Legislation

UK Climate Minister says government will ask climate watchdog to consider how UK could meet 1.5C Paris target

High profile move deals blow to oil industry as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern names tackling climate change as top priority

UK waterways are at particularly high risk from 'zombiefication' of UK environment policy post Brexit, according to new report

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

EU and island leaders are calling for more ambition at the International Maritime Organization, while major emerging economies resist a tough cap on emissions

Apple announces renewables milestone, as company sets out opposition to EPA attempts to scrap Clean Power Plan

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

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'

Ministers could change important laws without proper parliamentary process, warns ClientEarth's Tom West

Scientists find an estimated 30 per cent drop in plastic bags on the seabed in the same timeframe as charges were introduced in European countries