Defra

Farmers in England encouraged to apply for Defra grants for new technologies and greener equipment that can boost food production, enhance animal welfare, and curb greenhouse gas emissions

Environment Secretary considering introducing larger fines and more immediate penalties for water firms that fail to stop raw sewage spilling into waterways

Forestry Commission confirms £30 per tonne reserve price for upcoming woodland carbon offset auction

New planning guidance announced by the Mayor of London will mean future developments have to include measures to mitigate impacts on air quality

Environment Minister announces fresh moves to tackle dangerous waste practices and pledges to end waste crime by 2043

From farming subsidy reform to the role of private investors, the government's new Environment Improvement Plan has significant implications for the green economy

Report warns UK is failing to mobilise sufficient investment in climate resilience measures

New plan promises to create new nature reserves and drive 'green growth', but campaigners slam 'threadbare patchwork of policies'

Green farming groups give proposals a 'cautious welcome', as government confirms six new sets of actions farmers can take to secure green subsidy payments

Plastic bottles and drink cans to be covered by new cash incentive scheme that aims to boost flat-lining recycling rates - but glass bottles are controversially excluded from the scheme in England