Legislation

He Yafei shifted from position in foreign ministry after clashing with Obama and Merkel at Copenhagen

New ruling designating proposed site as potential place of historic interest bolsters opposition to first US offshore wind farm

New directive to come into effect from next month requiring manufacturers to pay for safe disposal of old batteries

Four new chemical groups named as Chemicals of Concern, as EPA also announces new rules to ensure polluters pay to clean up their mess

Claire Brook of law firm Dickinson Dees offers advice on how to ensure compliance with the imminent Carbon Reduction Commitment

Ministry of Defence slashes emissions from across its estate by 12.5 per cent

Officials insist emerging nations are not to blame for summit's failure to deliver more ambitious emissions targets

Climate change negotiations should not be held to ransom by small number of countries, says PM

In the end it came down to frantic horse trading between exhausted politicians

It was not the ambitious and binding agreement business leaders had been hoping for, but nor was it the disaster NGOs claim