Policy

Government sets out plan to establish business models and funding mechanisms to deliver carbon capture and storage at scale in the 2020s

Defra promises 'robust, evidence led process' to set in statute air, water, waste and biodiversity targets by the end of October 2022

UK sets out sponsorship criteria for crucial UN climate summit next year, including preference for firms with science-aligned net zero targets

Applications open for £10m government funding pot to help distilleries switch to low-carbon fuels such as hydrogen, biomass and repurposed waste

Governments should submit updated Paris Agreement plans 'at least 9-12 months' in advance of crucial climate summit, UN warns

By replacing short car journeys e-scooters can cut CO2 by up to 90 per cent, but robust regulation needed, Cenex warns

Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, and Northumberland Councils to share £1m funding to map out pioneering habitat protection plans

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New academic report predicts US will suffer loss of political and economic power if it exits the global climate accord in November

Campaign group Plan B poised to file court action claiming government failed to take into account climate obligations when bailing out Covid-hit firms