Politics

Labour's Alan Whitehead slams the 'near criminal' failure to improve the energy efficiency of new build homes

TV presenters, bloggers, influencers, and endurance swimmers named as new champions for year-long drive to raise environmental awareness

Scott Morrison promises Climate Solutions Fund to deliver 'practical solutions' to climate change, but pledge falls short of rival Labor Party promises

European Commission President talks up bloc's climate strategy, as Greta Thunberg calls for more ambitious targets

Amid US threats to slap import tariffs on European cars, the EU is wavering on its commitment to uphold the Paris Agreement through trade negotiations

The UK's external trade arrangements after Brexit must be such that they secure the UK's environmental standards and allow them to tighten over time argues Nick Molho at the Aldersgate Group

Business Secretary expresses 'frustration' at Honda's decision to close Swindon car plant, as Corbyn touts Labour plans for 'large-scale' green investment

From Brexit to green R&D, Michael Gove's speech to the National Farmers Union - in full

The new Independent Group of MPs could help embed bold climate action further in the mainstream, or it could revert to tired triangulation

Seven MPs split from Labour declaring they 'have no confidence in the Party's collective leadership, competence or culture'