Policy

Government continues its controversial drive to streamline planning and permitting rules, with new move to exempt projects from environmental permits

Workforce 2030: Professionals body CIEEM urges Treasury to invest £650m in ecology skills and projects across UK to restore nature and boost economic growth

France orders oil giant to take down climate neutrality claim, MEPs back new soil monitoring law, and electric aircraft head for Korea

Parliament's Scottish Affairs Committee warns of looming employment gap, as North Sea oil and gas jobs decline and clean energy industries struggle to scale up quickly enough

The Tony Blair Institute has attempted to spark a debate over whether the government's clean power goal should be dropped - green businesses and investors are unlikely to welcome another unnecessary political row

Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee urges government to introduce further safeguards to prevent additional runways at Heathrow undermining UK climate targets

Government-commissioned review delivers a raft of recommendationsaimed at removing the numerous regulatory and technical barriers faced by the fledgling greenhouse gas removals sector

IEA executive director reflects on the emergence of electricity as the world's 'dominant energy source', even as the consensus on climate action comes under fire

Environment Agency warns 'fundamental shift in culture and behaviour' is urgently needed across water sector to tackle dire pollution performance

Government signals it is prepared to miss goal if costs prove excessive, as influential think tank recommends target should be kept but with a sharper focus on cheaper energy