Legislation

SMEs lack the time, expertise and resources to improve their energy efficiency performance, but perhaps the IEA has the answers

"The UN climate process has moved out of the hearts of the environmentalists and into the hands of the economists"

Firms must be compliant with new energy efficiency scheme ESOS by tomorrow or have alerted the Environment Agency to their late submission

New text suggests negotiations are edging forward, but funding issues continue to overshadow climate talks in Paris as G77 warn over language in draft text

More than 430,000 premature deaths caused by air pollution each year, European Environment Agency finds

Check-list from think tank E3G categorises key issues that will contribute to the success or failure of the Paris agreement

Government failure to act 'immediately' to Supreme Court's April ruling puts it in breach of legal decision, argues ClientEarth

Letter from Amber Rudd revealing UK is forecast to fall 3.5 percentage points short of target exposes ‘dark side of government energy policy', says Greenpeace

Fracking in Sites of Special Scientific Interest and other protected areas will be banned in latest shale gas policy reversal, but green campaigners warn more stringent regulation still needed

International diplomats gather in Dubai to begin process of outlawing potent greenhouse gas used in fridges and air conditioning units