Environmental campaigners slam soft drinks brand's campaign to bring back plastic straws as 'misleading' and 'dangerous'

Pressure mounts on new government to deliver a more ambitious policy programme to accelerate the decarbonisation of road transport in the UK

Damaging levels of water, air, noise, and light pollution found in thousands of areas across England, according to Friends of the Earth

New support regime would aim to help 3.2GW project attract private investment

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Carbon credit standards setter says 'unprecedented' action 'should send a signal that inclusion in the Verra Registry is a sign of integrity and quality'

UK-based healthcare property developer is targeting net zero across its business by 2026, and across its wider development and investment portfolio by 2040

New National Energy System Operator to advise on costs, benefits, challenges, and risks of decarbonising the electricity grid by the end of the decade

Latest monthly data indicates growing household demand for government grants to replace fossil gas boilers with low carbon alternatives

Energy firm admits to inadvertently breaching sustainability data reporting rules, but Ofgem finds no evidence Drax incorrectly received UK renewables subsidies