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Fears for post-Brexit climate laws as UK green watchdog plans revealed

Fears for post-Brexit climate laws as UK green watchdog plans revealed

Post-divorce environment body will not enforce climate change regulations, says proposal, but UK lacks direct replacement for EU institutions

UK will legislate net-zero carbon emissions target, says minister

UK will legislate net-zero carbon emissions target, says minister

Britain will legislate new emissions targets and order a review on bringing them in line with the Paris Agreement, minister Claire Perry announced

10 years of success, but the UK climate change act needs an upgrade

10 years of success, but the UK climate change act needs an upgrade

The pioneering piece of legislation has helped bring emissions down, but the challenges of the Paris Agreement require more ambition from the government

UK MPs call on Gove to trigger climate reporting clause

UK MPs call on Gove to trigger climate reporting clause

Financial regulators drew parliamentarians’ ire after failing to meet their demands to voluntarily report their climate adaptation plans

Documents reveal UK push to water down EU biomass regulations

Documents reveal UK push to water down EU biomass regulations

Brexit-bound UK won big concessions for power stations that burn wood, while new research claims the technology will undermine carbon cuts for half a century

UK climate strategy has 'significant gaps', advisers warn

UK climate strategy has ‘significant gaps’, advisers warn

The government must increase ambition for electric vehicles and invest more in carbon capture and storage, an independent panel has advised

UK government details coal power phase-out strategy

UK government details coal power phase-out strategy

With a few caveats, Britain is set to end coal power generation by 2025, the government confirmed in a consultation response on Friday

Communities face down plans to expand Britain's last coal mines

Communities face down plans to expand Britain’s last coal mines

‘It was cruel what we went through’. As the UK weighs whether to allow its ailing mines to stumble on, community activists ask when enough is enough?

UK releases plan to 'lead the world' on growth with carbon cuts

UK releases plan to ‘lead the world’ on growth with carbon cuts

Long awaited strategy says green economy will grow 11% per year but plan will miss carbon emissions targets, drawing criticism

UK and Canada announce global alliance to end coal power

UK and Canada announce global alliance to end coal power

UK and Canada challenge other nations to join them in committing to end coal power generation, saying “we are doing our part”

UK omits climate change from post-Brexit foreign policy plan

UK omits climate change from post-Brexit foreign policy plan

Proposal for future relationship with EU calls for cooperation on energy security, but makes no mention of the Paris Agreement, a stated priority in Brussels

May meets Trump on climate, but her Brexit will damage the Paris accord

May meets Trump on climate, but her Brexit will damage the Paris accord

Despite May’s G20 overture to Trump, her government is preparing a divorce from the EU that will have profound negative consequences for the climate

UK foreign office cut climate staff in half under Tory government

UK foreign office cut climate staff in half under Tory government

Labour says the 46% reduction in foreign office climate jobs since it was in power is “staggering” and a sign the government is not serious about the issue

UK set for first coal-free work day since pre-industrial times

UK set for first coal-free work day since pre-industrial times

Britain is expected to be coal-free on Friday, reports National Grid, as the power sector shifts to cleaner sources of supply

Decommission North Sea oil rigs? Here's a better idea

Decommission North Sea oil rigs? Here’s a better idea

Rather than waste vast amounts of taxpayer money pulling defunct rigs from the sea, why not spend it on something useful?

UK is in no position to lecture Saudis on oil dependence

UK is in no position to lecture Saudis on oil dependence

PM Theresa May has offered to help wean Saudi Arabia off oil, but her government’s subsidies to North Sea producers are a poor model for the Middle East petrostate

Brexit turmoil means UK government must lead on climate

Brexit turmoil means UK government must lead on climate

Investors will be needed to shift hundreds of billions of pounds if the UK is to meet its climate goals. But they need clarity from a pre-occupied government

UK to use carbon cuts as Brexit bargaining chip – envoy

UK to use carbon cuts as Brexit bargaining chip – envoy

Faster than average emissions reductions give Britain leverage in negotiations to leave the EU, says Sir David King

UK emissions have fallen 38% since 1990 on coal closures

UK emissions have fallen 38% since 1990 on coal closures

UK chasing Denmark as one of the fastest carbon cutters in the developed world, but faces tougher challenge in cleaning up transport fleet

Talk climate sense to Trump, British MPs urge Theresa May

Talk climate sense to Trump, British MPs urge Theresa May

Lawmakers set for final push on global warming message as British prime minister heads to Washington for first meeting with new president

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