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
MPs call for 'detailed, actionable delivery plan' to prepare the UK's workforce for the net zero transition
Environmental Audit Committee report also describes government biodiversity efforts to date as 'lacking' and argues ‘bold and ambitious action’ is required
Major report from select committee on biodiversity and ecosystems slams government for weak nature protection targets and policy and points to failure to embed nature protection across government thinking
Businesses left in dark over the future direction of the UK economy thanks to lack of industrial strategy, BEIS Committee argues