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FROM politics
DECC/DEFRA ask if EU is the best place for environment and climate policy
20 May 2013 16:37 BST
The UK is trying to work out whether it should ask for environmental powers back from the EU, or even relinquish more to the bloc
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FROM business
England “actively considering” bag tax
17 May 2013 11:19 BST
DEFRA is deciding whether to bring in a carrier bag tax for England, but says it will not act until there is more evidence on how the tax is working in Wales and elsewhere
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FROM energy
CO2 levels pass symbolic landmark
16 May 2013 16:57 BSTThe daily mean-level concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has passed 400ppm with the world inching ever closer to dangerous climate change
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FROM business
Northern Ireland proposes statutory 60% recycling target
14 May 2013 16:58 BSTThe country is proposing to legislate on a 60% household recycling target using a 2010 Welsh bill as its model
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FROM energy
Smart meter roll-out complications force delay
14 May 2013 14:37 BST
DECC has acted to protect energy suppliers and consumers taking part in early smart meter installations, but its proposals will delay roll-out by a year
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FROM business
Biomass subsidies to hinge on project finance
14 May 2013 12:19 BST
Plans by DECC to screen biomass projects for Renewables Obligation support will favour those that reached financial close last year
Policy & Politics Comment & Analysis
No end in sight for court cases over wind turbine buffer zones
The High Court has quashed a controversial planning policy that would have enforced strict separation distances between wind farms and homes. But the decision will not stop such policies flourishing
Conservative Party: Trimming the greenery
Will the Tories swing to the right in 2015, and what could it mean for environmental policy? Alex Marshall reports in the second of a series of features looking at parties' early election preparations
Enthusiasm for landfill bans wanes
Landfill bans could unlock resources worth billions but they lack support from waste industry professionals and are not a policy priority
Liberal Democrats: Betting everything on green
Leading Liberal Democrats have started floating “radical” green ideas for the next election. But are they really innovative and will they win votes?
Tom Burke's political comment: Obama’s climate policy will energise the international stage
The president is sending strong signals that climate will receive consistent US attention in his coming term
Leaving offshore wind in the shade?
The government’s increased backing of solar PV could lead to difficult questions for other renewables. Alex Marshall reports
Policy & Politics Document Watch
Quick links to key documents and reports
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17 May 2013
DEFRA progress report on mainstreaming sustainable development -
16 May 2013
DEFRA consultation: Reforming environmental guidance and information obligations -
16 May 2013
DEFRA report: Smarter Environmental Regulation Review: Phase 1 report - guidance and information obligations -
15 May 2013
Environment Agency survey results of what local authorities think of their service
