The new Office will be set up from July in non-statutory form to provide independent oversight of the government’s environmental progress and to accelerate the foundation of the full body

Parliamentary Committee urges the government to put the improvement of air quality ‘at core’ of the post-pandemic rebuild

Responses from scientific experts will help inform government’s approach to reducing the pollutant

Introduced to underpin the Environment Bill, the ‘ambitious’ targets will also apply to any future governments

The government has also committed to set a legally binding target to reduce fine particulate matter, the pollutant of greatest harm to human health

The Bill aims to tackle the biggest environmental priorities and now progresses to the Committee stage for further scrutiny

The bill introduces a raft of measures to improve air and water quality, tackle plastic pollution and restore natural habitats

New climate legislation committing to cut carbon emissions by at least 80% by 2050 has been approved by the Welsh Assembly. The “stronger approach” is hoped to accelerate progress to tackle climate change in the country. Welsh Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant said the new law will also enable Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to “join […]