Legislation

National Audit Office praises multi-million investment in transport decarbonisation, but calls for more co-ordination in how R&D funding is distributed

Defra promises tougher sentencing for 'waste cowboys' and more sophisticated identity, criminal record, and technical checks for waste handlers

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: May part two

New consultation and call for evidence on how to improve access to innovative new fertiliser products that can reduce air, land, and water pollution

Greenpeace urges government to back pesticide and fertiliser phase out, after report reveals vast extent of chemical use

Without clarity and an end to a raft of policy delays from the government, the UK risks falling behind not because it regulated too much, but because it waited too long to decide, writes techUK's Craig Melson

Business groups and campaigners broadly welcome plans for new Energy Independence Bill, but activists lament limited action on nature recovery

King Charles pledges that government will 'remain a leading advocate for tackling climate change and achieving a world free from poverty'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer to attempt to reassert authority with plans for over 35 new bills, including flagship Energy Independence Bill

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