Proposal to raise bloc's climate ambition blocked at crunch summit, reportedly by opposition from four EU countries
Fast food giant ditches plastic lids for flagship ice cream dish, and replaces single-use plastic used in salad packaging with cardboard
National Grid reveals UK on track to generate more electricity from zero carbon sources than fossil fuels this year
Research from Energy Systems Catapult suggests setting carbon standards could realign economic incentives to help drive rapid emissions cuts
The process of sorting things for reuse is getting faster and more specific
Government confirms the UK has this afternoon set a new record for the most hours in a year when the grid operated without coal power
Local rural communities invited to bid for funding for clean energy feasibility studies
London Mayor Sadiq Khan announces London's biggest ever Car Free Day, as businesses line up to promote zero emission innovations
Shell, BP and Centrica have talked of backing EU emissions target but withheld support
Government must give local planning authorities more power and money to enable carbon neutral buildings and infrastructure systems if UK is to meet net zero target, industry group warns