national audit office

Overly cautious culture within Defra, Environment Agency, and Natural England has restricted attempts to embrace new approaches for nature recovery, spending watchdog claims

New UK rules requiring central government bodies to assess and disclose their climate risk in line with TCFD guidelines are useful but need more work, National Audit Office concludes

Almost every home with external wall insulation installed under the government's ECO scheme will require remedial work, NAO report finds

Greater policy and price certainty needed to ensure effectiveness of UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme (NAO)

NAO warns insufficient investment and repeated delays mean sector will struggle to deliver 30 new water infrastructure projects

Government's spending watchdog finds public charge points are on course to number 300,000 by 2030, but report warns major location and accessibility challenges remain

Guide for MPs and peers published as National Audit Office releases report setting out key conditions for improved government leadership on climate and environmental action

The shift from direct payments to nature-friendly subsidy incentives promises to transform farming in England, but the transition currently faces 'widespread uncertainty and risk', the NAO has warned

NAO warns repeated delays and market uncertainties have pushed the government's CCUS roll out behind schedule

Rules requiring developers to achieve a 10 per cent improvement in biodiversity from new building projects face threats to their long-term effectiveness, the National Audit Office has warned