Defra announces plans for eight new regional water councils to give mayors, communities, and businesses greater say on local investment in sewage infrastructure and flood resilience measures

Yet another monthly record for UK sales of new battery electric cars was set in October, figures from New AutoMotive show

Legislation aims to ban new oil and gas production licences, permanently block fracking and coal mining projects, and introduce community benefit rules for renewables developers

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary signals electrification and lower bills are now top policy priorities, casting further doubt on Labour's manifesto pledge to deliver a clean power system by 2030

The COP30 Presidency has today published new roadmaps for navigating the transition away from fossil fuels and reversing forest loss, arguing deep decarbonisation is 'within reach'

But research carried out by Barclays also highlights major gap between growing awareness of climate risks and investment to enhance resilience

Decisions reached on nature finance, tackling harmful subsidies, and halting biodiversity loss after fraught negotiations in Yerevan, but fears remain progress towards global targets remains far too slow

Closing plenary gets under way in Armenia despite deep divisions on contentious issues surrounding biodiversity funding, nature-harming subsidies, scientific evidence, and nature genetics

Antalya Compact for Energy Efficient Buildings compact aims to provide a framework for countries and businesses to accelerate electrification and building decarbonisation worldwide

World witnessing 'the makings of one of the largest movements for nature in recorded history’, but system-wide action still needed to rescue flagship goals, according to UN report