Policy

Campaigners slam failure to deliver promised treaty to end plastics pollution, as petrostates are once again blamed for blocking efforts to deliver an ambitious new accord

Geneva talks fail to deliver promised treaty to tackle global plastic pollution, as draft text angers both sides of deadlocked negotiations

Only 13 per cent of MPs claim to feel pressure from businesses to deliver bolder climate action, despite 85 per cent of business leaders backing stronger regulation

Negotiators attempt to salvage plastic pollution talks, after campaigners claim latest draft text leaves key policies 'on the cutting room floor'

Energy Saving Trust calls on government to accelerate community energy development through promised Local Clean Power Plan

New report warns the EU and UK approaches to delivering a circular economy are fast-diverging, leaving businesses facing complex rules and rising costs

EXCLUSIVE: As government figures suggest around 200,000 new jobs are set to be created across the clean energy sector, trade union Prospect warns an 'ambitious' Clean Energy Workforce Strategy is urgently needed

General public overwhelmingly back policies to reduce waste, with two thirds claiming they would change habits to end 'throwaway culture'

Leading business group calls on corporate leaders to overcome logistical challenges and make their presence felt at crucial climate summit

New report timed to coincide with final few days of Global Plastics Treaty Summit warns that without urgent reforms plastic industry subsidies will soar in the coming years