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Defra

'No longer fit for purpose': MPs demand review of support for those at risk of coastal erosion

Risk

'No longer fit for purpose': MPs demand review of support for those at risk of coastal erosion

Cross-party report lays bare human costs of coastal erosion and failure of 'piecemeal' policy support, as growing numbers of households and businesses face escalating climate impacts

clock 20 March 2026 • 6 min read
'A big step forward': The green economy reacts to the Land Use Framework

Policy

'A big step forward': The green economy reacts to the Land Use Framework

Politicians, farmers, businesses, nature groups, and climate campaigners react to the government's long-awaited plan for managing competing demands on land across England

clock 18 March 2026 • 10 min read
For too long, fragmented decision-making led to false choices on land use

Policy

For too long, fragmented decision-making led to false choices on land use

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds' speech at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to launch the government's Land Use Framework for England

clock 18 March 2026 • 10 min read
'There is enough land to deliver our vision': Defra unveils new Land Use Framework for England

Policy

'There is enough land to deliver our vision': Defra unveils new Land Use Framework for England

Government publishes first formal strategy for managing competing demands for land in England from farming, nature, energy, and housing

clock 18 March 2026 • 8 min read
ECIU: British cereal crop production being 'wiped out' by extreme weather

Climate change

ECIU: British cereal crop production being 'wiped out' by extreme weather

Ahead of the publication of Land Use Framework, ECIU analysis warns extreme weather caused by climate change is hitting production of staple crops

clock 18 March 2026 • 3 min read
Cereal farmers hit hardest as income falls by two thirds

Supply chain

Cereal farmers hit hardest as income falls by two thirds

Climate impacts and geopolitical instability key factors in falling incomes for many farmers across the UK

clock 16 March 2026 • 3 min read
Government hands Environment Agency 'police-like powers' to tackle waste crime

Waste

Government hands Environment Agency 'police-like powers' to tackle waste crime

Defra moves to establish zero-tolerance policy on illegal waste, as government threatens to confiscate fly tippers' driving licenses

clock 16 March 2026 • 4 min read
Is the UK's first forever chemicals strategy 'commendably holistic' or lacking in ambition?

Policy

Is the UK's first forever chemicals strategy 'commendably holistic' or lacking in ambition?

EXPLAINER: Green groups criticised the UK's first PFAS Plan for lacking ambition, but it potentially signals a 'big shift' in long-term policy direction - BusinessGreen unpacks what happens next

clock 12 March 2026 • 11 min read
Water firms given green light to raise further £463m from customer bills by 2030

Policy

Water firms given green light to raise further £463m from customer bills by 2030

Competition regulator gives permission for four water companies across England to increase household bills beyond levels approved by Ofwat, as part of efforts to fund major infrastructure upgrades

clock 10 March 2026 • 5 min read
WRAP: Food waste has already cost the average UK family almost £200 this year

Waste

WRAP: Food waste has already cost the average UK family almost £200 this year

New survey reveals majority of UK public believe food waste is inevitable and there is little they can do about it, despite rising costs

clock 09 March 2026 • 3 min read
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