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Nationally determined contributions, like the UK’s new 68% emissions reduction commitment, are at the heart of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Here’s what you need to know
The North Herefordshire MP Bill Wiggin has tabled amendments to the Environment Bill that could severely weaken the strength of phosphate planning rules along the EU-protected River Wye and allow local authorities to ‘disregard any impact’ from development, provoking anger among environmentalists
Four people have died and another has been injured after an anaerobic digester exploded at a wastewater treatment works in Bristol
The UK’s plan to achieve a 68% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, among the most ambitious targets in the world, should drive diplomatic efforts ahead of COP26. But it must be accompanied swiftly by the equally ambitious policies needed to deliver it, say experts and the government’s own auditors
Skills and funding shortages, combined with a lack of wider support from the central government, are holding back English local authorities from delivering on green pledges, according to a report from Green Alliance
A SSSI has been bulldozed into a sterile canal, obliterating wildlife, according to the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, which has demanded swift action from environmental regulators. ENDS takes a look at the incident in pictures
A clean up of historic water pollution from metal mines is entering a new phase, but there is much work to do to reduce the damage to an estimated 1,500km rivers in England alone. Catherine Early reports
The Internal Market Bill could undermine devolution and pave the way for a ‘race to the bottom’ on green standards, fear experts. David Burrows reports
DEFRA has outlined its long-term plans to reform English agricultural subsidies over the next seven years. Here’s what you need to know
England has banned plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers but appears reluctant to go further on single-use plastics, risking falling behind Scotland and Wales and creating a confusing UK market. David Burrows reports
The government will need to find the right combination of policy, financing and regulation to make its green industrial revolution a success, finds Catherine Early
The novel coronavirus can spread on atmospheric particulates, exposure to which weakens the human body and makes contracting the virus more likely. But lockdowns have also led to cleaner air and even more solar power production. Here’s what you need to know
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