Policy

New agreement allows 21,000 homes to be built following concerns over water taken from rivers and wetlands, and risks to protected wildlife - but green groups remain concerned over impact of government planning reforms

YouGov poll finds more than half of Reform voters and over 70 per cent of Tory voters support their pensions being invested in renewables

Almost 4,000 people join legal claim against Welsh Water and poultry firms Avara Foods and Freemans of Newent over river pollution in the Wye catchment

But conference speech provides no indication as to what promised strategy would entail, beyond support for new nuclear projects and reforms to curb electricity bills

One-in-six UK fish stocks are in a critical condition but are still being fished beyond safe limits, new Oceana UK report warns

Sam Fankhauser from the University of Oxford warns the Conservative's plans to ditch the Climate Change Act could prove a political, environmental, and economic own goal

Labour government reveals it has completed more than 150 flood resilience projects during its first year in office, as it works to repair 'crumbling' infrastructure

Energy Transition Outlook from DNV warns White House will delay US emissions reductions, but global shift to clean energy will continue to accelerate

Despite Trump's war on clean power, the International Energy Agency expects global renewables capacity to double over the next five years - but further acceleration is needed to meet global climate goals

Trial run for pedestrianised Oxford Street increased visitor numbers by 50 per cent and passenger numbers at nearby tube stations by a quarter, new data reveals