Environment Act

Green groups warn delay is at risk of becoming 'the default culture' at Defra, as Environment Agency boss backs calls for environmental regulation 'done right'

Defra's decision to delay passage of nature targets into law sparks fierce criticism from campaigners

It is time for meaningful, practical and sensible engagement with government to ensure the Environment Act into the right green policies, writes the EIC's Guto Davies

OEP warns several legally-binding nature restoration goals proposed by government 'lack sufficient urgency'

Policy decisions surrounding new coal mines, air passenger duty, and North Sea oil and gas are undermining the government's net zero agenda, think tank warns

Environmental Audit Committee welcomes government's plans to boost research, enforcement, and investment to help tackle water pollution

Draft Defra policy statement promises to embed the environment 'at the heart' of all policymaking on the same day as reports reveal key corporate sustainability rules have been delayed

The government has proposed 13 legally-binding targets for England covering water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste - here they are in full

But long-term targets on water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste prompt calls for greater ambition from environmental and business groups

Environmental Audit Committee calls on government to lead crack down on water pollution