Legislation

Efficiency

Household appliances accused of breaching energy efficiency standards

Europe-wide study reveals 18 out of 100 products tested failed to comply with energy use and labeling laws

clock 23 March 2016 • 2 min read

Legislation

UK accused of legal blunder over coal plant pollution reduction plans

ClientEarth alleges Environment Agency has wrongly issued permits to industrial plants, as confusion continues over UK air quality strategy

clock 16 March 2016 • 5 min read

Politics

Government confirms zero-emission Paris goal to be enshrined in law

Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom says net zero Paris goal will be written into UK law following advice from the Committee on Climate Change in the autumn

clock 15 March 2016 • 5 min read

Legislation

Scotland should reduce emissions over 60 per cent by 2030, says CCC

Lord Deben says Scotland's impressive action on climate change must be accelerated

clock 15 March 2016 • 2 min read

Policy

SNP backs continued climate policy action

New conference resolution vows to continue to deliver emissions reductions across energy, transport and food sectors

clock 14 March 2016 • 1 min read

Policy

Poll: UK environmental professionals overwhelmingly back continued EU membership

Survey from the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management reveals 93 per cent of respondents believe EU has benefited the UK's natural environment

clock 14 March 2016 • 4 min read

Legislation

Stringent environmental policies do not harm exports, concludes OECD

Overall exports are unaffected by tougher environmental policies, OECD study finds

clock 10 March 2016 • 1 min read

Wind

Industry pushes back against Poland's proposed wind turbine crackdown

Draft law would require wind turbine permits to be renewed every two years

clock 09 March 2016 • 5 min read

Legislation

China promises to slash energy consumption in new five-year plan dedicated to greener growth

New report suggests Chinese emissions may have peaked, as latest five year plan says that by 2020 China will have slashed energy consumption per unit of GDP by 15 per cent

clock 07 March 2016 • 3 min read

Legislation

Ed Miliband calls for law to make CO2 emissions target legally binding

Ex-Labour leader assembles group of MPs and NGOs to demand UK legislation on net zero emissions agreed at Paris climate talks

clock 07 March 2016 • 3 min read