Products & Chemicals

The European Chemicals Agency has given businesses more time to comply with regulatory demands in response to the coronavirus outbreak and is also acting to boost disinfectant supplies

Environmental campaigners have written to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency demanding more information about a new product for treating sea lice in salmon farms hailed by the Scottish government as ‘potentially groundbreaking’

A think tank with close ties to the Conservative Party has called on the government to tackle ‘carbon leakage’ by introducing a tax on imported electricity and carbon-intensive goods

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has dismissed suggestions that the UK should remain involved with the European Chemicals Agency and refused to publish an impact assessment for a prospective EU trade deal

The waste industry has welcomed confirmation in the Budget that the government will introduce a new plastic packaging tax from April 2022, claiming it would 'help to unlock future investment in British recycling infrastructure'

There were 533 serious pollution incidents in England in 2018, up 27% on the previous year, with illegal waste activities, waste management activities and farming among the main culprits

£104bn is expected to be invested annually in smart city technologies by 2021, according to the International Data Corporation. But some fear the potential environmental gains are not being given enough weight in digital strategies

With the UK set to formally leave the EU at the end of this month, fundamental changes to environmental policy and legislation are on the cards. ENDS checks the policy radar to identify what you need to prepare for in the coming year

Decarbonising heavy industry presents a major challenge to reaching net-zero emissions. But new solutions are on the horizon. ENDS looks at six emerging technologies

Corporate adaptation to climate change, toxics in the supply chain, particulate air pollution and decarbonising cement and steel are among ENDS’ list of industry’s biggest green challenges