Sunday, April 19, 2026

‘Investing in nature is an investment in the NHS’, says Environment Agency Chief Executive

Universal access to a healthy natural environment could save the NHS billions of pounds a year in treatment costs if everyone in England had...

Some of the nation’s largest landowners make pact to jointly tackle the climate and...

Led by the National Trust, some of England’s largest landowners and managers have come together to sign up to a range of commitments to...

Over 100 countries sign up to cut their methane emissions by 2030

New Global Methane Pledge has been announced by EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden on the second day...

WHO updates Air Quality Guidelines

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its 2005 Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) to decrease the burden of disease that results from exposure...

New Action Plan to treble tree planting rates in England 

Building on the recommendations of the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, the UK Government has announced new commitments for tree planting and...

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,...

New campaign encourages small businesses to pledge to reach net zero by 2050 or...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng have called on every small business in the UK to take small, practical...

Sewage pollution incidents threaten UK water quality, new report claims

A new environmental report released by ocean conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage claims water companies are 'routinely' discharging untreated sewage into UK waters. The 2020...

One in five UK retailers cancelled contracts last year with suppliers who fell foul...

UK retailers have cancelled £7.1bn in contracts across the last 12 months with suppliers that don’t meet stringent ethical and sustainable standards, new research...

Half of UK businesses already impacted by climate change, study finds

Half (48%) of all UK businesses have reported being impacted by the effects of climate change, with 52% of those reporting that their ability...