New independent group to help tackle ‘greenwashing’
A new expert group whose work is set to support investors, consumers and businesses to make green financial decisions has been announced.
The Green Technical...
Green jobs and housing at the heart of Scotland’s COVID-19 recovery
Ensuring Scotland’s economic, health, and social recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is the focus of this year’s Programme for Government, published this week.
The First...
New study showcases importance of nature in hitting net zero
New report showcases the impact that different UK habitats can have in taking carbon out of the atmosphere and helping reach net zero by...
European Commission unveils proposal package to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55%...
The European Commission has adopted a package of proposals to make the EU's climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing...
SME climate focus falls due to pandemic, survey suggests
SME sustainability plans have been negatively impacted by the need to make further progress on recovery from the pandemic, according to new data from...
Plastic labelling needs ‘sustainability scale’, researchers say
Labelling of plastic products needs a drastic overhaul including a new "sustainability scale" to help consumers, according to researchers.
In a recent paper, a team...
Children need more time learning in nature, poll suggests
People believe children do not spend enough time enjoying the natural world and should spend more of their school time learning outdoors in nature,...
Extra funding helps farmers diversify into forestry and help fight climate change
Scottish farmers and crofters are being offered £1 million in funding to diversify into forestry and help with the fight against climate change.
The money...
First sites announced for the Welsh National Forest
Locations across Wales have been earmarked as “exemplar sites” for a National Forest – a connected network of forests which will span the length...
Scottish Government names six islands to become carbon neutral by 2040
The Carbon Neutral Islands project is a programme for government commitment aimed at supporting islands to become carbon neutral by 2040.
Scotland has over 900...
