Policy

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

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee latest to call for overhaul of EU policy

Ground-breaking study calculates contribution of natural world to the UK economy could be up to £50bn

Installation firm says it wants "action not words" from Greg Barker after pledge to ensure councils are following planning rules