Updated: Osborne vows UK emissions cuts will not lead Europe
Chancellor hints he could water down UK’s ambitious carbon targets
George Osborne has vowed the UK will not lead the rest of Europe in its efforts to cut carbon emissions, raising the prospect that the country's carbon targets could be watered down if the EU does not...
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'Ready for change': Government unveils £5.2bn flood prevention and coastal management strategy
New funding confirmed alongside sweeping new strategy from the Environment Agency designed to bolster climate resilience across the UK
Our vision: A nation ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change
The Environment Agency's new strategy will help build up the resilience of millions more homes and businesses to flooding and coastal erosion, according to its chair Emma Howard Boyd
Government to ease energy storage planning woes
Ministers hope that move to cut red tape and streamline planning processes could help treble UK energy storage capacity
