Hackney Council pledges £25m to tackle climate emergency
One year on from its motion declaring a climate emergency, Hackney Council is dedicating £25m towards the fight against climate change.
The funding, which is...
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...
ESG activities correlate to stronger financial performance, study reveals
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) activities, regarding sustainability, diversity and employee satisfaction, correlate with stronger financial profitability and growth for private companies, a...
New Centre for Greening Finance and Investment to open in Leeds and London
The new UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment will begin in April 2021, with physical hubs in Leeds and London, Energy Minister Anne-Marie...
Three quarters of people are already trying to encourage wildlife to their garden, survey...
The RSPB is calling for everyone to join 'the wildlife-planting revolution' after a YouGov survey revealed that three quarters of people are now doing...
Climate change is affecting Scotland’s lochs and reservoirs, research shows
Climate change has already caused a rapid and extensive warming of Scotland’s lochs and reservoirs with impacts expected to intensify, research has revealed for...
Lifestyle changes needed to tackle climate change, Welsh public declares in new survey
84% of the 1,149 participants of a Welsh government survey believe that the way the we live our lives needs to 'substantially change' to...
Nearly 680,000 trees to be planted as two funds open for applications
Hundreds of thousands of trees are set to be planted in communities across England as applications for the Local Authority Treescapes Fund and the...
Single-use plastics ban under consultation
Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, expanded and extruded polystyrene cups and food and beverage containers could all be phased out in England, in the latest...
UK’s largest new city centre green space to be created in Leeds
LEEDS City Council has secured more than £18m from the government’s Getting Building Fund to deliver three regeneration projects that will boost economic growth...
