Environment Bill

Draft Environment Bill sets out worse environmental and climate change safeguards for UK than current EU policy, EFRA committee warns

Think tank calls for mass woodland planting drive, a ban on peatland burning, and a focus on low carbon farming methods in new report - but is the government listening?

As fresh statistics confirm UK remains well short of recycling targets, latest flurry of consultations aims to flesh out plans to overhaul UK waste and recycling regime

TechUK's Susanne Baker argues the business case for a more robust and ambitious Environment Bill is hugely compelling

Green Alliance's Ruth Chambers has five key questions for 'green Brexit' policymakers

Leading businesses urge government to deliver ambitious Environment Bill in response to reports Treasury wants to water down crucial legislation

Coalition of green groups calls for legally binding targets, mandated progress reports, and green trading arrangements to provide backbone of new flagship legislation

The IPCC report on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees has strengthened the business case for a strong Environment Bill, argues Aldersgate Group's Nick Molho

John Alker argues the government's welcome new Environment Bill needs a unifying theme, and circular economy principles could provide it

Theresa May was at pains yesterday to stress the government will deliver high environmental standards post-Brexit - but the fear remains her welcome pledges could dissolve with her authority