Greater emphasis should be given for work aimed at helping women and indigenous people,...
An inquiry into UK foreign aid programmes aimed at halting deforestation and preventing biodiversity loss, much of it caused by climate change, has recommended:
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Climate Change Agreements reduce 6.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2019 and 2020
The Climate Change Agreements (CCA) scheme, which offers tax benefits to firms which agree to energy efficiency targets, saw a collective reduction in emissions...
European Commission prepares instrument for ban on forced labour products
The European Commission has presented its Communication on Decent Work Worldwide, which reaffirms European Union's commitment to champion decent work, with a particular focus...
Scotland is not yet climate ready, CCC says
Scotland’s climate is changing but action to adapt to critical impacts such as wetter winters and rising sea levels has stalled, posing risks to...
Minister for Women launches initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women
Minister for Women, Baroness Stedman-Scott, has launched two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women as the country recovers from the COVID-19...
New report examines progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has published a new report which provides a statistical overview of progress towards the Sustainable Development...
Emissions must be reduced in the construction of buildings if the UK is to...
From residential to commercial buildings, the UK’s built environment is responsible for 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has...
New study reveals technologies and academic disciplines ‘overlooked’ by research funders in the global...
According to University of Sussex Business School researchers, 'potentially transformative technologies' such as stratospheric aerosol injection or albedo management have received less than £1...
Meeting UK’s net zero goals set to be bolstered by the social sciences
The UK’s journey to net zero by 2050 is set to be bolstered by the social sciences, following a major new investment from ESRC...
Beta framework on nature-related risk management released
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released the first beta version of its nature-related risk-management and disclosure framework.
Described as the first integrated...
