Association for the Conservation of Energy write to MPs over fears that local authority powers will be ditched

15 Apr 2014

Local authorities could be forced to ditch their energy saving targets under plans being pushed through Parliament

15 Apr 2014

The Solar Trade Association's Leonie Greene urges government to help create a pool of talent, but could industry be doing more too?

15 Apr 2014

IPCC report confirms a better and sustainable future is possible, the onus is now on political and business leaders to make it happen

14 Apr 2014

Treasury study admits economic modelling "is not intended to capture the impact of a reduction in fuel duty through externalities" such as congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions

14 Apr 2014

Survey finds 62 per cent of people would choose wind farms rather than fracking in their area

14 Apr 2014

Businesses line up to call for a global deal on climate change in the wake of landmark scientific report on how to tackle climate change

14 Apr 2014