Legislation

Chancellor moves to ensure new data centres support communities, create jobs, and protect local water supplies - but sparks fears over fossil fuel generation

Green businesses and campaigners reflect on a Budget that promised a major revamp of the UK's clean energy plans, but also fuelled fears of continued fossil fuel reliance

Growing numbers of councils are moving to restrict harmful advertising, and new research suggests more should follow suit

Targeted grants have yielded 'tangible results', pre-Budget study finds, as campaigners urge Chancellor not to cut funding for popular scheme

The Jackdaw and Rosebank are very different, and the latter has a much higher legal bar to clear if it is to secure approval

Campaign groups stress 'profound disappointment' at proposals to water down EV sales targets, as government prepares to close controversial ZEV Mandate consultation

Annual UNEP Emissions Gap report warns urgent action is needed to limit the 'overshoot' beyond the 1.5C warming threshold set under the Paris Agreement

Delegates meeting in at COP17 in Armenia from today need 'big, bold solutions' to get back on track to meet Global Biodiversity Framework targets, report claims

Barclays forecasts inclusion of large infrastructure projects in Biodiversity Net Gain scheme will lead to increased competition for limited numbers of nature credits

Tens of thousands of sewage discharges reported outside legal timeframe in first eight months of the year, analysis finds