Health professionals call for a climate friendly food system in new paper
The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) calls for healthier food system from personal, policy and public procurement sides in a new climate...
Environment Agency announces changes to abstraction charges
Businesses, including water companies and farmers, must hold a licence to abstract more than 20 cubic metres of water a day from a river,...
Committee revisits fashion sustainability and working conditions in UK garment industry due to continued...
The Environmental Audit Committee has chosen to revisit the issues from its 2018 inquiry, Fixing fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability, due to continued concerns...
Inquiry to examine effect of Government fuel policy across all transport modes
The Transport Committee is to examine the effect of Government fuel policy on connectivity, capacity and sustainability across all transport modes, including motor vehicles,...
Green Recovery Capacity Building Scheme opens for environmental organisations in Wales
The Green Recovery Capacity Building Scheme is a new £920,000 revenue grant scheme to increase capacity within the environmental non-governmental organisation (eNGO) sector.
The scheme...
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...
Six projects seeking to cut industry carbon emissions get funding boost
Six projects across the UK are set to receive a share of £8 million in government funding to develop decarbonisation plans as part of...
Agriculture Bill becomes law
The Agriculture Bill, which sets out plans for UK's farming after Brexit, was passed into law today.
The Agriculture Bill sets out the replacement of...
Green jobs and housing at the heart of Scotland’s COVID-19 recovery
Ensuring Scotland’s economic, health, and social recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is the focus of this year’s Programme for Government, published this week.
The First...
New principles announced to promote responsible investment in Scotland’s natural assets
Future private investment in Scotland’s natural capital, such as peatlands and woodlands, will be subject to a set of principles to help ensure it...
