Legislation

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay tells water firms in England and Wales that 'no one should profit from illegal behaviour'

Developers in England are now legally required to deliver 10 per cent Biodiversity Net Gain on new housing, industrial, and commercial projects

BusinessGreen rounds up reaction from green campaigners, low-carbon businesses, and climate policy experts to Labour ditching its £28bn green investment plan

The European Commission has this week set out how it intends to achieve a 90 per cent cut in emissions by 2040, but the hugely ambitious plan is likely to face pushback from member states and MEPs

The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is just the latest body to argue the UK is starting to fall behind its European neighbours in the adoption of environmental policies and regulations

Decision to award 24 new North Sea oil and gas licences shows government still has 'fingers in their ears', campaigners claim

A year on from the launch of its Environmental Improvement Plan, Defra announces new measures to protect land and sea

New analysis claims huge increase in climate finance tailored for African nations is urgently needed to accelerate green energy transition and hit 2030 climate goals

New government figures reveal sharp increase in Boiler Upgrade Scheme applications, after heat pump grants rose to £7,500

Tens of thousands of people sign up to Greenpeace UK and Everyday Plastic's Big Plastic Count to measure scale of UK waste between 11th and 17th March