Policy
Getting the Paris Agreement to hit ground level needs clarity from government and backing from business
Governments have an important role to play in simplifying the message of the Paris Agreement to investors, argue AECOM's Lawrence Avery and Cambridge Econometrics' Hector Pollitt
Green Brexit: Lords demand tougher environmental rules
Government suffers damaging defeat in Lords over Withdrawal Bill amendments
Plastic war: Theresa May moves to ban straws, cotton buds and coffee stirrers
Consultation on ban of disposable plastic items will launch later this year, Prime Minister announces
Banks Group to appeal Druridge Bay decision
BREAKING: Banks Group slams decision by government to reject coal mine on climate grounds
The UK should stand firm on high standards to maximise post-Brexit global trade
Low-carbon innovation will be key to bolstering UK-India trade, argues Anirban Ghosh from the Mahindra Group
EU poised to approve fresh energy efficiency legislation
EU Parliament backs update to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, paving the way for new version to become law
CHOGM 2018: UK pledges £8m in climate innovation cash, joins solar alliance
Climate change is emerging as a hot topic at this week's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting taking place in London
Claire Perry to instruct Committee on Climate Change to scope net zero goal
UK Climate Minister says government will ask climate watchdog to consider how UK could meet 1.5C Paris target
Green Brexit? Not unless the prime minister stands up to her grey ministers
Green Alliance's Shaun Spiers argues Theresa May needs to face down the Ministers blocking progress on a Green Brexit
May announces £60m fund to clear oceans of plastic 'scourge'
Prime Minister will urge other nations to join the fight against ocean plastic at a Commonwealth meeting today
As leader of the Commonwealth, is the UK pulling its weight in the climate fight?
May under pressure from campaigners to do more on climate ahead of high level Commonwealth Summit this week
New Zealand bans new offshore oil and gas exploration
High profile move deals blow to oil industry as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern names tackling climate change as top priority
Green and pleasant land? Britain's nature at risk from Brexit, warn campaigners
UK waterways are at particularly high risk from 'zombiefication' of UK environment policy post Brexit, according to new report
Government confirms £320m heat network funding scheme to open this year
Heat Networks Investment Project will offer loans and grants to help boost the uptake of low carbon heating networks
EU will seek 'non-regression' clause to tie UK to environmental standards
Michel Barnier says any trade deal will not rely on the UK's pledges, but should include a clause to uphold the bloc's high standards
UK could create 5,000 jobs by moving to sustainable fishing, says report
Sustainable catch limits on key species after Brexit would also boost the economy by more than £300m a year as stocks recover, analysis shows
Countries inch towards 'bare minimum' climate target for shipping
EU and island leaders are calling for more ambition at the International Maritime Organization, while major emerging economies resist a tough cap on emissions
CBI urges government to secure close alignment with EU energy and climate rules
Business body calls on government to remain close to EU's internal energy market, Euratom, and Emissions Trading System
UK promises to help protect coral reefs from climate change
UK government joins the Coral Reef Declaration which co-ordinates scientific research and conservation work for reefs around the world
Green Apple: Tech giant confirms it is now 100 per cent powered by renewables
Apple announces renewables milestone, as company sets out opposition to EPA attempts to scrap Clean Power Plan
Powering Past Coal: Bloomberg Philanthropies and Drax join forces with UK's anti-coal push
Bloomberg Philanthropies and energy giant Drax become latest organisations to signal support for Powering Past Coal Alliance
Poll: British public overwhelmingly back post-Brexit retention of food and environmental standards
Survey suggests over 80 per cent of people want UK keep current food safety regulations, even if it killed prospects of a US trade deal
'The opportunity is there': Businesses join calls for bold shipping climate plan at crucial IMO talks
Christiana Figueres joins chorus of industry and green groups urging for ambitious action to decarbonise shipping sector, as crucial IMO talks rest on a 'knife edge'
EU Withdrawal Bill comes with a nasty sting in the tail for business
Ministers could change important laws without proper parliamentary process, warns ClientEarth's Tom West
