Legislation

Greenpeace urges legal ban to tackle problem after finding that top personal care companies fell short on commitments

Emily Lydgate of the University of Sussex argues leaving the Common Agricultural Policy presents a big opportunity, but also comes with daunting challenges

Wide-ranging package of proposals calls on Europe's leading economies to deliver new policies to cut emissions by around 40 per cent by 2030

Carbon-cutting target approved by both houses as new BEIS minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe insists climate strategy will be at the heart of new department's remit

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and opposition MPs call on government to deliver promised 25-year plan for nature or risk damaging businesses and communities

Environment Agency dishes out total fines worth over £900,000 to United Utilities and contractor KMI +

Leeds waste operator receives record jail sentence for environmental crime, after illegitimately claiming funds from government-backed Producer Compliance Schemes

New research tips commercial energy efficiency and smart tech markets for rapid growth

Business leaders urge European Commission to back more ambitious energy efficiency targets

Brazil moves to ratify Paris Agreement while France and China crack down on coal