Scotland to raise carrier bag charge
The minimum price of a single use carrier bag is set to increase from 5p to 10p in Scotland, with the Scottish Parliament to...
Two-thirds of children in the UK are scared of climate change, major new survey...
A new national survey of 7-14-year-old children found that 65% are frightened of climate change and almost a third feel powerless to make a...
Northern Ireland launches its first-ever Rural Community Pollinator Scheme
Northern Ireland has launched their first-ever Rural Community Pollinator Scheme to improve the health of bees and pollinators, with the grants wholly provided by the...
New report examines people’s attitudes to climate change and net zero policies
A new Net Zero Living report, led by the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) and the market research company Ipsos MORI,...
UK’s largest pension scheme with 9 million members unveils net zero plan
The largest pension scheme in the UK with 9 million members, has announced a new Climate Change policy to decarbonise its investment portfolio.
The policy...
Consultation focuses on amending the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation
A consultation proposing altering the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) for greater carbon savings by revised renewable targets, recycled carbon and non-biological fuel amounts,...
Iceland CEO calls after mandatory, unified plastic reporting for UK businesses and retailers
Retailer Iceland calls after making plastic packaging reporting mandatory for UK businesses in the upcoming Environment Bill after unveiling their own 'plastic footprint'.
Richard Walker,...
Tesco launches first sustainability-linked bond
Tesco has announced to have launched its first bond that is linked to the company’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The €750m bond with...
Wales the only UK nation to uphold its domestic recycling rates during the pandemic,...
Wales – currently ranked third in the world in domestic recycling – was the only nation to uphold its rates during the pandemic, with...
Project launched to tackle greenwashing in food and drink sectors
The Environment Agency has launched a project to standardise metrics for environmental performance of food and drink sector.
Working in partnership with the Institute for...
