The UK government has pledged £23.5m to help Asian regions better forecast natural disasters, the Department for International Development announced yesterday.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority suffered “untold reputational damage” over its contract with the firm Magnox, according to a scathing report from the Public Accounts Committee.
Defra has insisted the Environment Agency will play a “critical role” in delivering the government’s environmental plans over the next 25 years, as a new watchdog is set up.
A new independent body could replace the Environment Agency as part of a wider ‘green future’ policy launched today by prime minister Theresa May today.
The government needs to invest in renewable energy and have clearer goals to tackle climate change, says WWF's head of energy and climate Gareth Redmond-King.
The Scottish Government has imposed what amounts to a total ban on fracking, a decision that puts it at odds both with UK energy policy and the owners of Scotland’s biggest industrial complex.
An alliance of aid charities has urged the Scottish Government to respond to developing world climate catastrophes by ramping up its programme for reducing greenhouse emissions.
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Air pollution does not respect borough boundaries, so the government should take the lead on tackling it instead of dumping responsibility on councils, says Debbie Wood.
The government’s plan to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 could be hindered by public reluctance to switch to vehicles powered by alternative fuels, Office for National Statistics...
A £9m Greener City Fund has been launched as part of London mayor Sadiq Khan’s ambition to transform the capital into the world’s first National Park City.
A post-Brexit agricultural subsidy policy should be built around the needs of consumers, the centre-right think-tank Policy Exchange has recommended in a report.
Local authorities have been given eight months to produce initial plans to tackle nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution produced by diesel-fuelled vehicles.
The government’s deal for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has locked taxpayers and consumers into a risky and expensive project with uncertain benefits, auditors have warned.
More than 80% of the public support the idea of councils cutting grass areas less frequently to protect the nation’s bees, according to a survey by Friends of the Earth and Buglife.
EU legislation has helped clean up the UK’s act since the days when it was the ‘dirty man’ of Europe. So how will environmental issues be tackled after Brexit?