Politics

Ministers urged to align rules governing the use of 'forever chemicals' by toy makers with tighter regulations in the EU

Right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro secures 47 per cent of the vote to President Lula's 45 per cent in the first round of Brazil’s Presidential Election

Conservatives set to announce plans to axe the Environment Agency and Natural England, drop the Future Homes Standard and Extended Producer Responsibility rules, and quit the Aarhus Convention

Green Party leader argues devastating summer of climate extremes 'should have been the final nail in the coffin for new oil and gas'

'Clean power tzar' to leave government in surprise move, sparking speculation over government's ambitious clean power goal

Energy Secretary insists government is continuing "to look at what more we can do to protect families from unaffordable bills", as price cap rises four per cent

Andy Burnham has promised a 'pragmatic' approach to North Sea drilling, but who gets to decide what that word even means?

Countries embrace clean energy but resist cutting fossil fuel production - that fault line is now shaping the UN's first transition roadmap, due at COP31 in November

Support for nature-based efforts to boost resilience to intensifying climate impacts announced by Environment Secretary Angela Eagle

The Prime Minister is serious about climate action and has the political ability to sell his vision, but imminent decisions on North Sea drilling and electric vehicles could undermine his green ambitions