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Third auction round from government's market-based scheme confirmed in bid to spur tree planting and combat CO2

International Climate Finance mobilised by UK has helped avoid an estimated 33 million tonnes of greenhouse gases, government estimates

Defra promises 'robust, evidence led process' to set in statute air, water, waste and biodiversity targets by the end of October 2022

Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, and Northumberland Councils to share £1m funding to map out pioneering habitat protection plans

Telecoms giant to provide Internet of Things sensors to aid research into tree growth and their potential for carbon for CO2 storage

Government promises to enshrine target to achieve 65 per cent recycling rate by 2035 in UK law as it publishes new Circular Economy Plan

People have 'justifiable concerns' that future trade deals could undermine UK environmental standards, says National Food Strategy

Environment Secretary George Eustice announces £9m for policy pilots as he promises to 'build back greener' after Covid-19 and Brexit

Environment Secretary George Eustice's speech at Green Alliance event setting out his vision for a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic

New funding confirmed alongside sweeping new strategy from the Environment Agency designed to bolster climate resilience across the UK