Policy

Green campaigners angered, as government set to respond to spike in oil prices by cancelling long-planned increase in fuel duty

Defra promises tougher sentencing for 'waste cowboys' and more sophisticated identity, criminal record, and technical checks for waste handlers

The end of the road for diesel lorries will help ease pressure on inflation, while electric HGVs can cut freight transport costs, writes Green Alliance's Nicholas Davies

Coalition of environmental groups argue ban on private jets and reduction in motorway speed limits could help tackle growing risk of fuel shortages

Charities, social enterprises, the food industry, and government to rally behind new National Programme to Redistribute Surplus Food

Government reportedly informs flagship global climate aid programme it will only deliver half of previously promised £1.6bn in funding

Some carmakers are pushing to weaken rules that would effectively ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars in the EU from 2035 - but two new reports highlight the huge opportunity and energy security costs of slowing the switch to battery cars

New consultation and call for evidence on how to improve access to innovative new fertiliser products that can reduce air, land, and water pollution

The government's rival factions are all firmly committed to rapid decarbonisation and energy independence, but they are floating different policy approaches

Greenpeace urges government to back pesticide and fertiliser phase out, after report reveals vast extent of chemical use