Environmental Audit Committee

Mandatory whole life carbon assessments, dedicated carbon targets for built environment, and policies to incentivise retrofit over new-build constructions among policies recommended by MPs

After decades of inaction, regulators, water companies and central government appear to have woken up to the pressing need to protect and restore England's rivers, writes Philip Dunne MP

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

The Environmental Audit Committee has written to Rishi Sunak and National Statistician Sir Ian Diamond calling for the UK to adopt a more rounded definition of economic success

MPs claim pros of carbon border adjustment mechanism outweigh cons, arguing that putting a price on imports could play a major role in reducing the UK's consumption emissions

Proposals come as water companies admit to discharging raw sewage more than 372,000 times into England’s rivers, estuaries, and seas last year

Environmental Audit Committee argues that net zero target loophole could undermine efforts to encourage heavy industries to prioritise cutting emissions

Official response to Environmental Audit Committee report on green skills appears to reject calls for immediate changes to national curriculum and training schemes

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

It comes just a day after the government published 1,200-word defence of its decision to vote against stricter legal controls on pumping raw sewage into rivers and seas