Policy

White paper proposes offsetting biodiversity loss, extensive guidelines for green reporting, and making most of economic opportunities

Treasury modelling suggests job growth will continue despite carbon pricing plans

Climate Minister predicts up to two million SMEs will benefit from green loan scheme

Government maintains strategic environmental assessment was not unduly delayed

New amendments to place legal requirement on secretary of state to ensure Green Deal delivers promised energy efficiency improvements

Government rubberstamps plan to close nuclear plants and scraps deep cuts to solar feed-in tariffs

As diplomats gather in Bonn, head of UN climate secretariat raises spectre of 'regulatory gap' to follow end of current Kyoto commitment period

Aviation chiefs say plans for carbon charge on flights to and from Europe will spark retaliations from China and US

Environmental agency reportedly considering two-month postponement to unveiling of emissions performance standards

Latest round of talks kick off amidst concerns that future of Kyoto will continue to overshadow negotiations