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...
New Exeter grass policy to protect pollinators and boost biodiversity
Exeter's new policy of letting grass grow longer in certain parts of the city is helping to address the decline of pollinators and has...
Slurry pollution costs Sussex agricultural college £95,000 in court
Plumpton College was fined £50,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £45,000 at Hove Crown court for pollution that killed more than 1,500...
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,...
Most people don’t want to be billionaires – and this is good for the...
A new study questions the long-held economic belief that humans are all motivated to want more and more, which could be important for sustainability...
Government commits to ‘nature-positive’ future
More of the Government’s largest new infrastructure projects must leave nature and biodiversity in an overall better state than before development, as the Government...
New project communicates zero carbon solutions through poetry
Poetry’s role in communicating challenges and solutions to the climate emergency will be explored in a new project between poets at Aberystwyth University and...
New sustainable development guide published for councils
The Local Government Association and the UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development have today launched a guide to help councils engage with the United Nations...
New survey asks what influences decision to buy an electric vehicle
The Transport Committee has launched a short survey to find out what’s important to drivers considering the purchase of a battery electric vehicle, including questions...
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...
