Environmental politics

The Bank of England and the UK’s biggest investment manager have both warned of the potential financial losses from failing to tackle climate change, as environmental activists blockaded central London

Theresa May’s reported reluctance to bring forward a Queen’s speech could make it more difficult to pass key environmental legislation before Brexit, a green group has warned

The Environment Agency (EA) has named the consultants it is to work with on delivering its £2.6bn capital investment plan

Prime minister Theresa May has repeated a warning that the government will consider the introduction of a tax on the incineration of waste if recycling targets are not met

Plans to build a sand quarry in Hertfordshire were refused by the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government last week on environmental and civic amenity grounds

Further details have emerged in the past few days about the government’s post-Brexit environmental governance arrangements, including the identity of an interim green Brexit commissioner and where the green watchdog could be based. Here are nine things you need to know about DEFRA’s green governance vision

As pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Environment Bill gets under way, some MPs and peers have already set their own ‘green lines’. Where will the flashpoints arise?

England's nature regulator has faced deep cuts in central funding since 2008 and could lose another £8m in the next financial year. ENDS looks at how the funding squeeze is affecting its work

A requirement to examine the impact of policymaking on innovation is set to enter EU law for the first time. Simon Pickstone examines whether it threatens environmental principles - and what it means for Brexit Britain

Debate is raging over whether the UK should request extending its EU membership after the 29 March deadline. Simon Pickstone asks how it would impact the waste and chemicals sectors