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The letter lauded the “cross-party consensus” that exists on the issue of climate change and said the move would be popular

MPs and peers push for 'net zero' emissions by 2050

EU Withdrawal Bill: MPs vote to 'give teeth' to post-Brexit green watchdog

MPs have voted in favour of an amendment which promises legislation on environmental principles and a new post-Brexit watchdog, but green campaigners ...

The House of Lords will now consider the amendment again next Monday (18 June)

Government set to back down in post-Brexit green standards dispute

The Government will reportedly this week give its backing to an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill which aims to ensure that environmental standards ...

Zac Goldsmith (right) said he expected primary legislation setting out environmental principles to be published before the end of the year
The EAC does not believe that a voluntary approach will be effective in the medium-term

MPs urge UK Government to make climate risk reporting mandatory
Cheshire claimed that sustainability issues would be dealt with as nationally and globally “important” post-Brexit

Does Brexit offer the chance for UK to push climate action to new heights?
The inquiry will call on Ministers to define what a realistic level of cost reduction is, and when it should be aimed for

BEIS calls for evidence on using CCS to hit 2050 emissions targets
The fact that the strategy has not set a date for the net-zero goal has left several environmental groups unsatisfied

Scotland proposes 90% emissions reduction target
There's still time to register and come along to the final day of the exhibition for free today (23 May)

Insight, inspiration and innovation continues into final day of edie Live 2018
The 44-page report is the culmination of months of research and content development for edie's Mission Possible campaign

The future of sustainable business: edie launches landmark Mission Possible 2018 report
The new clean air strategy is a response to an EU directive on cutting harmful emissions

UK's new air pollution strategy 'hugely disappointing', says Labour
The UK Government will also aim to halve the energy costs for the existing building stock - both domestically and commercially

Theresa May unveils plan to halve building energy use by 2030

Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to halve the energy use from new buildings by 2030, as part of a speech that championed the role that science and tec...
Ministers hope the proposed tax breaks could “help the white van man go green”

Government calls for evidence on green van tax breaks
MPs point towards a change in green policy as an underlying cause of the sharp fall in clean investment

MPs decry 'worrying collapse' of clean investment

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