New research looks at how UK universities tackle their food and flying emissions
New University of Manchester research highlights the various ways UK higher education institutions are beginning to tackle emissions associated with business travel and catering.
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Sewage, slurry and plastic polluting English rivers puts public health and nature at risk,...
Poor water quality in English rivers is a result of 'chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement', the Environmental Audit Committee...
Scottish Government and Greens’ new programme to invest in renewables and tackling climate change
The Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group have agreed to work together over the next five years to build a green...
Financial institutions deeply exposed to stranded assets caused by global water crisis, says report
A new report released by non-profits CDP and Planet Tracker reveals how financial institutions are exposed to significant risks posed by depleted and contaminated...
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...
Call for evidence launched on public bodies becoming Air Quality Partners
The government has launched a call for evidence on which public bodies should be designated to become Air Quality Partners to help cut emissions.
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Government launches two consultations seeking more environmentally friendly haulage
Longer goods vehicles that increase productivity and reduce haulier emission levels could become a permanent fixture on Britain’s roads as the government launches a...
Consultation approved for Birmingham’s Air Quality Action Plan
An action plan to improve air quality across Birmingham city centre and its surrounding suburbs has been approved to go out to public consultation.
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Exeter Council’s new partnership turns unwanted nets into kayaks
Exeter City Council has entered into a new partnership with Odyssey Innovation Ltd, that will see discarded fishing nets collected in the south west turned...
Schools, colleges and universities awarded for their hedgehog-friendly campuses
Schools, colleges and universities across the country have been recognised for their work to create hedgehog-friendly campuses by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS).
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