Policy

E-waste, chemicals and recycling rules at forefront of initiative to cut “red tape” estimated to cost businesses £1bn over five years

Officials insist emissions performance standard is just a “backstop measure” that will be complemented by other policies that drive transition away from fossil fuels

London Mayoral candidate Brian Paddick pledges to make London a quieter and cleaner place to live and work

CCS could have a crucial role to play in the UK's low carbon ecomomy, but should the government be gambling on its effectiveness?

Combined heat and power must be exempted from Climate Change Levy to protect jobs, competitiveness and carbon targets, say campaigners

Investors and NGOs add to flurry of letters to the Treasury with plea for Chancellor to relax borrowing restrictions on Green Investment Bank

Ministers under fire over new gas and road-building plans as poll shows only two per cent of people think government is delivering on "greenest ever" pledge

Environmentalists angry over government plans to 'cut red tape' on rules over air, land and noise pollution and wildlife protection

Former president Mohamed Nasheed, who resigned last month in what he claimed was a de facto coup, warns the country will now find it difficult to make its voice heard on the global stage

Mohamed Nasheed urges businesses and green groups to write to MPs, warning political unrest in Maldives could derail efforts to tackle climate change