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Role of Ofwat, the Environment Agency, and Environment Secretary in tackling water pollution is to be investigated by the Office for Environmental Protection

Major new analysis warns that protecting rainforests and decarbonising the industries that are driving deforestation is crucial to meeting 2050 net zero targets

World's biggest companies must cut emissions by up to 10 per cent every year through to 2050 to put the world on track to meet goals of Paris Agreement

Businesses and investors are increasingly demanding metrics for measuring nature risk, but clear guidelines remain some way off yet

Communique commits leaders to new forms of collaboration with developing nations on measures to enhance their resilience to climate change

Launch follows announcement that carbon neutral search engine has planted 100 million trees in three years

Environmental groups raise alarm bells at lack of progress in talks aimed at drafting historic global treaty to halt and reverse nature loss

The opening speech from this year's BusinessGreen Leaders Awards - in full

Head of UN Convention to Combat Desertification to take up role vacated by Patricia Espionsa, as search for permanent replacement continues

A wave of updated national climate action plans is now expected ahead of the COP27 Climate Summit, but countries are still resisting calls to ramp up climate finance pledges