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Now more than ever, climate resilience and adaptation need to be put on an equal footing with mitigation Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Now more than ever, climate resilience and adaptation need to be put on an equal footing with mitigation
WSP's Christine Wissink explains why climate resilience and adaptation need to be elevated up the agenda to sit alongside mitigation.
Annabelle Ewing MSP, pledges to plant a Growforth tree for her community Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Annabelle Ewing MSP, pledges to plant a Growforth tree for her community
Following a Scottish Parliamentary event earlier this year to discuss the Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy for Scotland, many MSPs have pledged to plant a tree in their community.
Politicians visit Aberdeen Garden Centre and Nursery to address horticultural industry challenges Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Politicians visit Aberdeen Garden Centre and Nursery to address horticultural industry challenges
Ben Reid Garden Centre and Nursery in Aberdeen had the privilege of hosting two distinguished political figures last week. On Thursday, 31 August, Stephen Flynn, Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South and Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons, visited the garden centre. His visit aimed to shed light on the pressing issues confronting the horticultural industry in Scotland.
Energy Leaders Leaning Towards Labour's Green Policies As Tories Waver
Energy
Energy Leaders Leaning Towards Labour's Green Policies As Tories Waver
Energy industry bosses have praised Labour's approach to green policy as criticism mounts over the government's rhetoric on the environment.
The UK’s decarbonisation goals and the need for popular consent in policy making Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
The UK’s decarbonisation goals and the need for popular consent in policy making
Amendments to the Government’s Energy Bill, proposed by former Environment Secretary George Eustice, could help make Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) a more affordable option for decarbonising the UK's rural housing stock.
Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Positive first steps, but the HTA urges further progress on Border Trade Plans for horticulture
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Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
The HTA addresses international audience at Plantarium|Groen-Direkt
By kind invitation of Royal Anthos, Sally Cullimore, Technical Policy Manager at the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), took centre stage on Thursday, 24 August, at PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt, a prestigious horticultural event held in the Netherlands. With a focus on strengthening international collaborations and sharing vital insights, Sally presented a UK update on Borders and Trade.
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Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
New evidence shows Defra proposals for an early peat ban will have negative environmental and economic impacts
Data released today (24 August) by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) shows clear consequences that accelerating a ban from 2030 to 2026 on UK tree and plant growers using peat will have significant environmental and economic impacts. The reduced timescale will more than halve the number of growing seasons to complete extensive trialling to changes in crop production techniques leading to counterproductive outcomes contrary to the Government's Environmental Improvement Plan.
Military Warned To Urgently Adapt To Climate Change Threats
Environment
Military Warned To Urgently Adapt To Climate Change Threats
The Ministry of Defence must adapt its strategic resilience to cope with changing demands from climate change, a new defence committee report has warned.
How decarbonisation doesn’t have to mean deindustrialisation Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
How decarbonisation doesn’t have to mean deindustrialisation
A Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism can level the playing field for our domestic industries as the UK decarbonises.
Gardening during the Summer Recess – tips for parliamentarians from the HTA Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Gardening during the Summer Recess – tips for parliamentarians from the HTA
The Horticultural Trades Association offers some tips and advice for parliamentarian garden hobbyists during recess.
Unaffordable: The bigger picture of a sustainable society and why we can’t afford to delay Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Unaffordable: The bigger picture of a sustainable society and why we can’t afford to delay
We cannot allow short term pressures to derail the UK's environmental progress towards net zero.
The government has a mountain to climb to meet 2030 nature target
Environment
By Baroness Parminter
The government has a mountain to climb to meet 2030 nature target
Nature is in serious decline in the United Kingdom. Since 1970, over 40 per cent of species have decreased in abundance as a result of various agricultural and industrial practices and climate change.
Strengthening Resilience: Helping the Nation Navigate an Uncertain Future Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Strengthening Resilience: Helping the Nation Navigate an Uncertain Future
In the past few years, global events have highlighted the potential fragility of the infrastructure that UK businesses and households depend upon. But what are the practical steps the UK can take to strengthen national resilience? A major new publication by the University of Manchester’s policy engagement institute, Policy@Manchester, has just been launched to address that critical question.
Greece's Wildfire Crisis: The Strength of Solidarity in the European Union Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Christina Georgaki
Greece's Wildfire Crisis: The Strength of Solidarity in the European Union
Lawyer and member of the New Democracy Political Committee, Christina Georgaki, explains how solidarity from European neighbours is helping Greece through the current wildfire crisis.
The UK needs to get serious about adapting to climate change
Environment
By Wera Hobhouse MP
The UK needs to get serious about adapting to climate change
The climate emergency is on our doorstep and, alongside reducing emissions, the United Kingdom must increase its focus on climate adaptation using nature as our key ally.
HTA event shares peat-free best practice with growers Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
HTA event shares peat-free best practice with growers
Thirty tree and plant growers from across the UK came together at the Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Nursery Network Peat-Free event this week to exchange views, experience and knowledge on growing peat-free. The event was hosted by Hillier Nurseries in Romsey near Southampton and included a tour of their mature tree and container crop production sites.
Fifty-five companies achieve ‘gold standard’ on journey to maximising success in the offshore renewables market Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Fifty-five companies achieve ‘gold standard’ on journey to maximising success in the offshore renewables market
Fifty-five companies have achieved the much coveted ‘granted’ status by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s industry-leading Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) supply chain growth programme - signalling they are ready for business in the offshore renewables market as the UK powers towards Net Zero.
How MPs can get behind British blackcurrant growers this harvest season Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
How MPs can get behind British blackcurrant growers this harvest season
The first ever survey of Ribena blackcurrant growers around the UK has uncovered the climate concerns facing the farmers of this iconic British crop. The results were unveiled in the Houses of Parliament by makers of Ribena, Suntory Beverage and Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) on 27th June ahead of this years’ blackcurrant harvest.
Saving packaging is a sensible aim – but the detail needs to be right Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Saving packaging is a sensible aim – but the detail needs to be right
Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging is the right thing to do. But, we need more time to get it right.
Study to investigate impact of toxic tyre chemicals in UK waters Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Study to investigate impact of toxic tyre chemicals in UK waters
University of Portsmouth researchers are examining how many toxic chemicals released from tyres are ending up in rivers, lakes and coastal estuaries.
Innovative technologies can accelerate development of offshore wind Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Innovative technologies can accelerate development of offshore wind
A new report from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult details how the latest advancements in technology can enable faster and more accurate data collection - leading to more informed decision making and the potential to reduce consenting times for offshore wind farms by as much as 40% – reducing costs and improving our knowledge of the marine environment.
From Ambition to Action: A Delivery Plan for Cleaner, Homegrown Energy Partner content
Environment
By SSE
From Ambition to Action: A Delivery Plan for Cleaner, Homegrown Energy
Chief Executive of SSE plc, Alistair Phillips-Davies, outlines recommendations from the company's delivery plan to invest in and build clean energy infrastructure.
Ad hoc energy incentives are as inefficient as an old gas boiler. It's time for a long-term plan says construction sector Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
Ad hoc energy incentives are as inefficient as an old gas boiler. It's time for a long-term plan says construction sector
This Net Zero Week, the Chartered Institute of Building sets out how Government can embrace long-term energy incentive strategies.