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'Lightbulb moment': Proposed pension reforms place heavy impetus on climate risk duties
Green groups and pension industry welcome proposed reforms which could help shift investment away from fossil fuels towards low carbon economy
UK microbead ban comes into full effect
Ban on sale of products containing plastic microbeads comes into force across England and Scotland
Brexit and chemicals: Planning for all scenarios
EEF's Sam Pentony explores the challenges manufacturers face as they wait to see if a post-Brexit shake up of chemicals regulations and processes is on the way
Late night drama as EU bolsters renewables goals
Overnight negotiations see 2030 renewable energy target bumped up to 32 per cent, as ban on palm oil use in transport confirmed
Brexit: Government compromise affords green watchdog more powers
Watchdog will get legal enforcement powers under amendment, but green groups say compromise still doesn't go far enough to guarantee environmental standards
Brexit: MPs set for crunch vote on green watchdog powers
Crucial Commons vote to decide whether or not the government's proposed green watchdog is given legal powers of enforcement
'Lacks detail': MPs demand answers on post-Brexit farming policy
Efra Committee raises fears over how 'payments for public good' subsidy scheme will be co-ordinated, and calls for more details on funding
Hawaii signs law to become carbon neutral by 2045
Pacific islands note threat of sea level rise while setting toughest climate target of any US state
White House confirms intervention plan to boost fossil fuel power
President Trump instructs Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take "immediate steps" to support coal and nuclear power plants
EU moves to formalise green finance market
Commission unveils landmark proposals to define green investment activity, set low-carbon benchmarks and promote green investment advice
Hotting up: Government urged to lead G7 in embracing net zero target
Influential Bright Blue think tank argues there is a compelling economic, political, environmental, and legal case for adopting a binding net zero emission target
Just how independent will the new independent green watchdog be?
Greener UK's Ruth Chambers explores how a genuinely independent green watchdog could work
Net Zero? Scotland unveils ambitious new Climate Change Bill
But campaigners say binding target to cut emissions 90 per cent by 2050 fails to live up to 'net zero' aspirations
Gove takes aim at wood burning stoves and farming emissions in latest Clean Air Strategy
But latest plan to tackle UK's illegal air pollution levels faces fierce criticism from green campaigners and Labour
Climate of litigation? Why climate science will disrupt the duty of care dynamic
The fast-improving science of event attribution means lawyers, insurers, architects, and town planners will need to plan for climate change - or face legal consequences
EU to take UK to court over air pollution breaches
France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania and the UK to all face European Court of Justice over failure to tackle air pollution
EU sets sights on net zero emissions goal
Climate Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete declares 'now is not the time for complacency' as he confirms EU will aim for net zero emissions by 2050
Government defeat: Peers rebel to uphold green powers post-Brexit
BREAKING: House of Lords inflicts yet another body blow on the government's Withdrawal Bill, approving amendment insisting environmental standards and powers are upheld after Brexit
'Failure': MPs say Renewable Heat Incentive cost too much and delivered too little
Government scheme to boost green heating has failed to deliver value for money or adequate decarbonisation, Committee of MPs conclude
Green watchdog: Is the Treasury trying to make it easier to break the law?
Why would anyone want regulatory enforcement mechanisms to be weakened, unless they expected to break the law?
Peers to rebel over 'toothless' post-Brexit green watchdog
Former ministers condemn new body's lack of power for legal action against government
Plug-in hybrids can already meet the government's proposed 2040 goal - there is no need for loopholes
Ministers should tell the auto industry it has confidence in their R&D efforts - a ban on new hybrids from 2040 is eminently achievable
A toothless green watchdog would only harm UK business
The government's plans for a new environmental watchdog are to be welcomed, but they urgently need strengthening
'Strong and objective': Defra reveals plans for post-Brexit green watchdog
Government launches consultation on independent green regulatory body and confirms plans to publish Environmental Principles and Governance Bill this autumn
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