environmental legislation

Defra urged to publish environmental targets ahead of COP15 Biodiversity Summit

Policy

Defra urged to publish environmental targets ahead of COP15 Biodiversity Summit

In an open letter from the Environmental Audit Committee, Defra has been urged to publish its delayed environmental targets ahead of next month's COP15 Summit

clock 22 November 2022 • 4 min read

Policy

Birmingham mulls pollution-busting car ban

Private cars taking 'through trips' could be banned from the city centre under radical plans to improve air quality

clock 14 January 2020 • 2 min read

Politics

The Chancellor's Spending Round did not come close to the action we need to deal with our climate emergency

Based on the latest government spending plans it won't be a 'decade of renewal' for the environment, argues WWF UK's Gareth Redmond-King

clock 10 September 2019 • 5 min read

Politics

Double green funding to avert climate breakdown, NGOs tell Chancellor

Ahead of Wednesday's Spending Review, coalition of charities say low-carbon spending must rise rapidly to hit Net Zero target

clock 02 September 2019 • 4 min read

Politics

Environmental regulations proving sticking point in cross-party Brexit talks, Labour claims

Jeremy Corbyn reportedly blames Conservative deregulatory agenda for lack of progress in cross-party Brexit talks

clock 16 April 2019 • 2 min read

Politics

Green Brexit: MP vote partially eases fears of no-deal 'catastrophe' for environment

Cooper bill would force Theresa May to request an extension to Article 50 from EU rather than crash out with no deal

clock 04 April 2019 • 3 min read

Legislation

The curious case of the apologetic deregulators

When even the government is admitting its deregulation target is silly, it's probably time to can it, argues David Powell

clock 17 September 2018 • 6 min read