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Environmental sustainability

Topic

This is a sub-topic of Energy and environment

Latest work

Implementation of climate-related reporting in central government annual reports

Published on: 28 Nov 2025

Report Value for money

Climate change and net zero

The Nature for Climate Fund

Spring 2026

Work in progress

Climate change and net zero

Achieving environmental improvement and responding to climate change

Published on: 16 Oct 2024

Insight Lessons learned

Climate change and net zero

Windfarm

Government’s approach to the environment and climate change 2023-24

Published on: 15 Oct 2024

Overview Topic overview

Climate change and net zero

Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage programme

Published on: 23 Jul 2024

Report Value for money

Energy and environment

Implementing statutory biodiversity net gain

Published on: 17 May 2024

Report Value for money

Environmental sustainability

Government resilience: extreme weather

Published on: 6 Dec 2023

Report Value for money

Energy and environment

A large tree has fallen down across a parked car due to extreme weather

Resilience to flooding

Published on: 15 Nov 2023

Report Value for money

Energy and environment

Flood defenses attempting to prevent high river flooding a town

The government’s resources and waste reforms for England

Published on: 30 Jun 2023

Report Value for money

Waste and recycling

Woman documenting waste at a waste management and recycling centre
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