Thursday, January 29, 2026

Hold the carbon as £10m funding to make distilleries greener launched

£10 million fund has been announced to help UK distilleries go green and cut emissions by switching to low carbon fuels such as hydrogen. Today...

Government consults on ‘Best Available Techniques’ to manage industrial emissions

A new consultation launched jointly by the UK and devolved administrations seeks views on developing measures to reduce industrial emissions. The consultation sets out a...

Call for evidence focuses on policies that support market growth for low emissions industrial...

Following the commitments made in the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a call for evidence on...

Plans in place for the UK’s first net zero commercial building

Landsec is progressing plans for what aims to be the UK’s first net zero carbon commercial building. The Forge, previously known as 105 Sumner St,...

On your bike as £2bn cycling and walking scheme launched

Thousands of miles of new protected bike lanes, cycle training for everyone and bikes available on prescription will be rolled out under new plans...

High-profile parents urge PM to place children at the centre of green recovery in...

Over 100 high-profile parents from fashion designer Vivienne Westwood to Lead of Climate Assembly UK Professor Rebecca Willis, urged Britain's government on Sunday to...

New £10m fund set to drive private investment in nature opens for applications

A new £10 million Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund will provide grants between £10,000 and £100,000 to environmental groups, local authorities, businesses and other organisations...

New transparency guides for decision-makers address climate change adaptation, loss and damage

ICAT (Initiative for Climate Action Transparency) has launched three new guides targeted at climate change decision-makers leading adaptation policies and projects. According to the authors,...

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...

New licensing scheme that protects newts rolled out in Cambridgeshire

A district-level licensing scheme making it easier for developers to protect threatened populations of great crested newts is being rolled out in Cambridgeshire. Natural England’s...