Legislation

UK also scores well in JLL environmental transparency ranking, listed alongside France, Australia and Japan in "highly transparent" tier

New study finds nearly all shoppers now routinely use their own bags

Norwegian capital's new 'climate budget' includes plans to slash emissions from cars, homes and businesses

City to expand renewable energy generation, improve efficiency of buildings, transition to electric vehicles and improve waste management to cut emissions

Andrew Warren argues that for 50 years governments have over-predicted future energy use, and they are continuing to make the same mistake

Landmark case kicks off today in Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, with opponents and supporters of the pioneering legislation set to make their case

Environmental lawyers ClientEarth launch legal action against Czech authorities over 'inadequate' plan to tackle poor air quality in the city

Agency also reports 54 per cent fall in "serious pollution incidents" over the past decade - but illegal waste crime remains a major issue

Nations including the US, Chile and Canada, alongside more than 500 businesses, call for an amendment to Montreal Protocol to freeze use of toxic cooling agents hydrofluorocarbons

President Obama signs Memorandum to link climate and national security policy as renowned scientists slam Donald Trump for stance on climate action