Policy

Views sought on how energy regulator can help accelerate net zero and support households and businesses facing high energy costs

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband and Co-operative Group CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq to co-chair revamped group tasked with supporting new zero policy development

Government promises to 'tread lightly on people's lives' as it set out plans to accelerate net zero transition in its formal response to the Climate Change Committee's 2024 progress report

National Grid and ScottishPower join SSE in submitting new grid investment plans, but will the watchdog sign off on 'mission critical' upgrades?

Storm Darragh was a miserable reminder of how poorly prepared Britain is for increasingly extreme weather, yet the government is is still failing to provide the ambition needed on adaptation, argues Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay

Scottish government publishes Draft Implementation Plan setting out how it intends to ease barriers to charge point installation

New legislation and guidance to give National Parks and National Landscapes clear mandate to widen public access to nature and better protect trees, peatland, and wildlife

Office for Environmental Protection warns Defra, the Environment Agency, and Ofwat could face court action unless immediate efforts are made to remedy alleged breaches of laws governing sewage overflows

Material Focus warns 'big puff' vapes could see the UK still facing an avalanche of vape-related e-waste

Steve Reed and Angela Rayner signal intention to revamp a planning system that is currently failing both prospective homeowners and nature