Welsh Government launches Clean Air White Paper and domestic solid fuel burning consultation
The Welsh Government has published a White Paper setting out plans for a Clean Air (Wales) Bill, which seeks to protect the health of...
Scotland publishes the country’s carbon footprint for 1998-2017
Scotland's Chief Statistician has published Scotland’s Carbon Footprint from 1998 to 2017, providing estimates of Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis.
The new...
Searches for sustainable goods grow by 71%, new report reveals
A growing number of people around the world are concerned about nature, changing the way they think about sustainability and demanding action to protect...
Globalisation may be decreasing the security of global supply chains, new research says
The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be...
New website to host independent research on UK climate risk
IN JULY 2021, the Adaptation Committee of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), will launch a major new independent assessment of the climate risks...
Northern Ireland consults on carrier bag levy
Northern Ireland has launched a consultation on their Carrier Bag Levy, which applies to all bags.
The current legislation was introduced in 2013 and is...
Government sets out plans to clean up the UK’s supply chains to help protect...
Businesses, producers and governments from around the world are asked to help shape new measures in a new consultation, helping to tackle illegal deforestation...
Councils given £175 million more for cycling and walking
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has given councils across England a further £175 million to create safe spaces for cycling and walking.
The new funds, part...
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...
UK SMEs remain committed to sustainability despite COVID-19, says new report
Majority of UK SMEs remain focused on improving their environmental sustainability despite COVID-19, according to Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s Business Barometer.
More than half (54%)...
