Policy

Analysis shows renewables usage increased last year while overall energy consumption declined

Response to industry consultation lays out regime similar to offshore oil and gas exploration

Developed nations appear surprisingly close to hitting finance target to help poorer countries fight climate change

Food and Drug administration begins 60-day process to approve animal critics call a 'frankenfish'

Bob Graham: "We should be clear – this disaster represents an enormous, and shared, failure of public policy"

Ministers agree to work together on offshore wind energy and CCS, as well as oil and gas

Defra launches major new review to assess whether water watchdog is able to cope with climate change

Regulator and builders blame each other for construction hold-up as designs await approval

As new figures today reveal, supermarkets have again failed to hit a target for cutting plastic bag use - Jessica Shankleman asks if it's time for the government to legislate

Retailers once again fall short of voluntary target to halve plastic bag use