Energy

Projects to help Scotland meet its goal of reaching net zero by 2045 can now apply to access a £3bn fund, Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday

The UK will not reach its goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 unless utility companies are given new powers to direct investment in sustainable infrastructure, according to the government’s infrastructure advisory body

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced there will be an “environmental transformation” if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, in a new report on no deal preparations

The government’s decision to disregard a panel of examiners’ recommendation to refuse Drax’s 3.6GW gas plant on climate change grounds has been met with anger in many quarters

Consent has been granted for Drax power station to replace its two remaining coal-fired units with four gas turbines, contrary to advice from the Planning Inspectorate

Important deadlines relating to plastics production and pollution, costs protection for environmental claims, environmental permitting, nitrates action, environmental damage reporting, waste management, water use and restriction of chemicals are coming up in October

The Labour Party conference saw the opposition set out new policies on net zero, offshore wind, electric vehicles and ‘battery gigafactories’. Here are 10 things you need to know

With an anaerobic digester spill killing 10,000 fish in Devon this month and the wider industry receiving flak for growing maize for feedstock, James Fair asks whether the booming low-carbon technology is ultimately good for the environment

Could the recruitment of a group of young, libertarian special advisers lead to the erosion of environmental standards? Jocelyn Timperley reports

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