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Greenhouse gas emissions from Scottish industry in 2022 were up on 2021, but did not return to pre-pandemic levels, hinting at a continued long-term downward trend, according to figures from Scotland’s environmental regulator
The Environment Act was signed into law nearly two years ago, but a number of provisions from the act are yet to come into force. ENDS has compiled a list of the provisions that have not been introduced. Here’s what you need to know
The Scottish Parliament has approved an air quality improvement plan for addressing the continued failure in some areas to meet statutory limit values for nitrogen dioxide, and accepted recommendations by the post-Brexit green watchdog Environmental Standards Scotland
A health supplements manufacturer has paid out a penalty of £75,000 for failing to install a system that would have detected a series of accidental releases of fluorinated greenhouse gas
The Ffos-y-Fran coal mine in South Wales has continued operations despite its application for a licence extension being revoked in September last year
Here is a month-by-month overview of some of the biggest green news stories from 2022 in pictures
Delays, distractions and missing details have, by many accounts, been the defining factors of chemical regulation during the UK post-Brexit transition. But could a dedicated UK chemicals agency help smooth the process? Shosha Adie reports
Countries' efforts to limit the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century are 'insufficient', finds the latest UN Climate Change reports
The UK continues to be one of the most nature depleted countries in the world, with wildlife continuing to decline, according to a landmark study...
A call for evidence on the impact of air pollution, including ammonia, on the environment has been extended by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for the second time
Latest State of Nature report finds UK’s wildlife has declined in abundance on average by 19% since 1970...
The Office of Environmental Protection has told Northern Ireland’s environment department it 'remains disappointed' that there is no timeline to publish a new Environment Improvement Plan...