David Cameron's pledge to be the 'greenest government ever' goes on trial with the green-o-meter
• How we set the green-o-meter
Last May, David Cameron promised the coalition would be the "greenest government ever". This year environmentguardian.co.uk is going to track his progress.
The current rating on the green-o-meter is a light-hearted attempt to track the serious matter of how the coalition is faring. It assesses the government's delivery on all aspects of the environment, from climate change, wildlife and conservation to energy efficiency, transport and renewable power, as covered by the stories below.
Green
• Chris Huhne promises Britain will speed up switch to green energy
• Cancún agreement rescues UN credibility but falls short of saving planet
• Nagoya biodiversity deal restores faith in UN
• UK government launches £5,000 electric car grant scheme
• Decc survives the spending review
• Feed-in tariffs dodge spending review axe
• Cameron pledges to cut government emissions 10% in 12 months
• Coalition agreement leads BAA to scrap third runway at Heathrow
• Electricity market reforms pave way for renewable energy
• 'Green deal' for energy-efficient homes begins parliamentary journey
Not green
• For sale: All of our forests. Not some of them, nor most of them - the whole lot.
• Conservative pre-election coal plant emissions promise goes up in smoke
• 'Greenest government ever' reserves worst cuts for Defra
• Chris Huhne admits green investment bank may be scaled back
• Government axes UK sustainability watchdog
• Flood defence spending: a crack in the dam?
• Poor flood defences 'threaten England's food supplies'
• Coalition drops further green pledges on timber and renewables
• Easing of parking rules will lead to traffic congestion, warn campaigners
The jury is out
• UK government approves eight sites for new nuclear power stations
• Severn barrage ditched as new nuclear plants get green light
• Badger cull plans for England unveiled
• High-speed rail link gets £800m more in state funding
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