Policy

Environmental Audit Committee says move could help UK catch up with fast-evolving EU and US policy plans

Coherent government policies are required to push whole sectors towards ‘nature-positive' business models, write WWF's Cristianne Close, IKEA's Christina Niemela Strom and H&M’s Leyla Ertur

Major new report from Resolution Foundation and LSE argues UK is set to experience a surge in the number of green jobs, but the transition needs to be carefully managed

Alok Sharma travels to South Africa this week to confirm fresh funding for major sustainable development programme that experts hope could provide template for further deals

Industry body slams government for 'woeful' tree planting rates in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales

Canberra submits a new national climate action plan to the UN, President Biden preps fresh measures to tackle methane, and Austria cracks down on fossil fuelled heating

Fortnight-long meeting has made progress on number of technical issues, but disagreements over climate finance are now set to dominate the COP27 Climate Summit

University of Oxford academics argue investments in fossil fuels in response to energy crunch will have a smaller economic and energy security impact than those in energy efficiency and clean energy infrastructure

Ministers missed a major opportunity to leverage plant-based foods to boost national security and reduce emissions in the food stategy white paper, writes the Plant-based Food Alliance UK's Marisa Health

Campaigners slam proposals to skim money from existing subsidies to create new insulation scheme, arguing that it amounts to 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'