Industry provides 'solid employment opportunities'

The Corrugated Packaging Industry has been hailed as a "good news story" by a backbench MP.

Energy and Environment

Spelman 'learnt social media lessons'

Environment secretary Caroline Spelman has told a committee of MPs that she "learnt a great deal" from the online campaign against selling off forests.

Speech in full - Chris Huhne

Energy secretary Chris Huhne's speech to the Renewable UK conference.

'More sympathetic' legislation for manufacturing

If the coalition is serious in its intention to be the 'greenest government ever' it must understand the heavy regulatory burden placed on industry, the Confederation of Paper Industries has argued.

MPs urge Cameron to attend Rio+20

The prime minister must pledge to attend next year's Rio+20 summit to show leadership in tackling the global environmental crisis, according to a group of MPs.

Championing biodiversity

Organisations from the mineral products sector and champions of the natural environment have come together to both celebrate and build on the biodiversity potential of the minerals industry.

Labour call for carbon capture pledge

The government should confirm whether there will be no "back-sliding" in funding for CCS projects after it abandoned plans for the UK's first coal-fired power plant with such technology, the Commons has heard.

MP urges reform of dangerous dogs laws

Dangerous dogs laws must be extended to cover private property to lead "a change of mentality", a Labour MP has said.

Government's badger-culling plan 'ignores science'

Evidence supported by the scientific community contradicts the government's plans to enforce a cull on badgers to combat bovine tuberculosis, a Labour MP has claimed.

Badger cull will 'cost farmers thousands'

Veterinary nurses call for statutory regulation

Ensuring a security of energy supplies

Huhne defends nuclear strategy

Speech in full - Vince Cable

Cumulative impact of legislation – need for a rethink

'The failure of animal testing'

The National Anti-Vivisection Society has criticised the claims of a Liberal Democrat peer that animal testing is "essential."

Binley warns of civil service involvement in delivering Green Deal

The civil service should not be allowed to "get its hands on the green deal", because it knows nothing about business, a member of the business, innovation and skills committee has said.