New consultation seeks consistency in household and business recycling in England
A new consultation seeks views on government plans to increase the consistency in materials collected for recycling in England.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural...
Criminal record reform removes automatic disclosure on employment checks in certain offences
Under new proposals announced on 16 September, the time it takes for certain convictions to become ‘spent’ will be reduced so that they are...
New body to be created to support decarbonisation of Welsh industry
A new body is to be created to support Welsh industry decarbonise and create new jobs in the green industries of the future, Economy...
Northern Ireland launches its first-ever Rural Community Pollinator Scheme
Northern Ireland has launched their first-ever Rural Community Pollinator Scheme to improve the health of bees and pollinators, with the grants wholly provided by the...
New natural history GCSE and Climate Award announced as part of DfE’s Sustainability and...
Secondary school students will be able to study the natural world through a new GCSE in natural history to be introduced by September 2025.
It...
All new schools and colleges in Wales to be net zero carbon
Education and Welsh Language Minister Jeremy Miles has announced that all new school and college buildings, major refurbishment and extension projects will be required...
Reintroduction of beavers in England under consultation
Plans to release beavers into the wild in England have been set out in new a consultation, marking 'a cautious step' towards further reintroductions...
Climate Change Agreements reduce 6.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2019 and 2020
The Climate Change Agreements (CCA) scheme, which offers tax benefits to firms which agree to energy efficiency targets, saw a collective reduction in emissions...
Minister thanks councils for efforts in tackling climate change
In his speech at London Climate Action Week, Eddie Hughes (Parliamentary Under Secretary for Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government) recognised 'the vital...
Climate change poses a ‘serious health risk’ to the most vulnerable in Wales, Chief...
An increase in unusual weather events, such as extreme heat, cold and flood events, is likely to disproportionately affect the most vulnerable living in...
