National Infrastructure Commission Chair Sir John Armitt has warned the Chancellor of the Exchequer that this autumn’s Spending Review must not deliver a weak National Infrastructure Strategy that “pays only lip service” to the recommendations set out in the NIC’s National Infrastructure Assessment.

MPs on the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee have launched a new inquiry into the Greening Government Commitments (GGCs) – the targets for reducing the negative effects that the Government’s buildings, transport, purchasing and operations have on the environment.

Water UK is warning that Labour’s plans to renationalise the water UK companies in England would hit the retirement funds of over five million pensioners who would lose thousands of pounds each.

Ofwat has published a discussion paper setting out its emerging thinking about a new shared vision for the water sector and Ofwat’s strategy for regulating the water and wastewater companies in England and Wales from 2020 onwards.

The Committee on Climate Change report  published today which calls on the Government to deliver zero carbon emissions by 2050 for the UK has been welcomed by a wide range of business, industry and environmental organisations.

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is calling on the Government to raise its game and set an ambitious new target to reduce the UK’s GHG emissions to zero by 2050.

The Committee on Climate Change has today launched a call for evidence to identify relevant published information about the risks and opportunities facing the UK from climate change.