Legislation

Consultancy giant to offer software that tracks and searches green legislation and compliance requirements

Plans to tax fuels by energy produced welcomed by green groups, but will require backing of all member states to become law

Newly elected green state government vows to bring speed limits to the Baden-Württemberg home of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche

Energy firms to be tasked with generating a third of energy from renewable sources by 2020

Green groups furious as ministers block councils from imposing charges on households that refuse to recycle

European Commission says UK legal system stops NGOs and individuals from bringing environmental actions to court

Defra confirms consultation will launch in next few weeks, but dismisses reports it has decided to "water down" reporting rules

EUROFER accuses European Union of setting "skewed" benchmark that will cost industry billions

Weakening of standards for new homes in Budget meant policy was "no longer zero carbon", campaign group says