Emissions must be reduced in the construction of buildings if the UK is to...
From residential to commercial buildings, the UK’s built environment is responsible for 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has...
Second round of Green Recovery Challenge Fund opens
The second round of the Green Recovery Challenge fund will award up to £40 million in grants up to £2 million each to environmental...
New online resource can help users to plant flowers with pollinators in mind
An online database which documents pollinator-plant interactions could help the public understand how to plant for pollinators and support biodiversity.
According to researchers, remarkably little...
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...
New laws to cut red tape around rebuilding unused buildings as homes
New laws laid in Parliament will 'deliver much-needed new homes and revitalise town centres across England', Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.
The new rules,...
Third Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction opens for applications
Farmers and land managers across England are encouraged to apply for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme by 11 October, ahead of the next online...
Northern Ireland publishes research on transport changes needed to help tackle the climate emergency
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced the publication of four research projects commissioned by her Department as part of its input to the Executive’s...
30% of Scotland’s land to be protected for nature by 2030
Plans to protect at least 30% of Scotland’s land for nature by 2030 have been announced today by Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham.
The proposals were...
Committee asks how we should respond to increasing demands on land
The Committee on Land Use in England publishes is inviting views on current and future demands on land use, and how government decision-making on...
Applications for the Landscape Recovery scheme now open
The first round of the new Landscape Recovery scheme has opened for applications.
The Landscape Recovery scheme will support 'more radical and ambitious' land-use change and habitat...
