Environmental regulation and climate change dominated discussion at the Environment Agency's annual conference in November. We report on the two-day event
For our annual look at the year ahead, we asked a panel of experts, including the environment minister, the European Union's environment commissioner and the chief executive of the Environment Agency, what they believe will be the dominant issues in 2006
Successful ISO14001 certification requires organisations to raise environmental awareness among the workforce. Yorkshire Water has developed its own training programme to ensure it achieves this aspect of the international environmental management standard. Richenda Wilson reports
The government's plans for future waste strategy in England include sending greater amounts of waste for incineration. Yet many believe that incineration is hazardous to both human health and the environment, as well as less efficient than recycling. Rick Gould examines the arguments
The project to discover whether there is a link between environmental management systems and companies' environmental performance has ended. We examine the results
The sixth Environmental Action Programme established seven Thematic Strategies to guide future environmental policy-making in Europe. Disagreements within the European Commission have stalled their progress. The IEEP's Catherine Bowyer examines developments, including the potential impact of the strategies on air quality and waste
Our annual look at the year ahead has contributions from a wide range of experts and provides a unique insight into what leading professionals and government ministers see as the most pressing environmental issues in coming 12 months
Hardly a day goes by without another high-profile organisation pledging to go carbon-neutral. HSBC, BSkyB, Marks & Spencer and Royal & SunAlliance are just some of the UK companies that have pledged to, or have, become carbon-neutral. Lucie Ponting investigates
The European Commission is planning to make more use of environmental taxation to deliver its environmental goals and ensure the polluter pays. Paul Suff looks at its plans, which the commission has put forward for discussion
Our annual review of EU legislation provides a guide to the state of play of all environmental law and policy initiatives