Emissions

Programme will target new technologies which reduce real-world tailpipe emissions

Drawing on assessments from the National Audit Office, MPs claim the Department for Transport must do more to plan, communicate and implement green strategies or risk jeopardising UK's ability to meet climate targets

New goal would require US state to cut emissions 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030

Pro-nuclear countries have been slower to embrace renewable energy than their nuclear-free counterparts, according to research from the University of Sussex

Baileys and Guinness maker reports steady progress against sustainability targets, after last year failing to meet emission reduction goal

SNP had pledged in its manifesto to introduce the first LEZs by the end of 2018

A deal to offset growth in aviation's carbon emissions post-2020 could start as a voluntary scheme, sources suggest

From bug-phobic paint to shape-shifting planes, the latest environment report from the UN's official aviation authority is packed with inventive ideas to cut the environmental footprint of air travel

UN aviation group says replacement of traditional jet fuel with sustainable alternatives is possible by 2050, but would cost billions and have major impact on global biofuel resources

In Western Europe, only Sweden has delivered deeper emissions cuts than Scotland