£2m for locally-led green recovery projects on Scottish islands
Island communities in Scotland will benefit from a £2 million programme of locally-led green projects designed to help support their economic recovery from the...
Scientists discover a new way to predict pollution from cooking emissions
Organic aerosols, such as those released in cooking, may stay in the atmosphere for several days because of nanostructures formed by fatty acids as...
Science Based Targets initiative starts development process for net-zero finance standard
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) provides new concepts for banks, asset owners, asset managers and other financial institutions to define and set net-zero...
Two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970, new WWF report reveals
Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in less than half a century due in large...
Applications open for £6m Trees Call to Action-Fund
Applications for new £6m fund has opened, with environmental charities, not-for-profits, local authorities and protected landscape bodies encouraged to apply.
The Trees Call to Action-fund...
The window of opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5°C is closing, new report...
Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach.
However, there is increasing evidence of climate action,...
Environment Bill resumes passage through Parliament
The Environment Bill returned to Parliament today after a pause due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Bill sets out a vision to allow UK's environment...
UK’s first ever plantation of new carbon-capturing tree variety invites investment
Ethical investment crowdfunding platform Abundance Investment Ltd has launched an offer to invest in Carbon Plantations, a new business planting – for the first...
Government unveils new Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy
A blueprint to deliver the world’s first low-carbon industrial sector and over £1 billion to cut emissions from industry, schools and hospitals has been...
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...
