Legislation

Environmental groups express outrage at governments' failure to deliver an new treaty to tackle plastic pollution

Almost 30 gigatonnes of CO2 could have been avoided since 1991 if nuclear growth rates had continued at same rate as before Chernobyl disaster, new report claims

Attempts to deliver new global plastics treaty blocked by small group of petrostates, forcing negotiations to be extended into next year

Plus Masdar snaps up Greek renewables developer Terna Energy, Spain offers 'climate leave' to workers, and all the top green business news from around the world this week

Councils will be required to collect four separate waste and recycling streams from homes and businesses under policy changes unveiled today

Shock resignation comes just a day after Transport Secretary unveiled 'promising' vision for integrated transport across England

Replicating green finance schemes that are already up and running in Ireland, Belgium, and Germany could turbocharge demand for energy efficiency upgrades, the Green Finance Institute suggests

AXA urges government to appoint Minister for Resilience and rethink 1.5 million homes plan in wake of latest severe flooding

Inefficient homes are costing Brits an average of £299 a year in additional energy costs, as majority of households back proposals for mandatory solar panels on new homes

Vast majority of world's largest companies have incorporated at least some elements of sustainability reporting into 'business as usual', KPMG survey finds