Work on unilateral carbon border adjustment mechanism must commence immediately, says committee
The UK Government should develop plans for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to address carbon leakage as the date to achieve net zero...
Schools, colleges and universities awarded for their hedgehog-friendly campuses
Schools, colleges and universities across the country have been recognised for their work to create hedgehog-friendly campuses by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS).
Despite...
‘Climate crisis has never been treated as crisis’ scientists and activists tell EU leaders...
Hundreds of scientists, thousands of activists and famous environmentalists including Greta Thunberg have signed an open letter that has been sent out to EU...
Millions of funding announced to plant hundreds of thousands of trees in England
Hundreds of thousands of trees will be planted in communities across England thanks to funding through the Nature for Climate Fund, Defra and the...
82% of UK SME leaders recognise importance of achieving net zero but action risks...
Progress towards a sustainable world risks being held back as UK businesses grapple with increasing costs and a lack of clarity around a credible...
Inquiry considers nature-based ways to protect UK’s biodiversity from climate change
The Environmental Audit Committee has launched a new inquiry that will consider how best to protect and enhance biodiversity while considering nature-based solutions to...
Enhanced modelling tool to improve river water quality
Work to enhance the modelling tool used to target investment to improve river water quality has begun ahead of PR24.
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR)...
Sewage, slurry and plastic polluting English rivers puts public health and nature at risk,...
Poor water quality in English rivers is a result of 'chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement', the Environmental Audit Committee...
Women make up more than a third of all board members across 350 top...
For the first time more than a third of board members in the UK’s top 350 companies as a whole are women, new data...
Plans in place for the UK’s first net zero commercial building
Landsec is progressing plans for what aims to be the UK’s first net zero carbon commercial building.
The Forge, previously known as 105 Sumner St,...
