Policy

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary signals electrification and lower bills are now top policy priorities, casting further doubt on Labour's manifesto pledge to deliver a clean power system by 2030

UK financial regulator sets out pathway for bringing providers of company environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings for investors within its scope over the next two years

Global adaptation finance remains far short of the levels required to weather impacts from a rapidly warming world, UNEP warns

Michael Shanks tells Lords Committee government will review Contract for Difference terms ahead of Allocation Round Nine, as government seeks to tackle rising energy system costs

New group includes representatives from the Environment Agency, the Joint Unit for Waste Crime, Mayoral authorities, the Local Government Association, and government departments

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee calls on government to reform water industry rules as it prepares to introduce new Water Bill to Parliament

All the top reaction from diplomats, businesses, environmental groups, and nature experts to the hard-fought final agreement at the COP17 UN Biodiversity Summit in Yerevan

Decisions reached on nature finance, tackling harmful subsidies, and halting biodiversity loss after fraught negotiations in Yerevan, but fears remain progress towards global targets remains far too slow

Review of climate risk disclosures from 31 public bodies reveals a 'mixed picture' when it comes to tackling escalating climate-related threats

Rules requiring major infrastructure projects to deliver 10 per cent biodiversity uplift enter into force