Environmental Audit Committee

Kwasi Kwarteng, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, told the Environmental Audit Committee the government is making good progress in decarbonising itself but noted improvements are needed

The Environmental Audit Committee has requested that a number of areas of the bill be reconsidered

The EAC previously identified what it claims is an ‘unacceptably high’ level of financial backing for polluting energy projects in developing countries

The Environmental Audit Committee suggests a high dependency on imported fresh food, coupled with failure to act on climate breakdown, could mean shortages in the future

The Environmental Audit Committee says UK Export Finance is undermining the UK’s international climate and development targets

The Environmental Audit Committee says fossil fuel activity in the region is incompatible with international climate obligations

MPs have said the government must concentrate on meeting its climate change commitments

Environment Secretary Michael Gove said around 400 staff have been transferred from public agencies

The Environmental Audit Committee has voiced disappointment a firm pledge has not been made

Ministers have refused to listen to the recommendation made by the Environmental Audit Committee