Legislation

Action to combat unlicensed waste carriers to be taken after Environment Agency uncovers 850 illegal dumping sites in a year

Prime Minister Theresa May's speech to green leaders at the London Wetlands Centre - in full

Mayor Bill de Blasio: 'It's up to the fossil fuel companies whose greed put us in this position to shoulder the cost of making New York safer and more resilient'

A ban on the manufacture of 'rinse-off' products containing plastic microbeads takes effect from today

Calls for government to boost natural environment follow promises from Michael Gove that post-Brexit subsidy reforms will incentivise environmentally friendly farming

Legislation bars manufacture and import of all products containing microbeads

Environmental Audit Committee report offers up strong brew of anti-waste measures to curb disposable coffee cup waste - including 25p charge on single-use cups

Defra Secretary Michael Gove's speech to Oxford Farming Conference 2018 - in full

EU Commission is said to be looking at changes to banking charges to boost green financing for low carbon technologies and efficiency measures, but would such a move result in fresh risks?

Climate Act entered into force this week, setting out a framework for Sweden to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045