Climate Change Act

Government will be putting climate goals at risk if it decides to loosen future carbon budgets, climate advisors warn

Conservative peer and former chair of the Climate Change Committee submits witness statement in support of legal action accusing government of breaching Climate Change Act

Environmental Audit Committee publishes proposals for how Parliament can have greater say in how Carbon Budgets are set as they are being planned

TV presenter and conservationist writes to government threatening court action unless it recommits to phase-out timelines for gas boilers and internal combustion engine cars

Business leaders respond furiously to reports government is planning to roll back key climate policies, warning proposals will undermine UK investment and international standing

BBC reports Number 10 is considering delaying target for ending the sale of new internal combustion engine cars and phasing out gas boilers

High Court orders three day 'rolled up' hearing for legal challenges brought by Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth, and Good Law Project

Campaign Group Feedback are taking the government to court, alleging its failure to deliver more ambitious measures to tackle emissions from meat and dairy is 'unlawful'

More than 100 businesses call for 'clear legal imperative' for planning decisions to align with net zero and nature-facing legislation

New net zero mandate 'sends a clear message we must end our historic dependency on fossil fuels', says Ofgem CEO