Defra

Jessica Shankleman visits LMB recycling in East London to talk to Defra minister Lord de Mauley about the UK's plans for a zero waste economy

The chief executive of the Waste and Resources Action Programme gives her speech at the annual conference

Fifteen industry bodies pledge to source only sustainable palm oil by 2015, but critics question the strength of the commitment

Summit ends with preliminary agreement to support more selective catching gear in reform of Common Fisheries Policy

New Environment Secretary also reveals plans to make it 'easy' for shale gas developers to clear permitting hurdles

Pro-gas Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, questions whether Climate Change Act targets can and should be met

Department of Energy and Climate Change will also publish call for evidence into community benefits for renewables projects

Department of Health-backed study reveals increase in heat-related deaths to exceed projected reduction in cold-related deaths

Green skycrapers, new party leaders, and one question about our new Environment Secretary that remains strangely unanswered

Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Mary Creagh argues the government is badly-mistaken with its moves to undermine confidence in the green economy