Energy

Major oil firm BP has been fined £400,000 for an oil pipeline leak at the Sullom Voe oil terminal in the Shetland Islands seven years ago

The Scottish government has published a bill to cut emissions to net zero by 2050, alongside a detailed roadmap to meet its target of reducing emissions by two thirds by 2032

The agriculture sector claims it can meet its own goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to near zero by 2040 without making any cuts in production

Chancellor Sajid Javid has pledged an extra £430m for DEFRA, cuts to red tape and an “infrastructure revolution” in his single-year spending round statement this afternoon. Here’s what you need to know

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has written to fracking firm Cuadrilla requesting “extensive data and analysis” after a 2.9 local magnitude tremor was felt at its Preston New Road site last week

Important deadlines relating to cosmetic products, transport procurement, ecolabel criteria, clean air zones, chemicals, flooding, and marine conservation are coming up in August

Local people were closely involved in the design of landscape mitigation measures to offset the visual impact of a major pylon scheme in Scotland

As well as ensuring the safe passage of the Environment Bill and organising a new cabinet, Boris Johnson’s top environmental priorities should include making decisions on chemicals regulation, Heathrow expansion, the waste and resources strategy and energy efficiency, according to experts

Boris Johnson has today been elected leader of the Conservative Party. Click through to read ENDS’ comprehensive guide to his past statements on climate, infrastructure, EIA and bogus environmental objections

Huge amounts of coal, oil and gas could be extracted over the coming decades if wells and mines go ahead as planned. Gareth Simkins looks into their implications for net zero