Rachel Donald looks at how the Trade Minister’s justification for a zero-tariff trade deal with Malaysia only accelerates global deforestation.

'Hang on we were told the UK was first in line for a trade deal,' wrote one Twitter user.

Baker has joined the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a group that perpetuates “lies and falsehoods” over climate science.

The Government has effectively made it cheaper for firms to pollute in Britain in what some see as another anti-green move by Rishi Sunak’s administration.

A Labour MP said Lord Frost, who was Britain's chief Brexit negotiator under Boris Johnson, had made clear the choice to voters at the next election after he joined the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

The UK is urging the European Union not to harm British companies as European leaders debate whether to match measures in the US Inflation Reduction Act with massive green subsidies of their own.

The warning came as university leaders called on MPs to ensure research funding was not lost

Fears for farmers and anger over dropping of pledge to bind Australia to crucial climate temperature limit.

The British government secretly dropped a series of climate pledges in order to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, leaked emails appear to show.

Ireland and France among nations bidding for proposed centre with up to 250 jobs.

According to experts, the best long-term environmental and economic measure Tory ministers could adopt is a close relationship with the EU market.

The country is not neither prepared for, nor used to, change on the scale required to deal with climate change, Brexit, an ageing population, Covid and technological shifts, says Resolution Foundation.

UK businesses are paying 10 per cent more than their EU counterparts to trade their emissions following Brexit.

One of the supposed ‘benefits’ of Brexit was the ‘bonfire of Brussels red-tape‘ which was promised by libertarian Brexiteers. Two weeks into the administration of Liz Truss, the new government announced that they were planning to revoke 570 environmental laws which, in order to continue environmental protections, were rolled over from EU law after Brexit.

The North York Moors National Park Authority, which approved the world’s largest polyhalite mine development, is examining how it can meet tree planting targets to offset the development’s impact in the face of a national shortage of saplings.

TORY ministers caved in to Australian ministers’ climate demands during talks on a post-Brexit trade deal, according to a leaked government email.

Tony Abbott was given a top role as UK trade ambassador despite widespread disquiet about his controversial views.

With finances tight and growth sluggish, closer alignment would bring mutual benefit.

Europe’s bid to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 will aim for a just, rapid shift away from high polluting industries and technologies.

The Australian and UK governments are at odds over why key climate targets were stripped out of a future trade deal.

A NEW Scottish Government fund aims to “reinvigorate and repair” research links with Europe following Brexit.

‘Allure of fusion makes it a good distraction from the failures of current government’s science and climate policy’

Campaigners say direct links between capitals could significantly reduce carbon emissions.

Government criticised over ‘indefensible’ proposal that could undermine climate efforts while yielding benefit of only £1.38m.

Universities have warned ministers of the risks to research, staff and students if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal. Higher education bosses said a “no-deal” Brexit would “compromise” vital studies into cancer treatments and climate change.