Policy

Holyrood announces statutory limits on emissions from 2026 to 2045 in line with Climate Change Committee recommendations

New strategy underpinned by plans to deliver a clean power system by 2030, decarbonise heavy industry, and rejuvenate nature in line with environmental goals

Guidance set to reignite debate over controversial approval for Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas projects

Office for Environmental Protection reveals only four out of 48 local nature plans have been published to date, after the government missed an initial target date of March 2025

Local projects to tackle 'record levels' of sewage will directly benefit from fines and penalties levied against water companies

Call from top investors comes on same day as new report from the Royal College of Physicians calculates toxic air is contributing to 500 deaths a week in the UK

The UK's nature-friendly farming schemes are strategic investments which protect rural jobs, reduce public spending on flood recovery, and help avoid the spiralling costs of climate damage and adaptation, writes Leo Mercer from LSE's Grantham Research...

The government could have sidelined climate policies in the Spending Review - instead it earmarked billions of pounds for the green economy, writes UK Corporate Leaders Group director Beverley Cornaby

Latest Ember report highlights the stranded asset risks associated with continuing investment in new gas projects and infrastructure

Nations vow to ramp up ocean protection efforts in France, but green groups warn 'a lot of unfinished business' remains