Power generation infrastructure is coming under increasing strain as rising electricity demand, ageing equipment and long replacement lead times heighten the risk of costly outages, according to a report by commercial property insurer FM.

New reforms are designed to speed up the approval process for major infrastructure projects.

Air quality indicators across Europe have continued to improve as emissions of regulated air pollutants decline, providing a clear indication of the success of long-standing air quality management policies, technological improvements and cleaner, more efficient industrial and transport systems.

A new Clean Air Fund report, commissioned from CBI Economics and WSP, quantifies the air quality, health and economic co-benefits of UK decarbonisation pathways.

In a new poll, the majority of the public say countries with under one per cent of emissions should still take action.

The EU has passed regulations that should ensure new vehicles are designed and produced to support their re-use, recycling and recovery, and make the automotive sector more circular and sustainable.

Flood Re has moved a step closer to introducing Flood Performance Certificates, following the publication of research establishing a standardised framework for assessing household flood resilience. The certificates, modelled on the UK's Energy Performance Certificates, are designed to provide a consistent assessment of a property's flood resilience.

Nearly half (45 per cent) of cities analysed across 30 European countries have already, or
are predicted to, break their highest ever heat stress levels.

Peartree Hill Solar Farm and Dean Moor Solar Farm have been granted consent from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

The Dacia Spring is now the cheapest car in the UK, and it is fully electric, marking a milestone in the adoption of EVs.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is warning that urgent action is needed for a sector under pressure from mounting costs, global protectionism and rising risk of disinvestment.

Keir Starmer, in unveiling the long overdue defence investment plan (DIP), has announced energy projects will be cut in order to shift resources.