£40m funding boost will create nature recovery and conservation jobs
PLANS to create thousands of new jobs to kick-start the nation’s green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic were unveiled by the government today.
The £40...
UK shoppers helped generate $41m for fairtrade communities in 2019
LATEST figures show shoppers back Fairtrade during challenging market and care more than ever about helping farmers and workers combat low prices in trade.
Strong...
Northumbrian Water uses ultraviolet light to transform water treatment
NORTHUMBRIAN Water is set to begin using an ultraviolet light disinfection process to clean drinking water at one of its large water treatment works...
Severn Trent fined £800,000 for sewage discharges
SEVERN Trent Water has been fined £800,000 after allowing 3.8 million litres of raw sewage to enter a Shropshire stream from a local sewage...
Reports call for UK carbon price of £75 per tonne by 2030 and global...
THE INTERNATIONAL Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has published its latest carbon pricing forecast and vowed to lobby for the net-zero transition by 2050 at...
‘Post-coronavirus recovery could be used as opportunity to boost climate adaptation investment’
CHAIRS of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee and the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), have written to the Chancellor warning that time...
Tariff extension for renewable heat projects announced by government
GREEN-MINDED companies that applied to the government’s tariff guarantee scheme before June 29 will have an extra 14 months to get their low-carbon heat...
‘Build, build, building’ alone isn’t enough, says Association for Decentralised Energy
PRIME Minister will today announce a “New Deal” which puts jobs and infrastructure at the centre of the government’s economic growth strategy.
In a speech...
Social housing to be prioritised for veterans, members of Armed Forces and their families
NEW measures to ensure access to social housing is improved for members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families have been announced by...
McDonald’s to roll out rapid charging points in all their UK restaurants
MCDONALD'S will roll-out electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging points across its Drive Thru restaurants in the UK.
The work will be carried out in partnership with...
