Policy

The rules governing carbon credit trading in the Paris Agreement are sound - the question now is whether the capacity to apply them will be developed quickly and broadly enough to make the mechanism work, writes Ritika Tewari from the Project Developer...

New analysis shows how gas power’s falling share of the electricity mix is allowing renewables to have a dampening effect on wholesale power prices

Rising fertiliser costs, sustainability concerns, and consumer demand are driving a surge in organic farmland in the UK, according to Soil Association Certification

Local authorities may be blighted by under-funding and constrained by the UK's centralised system of government, but there are still lots of levers they can pull to advance climate action

Prime Minister announces legislation that would enable full nationalisation of Scunthorpe steelworks, fuelling hopes of a boost to government’s green steel plans

Prime Minister Keir Starmer under mounting pressure, as Greens, Reform, SNP, and Plaid Cymru confirmed as big winners from last week’s election

A major new report by a UN-appointed panel of economists and statisticians has unveiled a framework for taking better account of human and planetary wellbeing when measuring economic prosperity - but will it ever catch on?

Greens declare era of two-party politics 'dead and buried', as local climate leaders warn gains by Reform could result in a roll back of decarbonisation policies

Labour and Conservatives endure sobering night, as collapse of two-party system continues to accelerate

The Conservatives and Reform have said they would axe carbon taxes, but Energy UK warns such a move would result in new trade barriers and higher gas prices