Legislation

Ben Caldecott explains why fossil fuel investors and companies should be concerned about the emerging divestment trend

Environmental Audit Committee report concludes there is no case for relaxing UK carbon targets in upcoming review

European Court of Justice unlikely to decide case until next year, as UK admits it is continuing to breach safe pollution limits

Judge rules Viking project should not have been given planning consent as ministers failed to follow EU birds directive

Letter sent to Chancellor ahead of party conference speech says UK needs a target in place by 2014 to reassure investors and drive growth

New regulations based on US Clean Air Act welcomed by green groups but strongly criticised by coal industry

Caroline Lucas says the government is dragging its heels on banning HFC gases considered thousands of times more damaging than CO2

Fresh five-year plan will give officials the power to shut industrial plants that fail to meet air quality targets

Center for Environmental Health claims a number of brands are using cocamide diethanolamine in personal care products

White House announces plans for new energy efficiency standards for commercial refrigeration