Politics

Environment Agency scraps £250,000 cap on fines as it looks to crack down on sewage, agricultural, illegal waste, and air pollution offences

Sultan Al Jaber voices frustration at negotiations' sluggish progress on contentious issues such as fossil fuels, finance, and climate adaptation

High Ambition Coalition of nations is continuing to push for a commitment to 'phase out' fossil fuels, but fierce opposition from OPEC has fuelled fears a compromise deal could prove elusive

Latest draft of crucial Global Stocktake text released, as negotiators seek to iron out numerous competing proposals and deliver consensus agreement ahead of Summit close

The credibility of an ambitious new climate accord could rest on one word - assuming governments can reach a workable compromise in Dubai

COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber refuses to be drawn on calls for a fossil fuel phase out, but insists there is 'a sense that something unprecedented is possible' from Dubai Summit

Emerging alternative protein products could cut global food system's environmental footprint, particularly in high and middle-income countries, UN report finds

Almost 250,000 households in marginal seats are set to collectively pay an extra £40m in energy bills following the scrapping of energy efficiency standards, new analysis claims

Simon Stiell warns governments 'we need highest ambition, not point-scoring or lowest common denominator politics'

UK Infrastructure Bank pledges £60m to move towards improved semiconductor supply chains and a reindustrialised north east