UK pension providers must assess and report on risks posed by climate change in...
New plans seeking to ensure that pension providers must consider the risk of climate change on their investments have been unveiled by the government.
The...
£49m funding boost to drive green transport projects
£49 million government funding has been announced to support the automotive sector’s quest to go green.
31 projects are receiving a portion of £10 million...
Third of UK’s biggest companies commit to net zero
Almost 1 in 3 of the UK’s largest businesses have committed to eliminate their contribution to climate change by 2050.
As of 31 March, 30...
Northern Ireland’s first Environment Strategy under consultation
Edwin Poots, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, has launched a consultation document on Northern Ireland’s first ever overarching Environment Strategy.
The Environment Strategy...
Government launches Inclusive Britain strategy
The government has published a new Inclusive Britain strategy, which sets out actions to tackle racial disparities, boost opportunity and promote fairness.
Inclusive Britain was...
Aviva Investors set to provide £1 billion of climate transition loans into real estate...
Aviva Investors intends to provide £1bn of sustainability-linked loans to the real estate sector over the next four years.
The move is supported by the...
Tinted solar panels could boost farm incomes, says research
Researchers have demonstrated the use of tinted, semi-transparent solar panels to generate electricity and produce nutritionally-superior crops simultaneously, bringing the prospect of higher incomes...
New building safety plans in Wales at the centre of consultation
As part of plans to give Wales 'the most comprehensive building safety regime in the UK', a new white paper has been launched for...
Reaching net zero requires a retrofit revamp in UK’s homes, says new report
The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) has launched a new paper ‘Getting (retro)fit for net zero’, which focuses on the challenge of retrofitting the...
Anglian Water wants to create an army of river watchers to report pollution
Anglian Water is calling all nature lovers, environmentalists, anglers, dog walkers, birdwatchers, kayakers and canal-walkers to come together and create a battalion of river...
