Natural England launches new biodiversity metric in new sustainable development toolkit
Natural England has launched three new tools to help developers measure biodiversity net gain and ensure new developments are “nature positive”.
Where a development has...
‘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...
Wales the only UK nation to uphold its domestic recycling rates during the pandemic,...
Wales – currently ranked third in the world in domestic recycling – was the only nation to uphold its rates during the pandemic, with...
Surrey University to develop a battery capable of capturing CO2 emissions
THE UNIVERSITY of Surrey is to begin work on a new lithium-ion battery technology that is capable of capturing CO2 emissions, following an award...
New venture to boost sustainable food manufacturing in the UK
The Government has agreed to provide £12m in funding to help launch a high-tech food manufacturing campus and adjacent energy plant in Derby.
It will...
New report examines net zero in social housing in Scotland
A new report by Zero Emission Social Housing Task Force outlines recommendations on what is required to achieve zero emission housing whilst ensuring support...
Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic ‘net zero’, warn researchers
There should be greater investment in a wider group of decision-making experts on landscape management if the UK is to reach climate targets such...
Brits bin more than £1.17 billion worth of fruit and veg each year, says...
£1.17bn worth of fruit, veg and bread is wasted every year by Brits, according to new research from Sainsbury’s.
The news comes as the retailer...
Social value to be scored in government contracts in Northern Ireland
Finance Minister Conor Murphy has announced a new policy which will see mandatory scoring of social value within public procurement contracts.
The new policy, agreed...
MPs launch new inquiry on government tree-planting targets
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee is set to investigate whether the Government will be able to meet its new goal...
