• June 2 2025
  Climate legislation

  EU science advisers put clamp on carbon credits to meet 2040 climate target

  Allowing market instruments would damage bloc’s credibility, board says

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• June 2 2025
  The Big Read

  Europe’s fight to get rid of ‘forever chemicals’

  A man-made molecule called TFA is seeping into waterways across the continent. But industry executives warn about the cost of EU efforts to eradicate pollution

  
• May 28 2025
  Thames Water

  Thames Water fined £123mn over sewage leaks and ‘undeserved’ dividends

  Repeated failings led to raw effluent pouring into waterways, watchdog finds

  
• May 28 2025
  Climate change

  Peru farmer’s climate case against German power group thrown out

  Court in Germany confirms principle of liability but rules the risk of flooding to his property was not high enough

  
• May 28 2025
  Environment

  Ministers launch third review into risk from lead mines

  Probe by Nottingham university follows separate investigations by environment and food standards regulators

  
• May 25 2025
  Climate change

  EU close to reaching climate goals despite green backlash

  Bloc is within one percentage point of meeting greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2030

  
• May 23 2025
  Moral Money

  Can satellites keep companies honest on emissions? Premium content

  Academics argue governments should use satellite data to hold companies accountable for pollution

  
• May 22 2025
  Climate change

  California EV mandate in peril as US Senate sends bill to Trump

  President expected to approve Republican measure to overturn state ban on petrol-fuelled cars

  
• April 27 2025
  Airlines

  European airlines’ emissions on course to exceed pre-pandemic levels

  Environmental data shows carbon dioxide from flights has risen, as airlines struggle to decarbonise

  
• April 23 2025
  Industrial metals

  London Metal Exchange plans to introduce green metals premium

  Move follows pressure from mining firms to distinguish their supplies from ‘dirty’ minerals with large environmental impact

  
• April 17 2025
  Electric vehicles

  Europe’s centre-right calls for softening of 2035 green car target

  EU should ditch its planned ban on internal combustion engines, Manfred Weber of EPP says

  
• April 11 2025
  Shipping

  UN passes landmark carbon levy on ships, defying US threats

  IMO plans to punish ships that miss decarbonisation targets, despite retaliation warning

  
• April 9 2025
  Shipping

  US to retaliate against international carbon levies on ships

  Trump administration warns other members of UN’s maritime body against measure negotiated this week

  
• April 8 2025
  Shipping

  Shipping groups clash over regulatory cost of using LNG to power vessels

  Rules to cut emissions have for years divided some of the world’s largest economies

  
• March 30 2025
  Carbon trading

  Maersk warns shipping carbon trading plan would encourage LNG use

  Scheme to be discussed at UN meeting does not sufficiently discourage usage of the fossil fuel, says container group

  
• March 27 2025
  Utilities

  Water companies fail to improve more than half of worst sewage overflow pipes

  Effluent spills in England and Wales rise to record 3.6mn hours last year

  
• March 24 2025
  Moral Money

  A modest win for sustainable investors at Coca-Cola Premium content

  Drinks company committed to disclosing its investment in recycling after watering down its reuse goals

  
• March 21 2025
  Special Report

  Future of Water

  Supplies of freshwater across the globe are under pressure. As changing rainfall patterns bring extreme floods and droughts, we look at moves to address the challenges — from city planning to water rights and recycling sewage for drinking

  
• March 21 2025
  Special ReportFuture of Water

  Pollution-busters look to AI for better speed and accuracy

  But the insights generated are only as good as the data

  
• March 21 2025
  Special ReportFuture of Water

  Trump backlash adds to challenges for California water policymakers

  Presidential interventions increase pressure on agencies managing constrained supplies

  
• March 21 2025
  Special ReportFuture of Water

  Beijing faces pushback over ambitious hydropower project plans

  China’s leaders must balance making the best use of limited water with local, environmental and diplomatic concerns

  
• March 21 2025
  Special ReportFuture of Water

  How a glass of recycled sewage helps on water shortages

  From Nasa to Namibia, treated wastewater is a cheap and effective answer to scarcity, but the idea may be hard to swallow

  
• March 12 2025
  Business InsightRichard Milne

  Is Europe losing its nerve on the green transition?

  Flurry of recent initiatives fuels concern about the pace of change in the region when China is accelerating development

  
• March 11 2025
  UK

  Ship’s captain arrested after North Sea collision

  Reason for crash still unknown after container vessel struck tanker carrying US military fuel

  
• March 9 2025
  Climate change

  Only 36 companies account for half of global emissions, report estimates

  State-owned groups made up 16 of the top 20 emitters in 2023