Policy

Climate crisis should take diplomatic priority even where there may be fraught geopolitical tensions over challenging issues such as human rights, former UN Secretary-General suggests

Defra says new Local Nature Recovery and Landscape Recovery schemes will work in conjunction with incoming Sustainable Farming Incentive

PIC calculates it would be able to pump £500m more into renewable energy annually if financial services regulation is amended

Government faces growing pressure for radical action to support fuel-poor households in first major test of net zero resolve post-COP26

Lib Dem spokesperson for climate change Wera Hobhouse sets out her support for the cross-party Local Electricity Bill, which aims to empower community energy projects to sell directly to local customers

Veteran environmentalist's second term at the helm of conservation watchdog is set to run until Spring 2025

Green Alliance analysis aims to quantify benefits of reclaiming less than 20 per cent of the city’s car parking spots for green space

Proposals would see North Sea developers having to meet six net zero tests including emissions and green investment targets in order to secure extraction licenses

EXCLUSIVE: Changes to business rate valuations have drastically increased costs for renewables developers and left many in fear that further hefty bills could be on the way

Labour and green groups describe measures as 'damp squib', arguing it does not go far enough to protect and restore habitat-rich carbon stores