Legislation

Green builders accuse prime minister of "utterly reprehensible" stance on value of environmental regulations

Prime minister says plans to scrap or amend more than 3,000 regulations will save businesses £850m a year

But Greens accuse European Commission of bowing to fossil fuel lobby

BusinessGreen analyses the key points from the European Commission's wide-ranging green policy proposals

"Ambitious" package agreed as European Commission confirms plan for binding renewable energy targets

Government says green generation support schemes will increase bill by just a third of the £30/MWh npower claims

Reports suggest ministers have overplayed benefits of fracking for communities as Green Party threatens State Aid investigation over incentive scheme

Republicans and environmental groups both take aim at White House's environmental strategy, albeit for very different reasons

Republicans reject calls for tougher chemical regulations, despite latest toxic spill

Prime Minister explains how he is not prepared to set a decarbonisation target until more information is available on whether carbon capture technologies can work