Legislators around the world unite to pass almost 500 "climate laws"
New UN-backed Partnership for Climate Legislation aims to help countries share climate policy best practices as growing numbers of nations embrace ambitious action
It is one of the most oft-quoted arguments against action to tackle climate change: "Why should we act when no one else is?" Leaving aside the fact that applying this argument to the wider economy would...
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As ClientEarth warns too many councils have missed deadlines to submit air quality plans, government confirms fresh support from its Clean Bus Technology Fund
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Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd's speech at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - in full
Britain has its first new deep coal mine in decades - a result of pretending climate change isn't political
Rebecca Willis argues the controversial decision to approve a new coal mine in the UK is symptomatic of a wider political failure