Legislation

Geneva talks fail to deliver promised treaty to tackle global plastic pollution, as draft text angers both sides of deadlocked negotiations

Only 13 per cent of MPs claim to feel pressure from businesses to deliver bolder climate action, despite 85 per cent of business leaders backing stronger regulation

Negotiators attempt to salvage plastic pollution talks, after campaigners claim latest draft text leaves key policies 'on the cutting room floor'

New report warns the EU and UK approaches to delivering a circular economy are fast-diverging, leaving businesses facing complex rules and rising costs

General public overwhelmingly back policies to reduce waste, with two thirds claiming they would change habits to end 'throwaway culture'

New report timed to coincide with final few days of Global Plastics Treaty Summit warns that without urgent reforms plastic industry subsidies will soar in the coming years

Joint letter backed by more than 100 signatories calls on Ed Miliband to approve recognition of biomethane as a net zero fuel within the UK ETS

Green groups urge world leaders to deliver 'meaningful treaty' to end plastic pollution, as they warn crunch Geneva talks are 'not on track'

Department for Transport announces latest zero emission models to qualify for grant scheme

English bathing water sites far more likely to be rated poor quality than those in the EU, new Best for Britain study claims - however, Defra argues data does not represent 'full picture'