Businesses urged to sign up to offer green homes improvements
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has urged tradespeople across England to sign up to be able to offer services through the Green Homes Grants scheme,...
Hartpury pioneers breeding more ‘sustainable’ cows as the future for the dairy industry
Professor Matt Bell, Hartpury University’s Director of Agriculture, has created a ‘breeding index’ to select dairy cows based on traits that are 'key to...
£1.3 billion announced to deliver homes, infrastructure and jobs as part of green recovery
Tens of thousands of new homes and other vital infrastructure projects were given the green light with nearly £1.3 billion of investment confirmed today...
Plastic straw ban comes to force in England today
The ban on supplying plastic straws and stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds has come into force in England today.
It is estimated we use 4.7 billion...
Net zero transition must be fair, says new report
The Government should follow the principles set out by Climate Assembly UK and ensure fairness underpins net zero transition, according to a new Business,...
New measures designed to put climate change at the heart of education announced
Young people are set to be empowered to take action on the environment as part of new measures designed to put climate change at...
New UK aid programme to protect high street supply chains
A NEW programme will help high street businesses, including Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons, Co-op and Waitrose, to strengthen their global supply chains...
Scotland publishes the country’s carbon footprint for 1998-2017
Scotland's Chief Statistician has published Scotland’s Carbon Footprint from 1998 to 2017, providing estimates of Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis.
The new...
European Commission calls for environmental sustainability to be at the core of education and...
The European Commission has promoted learning on environmental sustainability in the European Union in a recent Council Recommendation proposal.
The aim of the proposal is...
‘£5.5bn fund needed to level up access to urban green space as part of...
The National Trust, the Mayor of the West Midlands, Sustrans, Create Streets and local council leaders have written to the Prime Minister, urging a...
