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Government promises £25m clean bus boost, but air quality legal fears remain
As ClientEarth warns too many councils have missed deadlines to submit air quality plans, government confirms fresh support from its Clean Bus Technology Fund
Green Brexit: As 'no deal' risks escalate, environmental protections edge forward
CBI and TUC write joint letter warning PM "we cannot overstate the gravity of this crisis for firms and working people"
US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change ruling
In a rebuke of the Trump administration's 'energy-first' agenda, a judge rules greenhouse gas emissions must be considered
Heathrow third runway unlawful, says Friends of the Earth
Environment groups, councils and London mayor challenge airport expansion in high court
Macron: Europe must 'clear our climate debt'
French President issues rallying cry to renew European project, set a net zero goal, and take on Brexit 'anger mongers'
Burning wood for power breaches EU treaty, new lawsuit claims
Plaintiffs from six European countries and the US argue biomass does more harm than good and should be not be counted as a renewable energy source
Finland bans coal power from 2029
Government moves forward phase out date as part of new clean energy package
The Green New Deal is already changing the terms of the climate action debate
Rebecca Willis explores how in the space of a few short months the proposed Green New Deal has shifted the global climate policy conversation
Draft UK law seeks to create Committee on Plastic Pollution
First reading of bill backed by cross-party group of MPs aims to 'significantly cut plastic waste and pollution' by 2042
Global briefing: Germany sketches out net zero emission law
BusinessGreen rounds up all the green business news from the world this week
European Commission launches investigation into UK Capacity Market
Probe will determine whether subsidy scheme is in line with EU State Aid rules following shock court ruling last year
The rise of climate change litigation and what to expect in 2019
White & Case lawyer Mark Clarke lifts the lid on the pioneering climate lawsuits taking courts around the world by storm
'Policies failed': CCC issues quietly damning assessment of UK climate policy progress
In advising the government not to carry forward surplus carbon emissions into the UK's next budget period, the CCC has warned the government's decarbonisation policies are behind schedule
EU committee shelves climate concerns to open US trade talks
Amid US threats to slap import tariffs on European cars, the EU is wavering on its commitment to uphold the Paris Agreement through trade negotiations
Net Zero: Business leaders urge EU to adopt 2050 'climate-neutral' goal
Major corporates, including Unilever, Heathrow Airport, Tesco, Coca-Cola Europe, join NGOs in calling on EU to endorse net zero vision
Brexit: Government draws up 'no-deal' pollution monitoring rules
UK businesses which produce or trade products containing harmful gases will need to register online in event of no-deal
E-waste fraudster ordered to pay back £1.3m
Terry Soloman Dugbo is currently serving more than seven years in prison for e-waste crimes
Russia reviews ratification of Paris Agreement
A report on formally joining the climate deal is due for completion by the end of the month, while a key industry lobby has reversed its opposition
Are you ready? UK firms urged to prepare for new green reporting rules
Government advises more than 11,000 UK companies to prepare for new reporting rules on energy use, emissions, and efficiency measures which will apply from April
Ofgem's Targeted Charging Review shows a disregard for the government's energy policy
RenewableUK's Nathan Bennett warns that proposed reforms from Ofgem run counter to the government's clean growth and decarbonisation goals - and renewables projects could suffer as a result
EU proposes ban on 90 per cent of microplastic pollutants
European Chemicals Agency draft law aims to cut 400,000 tonnes of plastic pollution
Appeal rejected: Net Zero legal action reaches end of the line
Court of Appeal rejects calls for judicial review of government's handling of long-term carbon targets, but campaigners insist case for net zero target is stronger than ever
Agency protecting English environment reaches 'crisis point'
Natural England struggling to protect important sites after suffering budget cuts
'Dramatic growth': UN reports surge in green laws since 1972
But weak enforcement means many environmental threats continue to escalate
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