PM will have to respond to Climate Change Committee’s recommendations on future emissions cuts with drastic changes in many sectors of economyKeir Starmer will face a key test of his claims to leadership on the climate...
Read MoreCommunities across the UK are fighting ‘catastrophic’ proposals to build new energy-from-waste plantsLabour faces a growing backlash across the country over proposals to build a new generation of more than 40 waste...
Read MoreAnalysis shows fossil fuels are supercharging heatwaves, leaving millions prone to deadly temperaturesThe climate crisis caused an additional six weeks of dangerously hot days in 2024 for the average person, supercharging the...
Read MoreGrant will go towards repackaging food that would go to waste and delivering it to shelters, food banks and charitiesLabour ministers have backed plans for a £15m fund to redistribute food from farms that otherwise go to...
Read MoreExclusive: Labour Together urges government to ‘de-risk’ supply chains by working with other countriesThe UK must become less dependent on China for critical minerals, an influential thinktank has concluded before a...
Read MoreCampaigners say consumption such as travel, gifts and food are destroying planet and the meaning of ChristmasWhether out of poverty or virtue, many of us spend much of the year reining in our appetites to save our pennies and...
Read MoreExclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation showsThames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards...
Read MoreMinisters set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SBBee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of...
Read MoreEnvironment Agency also served notice after investigation found failures to comply with lawThe government, its water regulator and the Environment Agency could all be taken to court over their failure to tackle sewage dumping in...
Read MoreRule would mean a tax rise for basic ratepayers and a huge cut for higher earners if change was fiscally neutralA flat tax rate is an “attractive idea”, which the Conservatives would aim for if in power, Kemi...
Read More‘Complete reset’ of water industry needed in face of poor service, pollution and leaks, says Steve ReedPublic anger over a significant increase in water bills to be unveiled this week will be justified, the...
Read MoreUS industry ready to drop demand to export chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef in move set to anger British farmersThe United States is expected to push Britain to allow tariff-free access to high-quality American meat as...
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