Defra

Coalition of 13 UK green groups welcomes 'tentative' progress on plastics, agriculture, and chemicals, but warns of ongoing uncertainty over enforcement of post-Brexit environmental laws

Greenhouse gas emissions associated with UK consumption rose fractionally in 2015, latest available government data shows

Thérèse Coffey to announce £200,000 of funding to support work to explore impact of micro plastic threads from clothes and tyres on marine habitats

Both Defra and the Department for International Trade have no clear plan and limited time to prepare for Brexit, report by Parliament's Public Accounts Committee argues

Department at the heart of major post-Brexit environmental policy challenges has hired 1,150 new staff members

Department for International Development pledges to provide up to £250m over four years to help tackle marine plastic and illegal wildlife trade

ASDA, Lidl, Tesco and Waitrose among more than 40 of the UK's biggest food and drink firms backing new pledge to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastics

Analysis by WWF, Rivers Trust and Angling Trust argues small increase in funding for enforcement and guidance would deliver 'huge benefits' for farming sector

UK waterways are at particularly high risk from 'zombiefication' of UK environment policy post Brexit, according to new report

Media giant's Sky Ocean Ventures impact investment vehicle also seeking to leverage £100m funding from other businesses to support plastic reduction innovations