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Environment Watchdog Cutbacks 'Could Risk Lives' This Winter
Environment Watchdog Cutbacks "Could Risk Lives" This Winter
Environment
Cutbacks to the Environment Agency, the regulator tasked with protecting the country’s environment and ecology, could "risk lives" this Winter, an insider has said.
Rishi Sunak Confirms He Will Attend COP27 Despite Ruling Out Going
Environment
Rishi Sunak Confirms He Will Attend COP27 Despite Ruling Out Going
Rishi Sunak Is Likely To Attend COP27 Climate Summit Despite Saying He Was Too Busy
Environment
Rishi Sunak Is Likely To Attend COP27 Climate Summit Despite Saying He Was Too Busy
Environment Secretary Says It's 'Up To' The King If He Wants To Attend Cop27 Climate Summit
Environment
Environment Secretary Says It's "Up To" The King If He Wants To Attend Cop27 Climate Summit
Government Isn't Telling People To Curb Energy Use Despite New Blackout Warnings
Environment
Government Isn't Telling People To Curb Energy Use Despite New Blackout Warnings
CO2 Shortage Risks Empty Supermarket Shelves, Warns Labour
Environment
CO2 Shortage Risks Empty Supermarket Shelves, Warns Labour
'No Danger' Droughts Will Cause Drinking Water Shortage, Senior Minister Promises
Environment
"No Danger" Droughts Will Cause Drinking Water Shortage, Senior Minister Promises
The House Live
Infrastructure and urban systems for a net zero, sustainable, resilient and prosperous economy Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Infrastructure and urban systems for a net zero, sustainable, resilient and prosperous economy
World needs ambitious 0% new plastic waste target by 2040 - new appeal from leading global plastics experts Partner content
Environment
By Plastic policy @ Portsmouth
World needs ambitious 0% new plastic waste target by 2040 - new appeal from leading global plastics experts
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow: Why Investing in Green Jobs and Skills is Critical for the UK Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow: Why Investing in Green Jobs and Skills is Critical for the UK
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What’s in a constituency name?
What’s in a constituency name?
By Professor Philip Cowley
Political parties
Where And When NHS Nurse Strikes Will Happen
Where And When NHS Nurse Strikes Will Happen
Health
Online Safety Bill To Be Watered Down, Rishi Sunak Signals 'Golden Era' With China Is Over
Online Safety Bill To Be Watered Down, Rishi Sunak Signals "Golden Era" With China Is Over
Technology
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As COP27 comes to an end, UK climate leadership must not
Environment
By Baroness Hayman
As COP27 comes to an end, UK climate leadership must not
As COP27 draws to a close, we should recognise the historic breakthrough made in agreeing to set up a fund to assist vulnerable nations hit by climate disasters.
Environment Watchdog Cutbacks 'Could Risk Lives' This Winter
Environment
Environment Watchdog Cutbacks "Could Risk Lives" This Winter
Cutbacks to the Environment Agency, the regulator tasked with protecting the country’s environment and ecology, could "risk lives" this Winter, an insider has said.
Dire UN climate warnings cast cloud over COP26 legacy
Environment
By Dr Joshua Wells, Political Consultant
Dire UN climate warnings cast cloud over COP26 legacy
The United Nations chief’s stark warning of impending disaster at the start of the COP27 climate summit has cast a cloud over the previous gathering hosted by the UK.
Environment news
New investigation reveals traditional roast dinner contains 230,000 microplastics Partner content
Environment
By Plastic policy @ Portsmouth
New investigation reveals traditional roast dinner contains 230,000 microplastics
New research by the University of Portsmouth in partnership with Good Morning Britain, has revealed that enjoying just one traditional roast dinner can lead to ingesting 230,000 microplastics (microplastics are any plastics that are smaller than 5mm in size). Furthermore, eating one roast dinner everyday - or a similar meal everyday - would equate to eating two plastic bags each year.
Greening The Nation: A year on from COP26, who is leading the way in the UK?
Environment
By Dods Impact
Greening The Nation: A year on from COP26, who is leading the way in the UK?
The latest issue of The House magazine includes a special report on the path to a greener Britain. Bringing together politicians, businesses, and consumers, we explore how we can devise a series of new, practical ways to transform our nation into becoming greener.
We must end hunting trophy imports for good
Environment
By Henry Smith MP
We must end hunting trophy imports for good
In recent years thousands of trophy body parts from protected species have been imported to the United Kingdom.
New Generation Net Zero facility to inspire engineers of the future Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
New Generation Net Zero facility to inspire engineers of the future
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Engineering UTC North Lincolnshire have launched a brand-new facility at the college, that will inspire the next generation of STEM leaders in the region.
Sir David Amess posthumously receives Lord Houghton Award for outstanding service to animal welfare Partner content
Environment
By Cruelty Free International
Sir David Amess posthumously receives Lord Houghton Award for outstanding service to animal welfare
Cruelty Free International has posthumously awarded the Lord Houghton Award for outstanding service to animal welfare to Sir David Amess, for his dedicated work to end animal research and testing in the UK.
Good COP, bad COP – does UN need a fresh approach to climate talks?
Environment
Good COP, bad COP – does UN need a fresh approach to climate talks?
Another COP has wrapped up with an agreement that promises movement in some areas but leaves campaigners with a sense of disappointment that resistance may have prevented progress on other key climate change issues.
Partner content
Environment
By Humane Society International UK
Wildlife campaigner and TV GP Dr Amir Khan speaks out for an end to cruel trophy hunting
Dr Khan and HSI/UK team up for new short documentary on why a UK hunting trophy import ban is crucial, ahead of key political debate
The government must set a truly nature positive target to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
Environment
By Lord Redesdale
The government must set a truly nature positive target to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
We’re in a race against time to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and restore the damage to the natural world.
Cities unlimited: climate finance for a just and green transition Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Cities unlimited: climate finance for a just and green transition

Cities require the most investment and face the biggest risks in the climate emergency. But how can we make sure that they are at the centre of the growing conversation around finance for climate action? The House Live sat down ahead of COP27 with a panel of experts from C40 Cities and WSP to hear what a major new report tells us about unlocking the finance potential of cities to play a greater role in meeting the climate change challenge.
Partner content
Environment
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
The cold truth about winter idling
Warming up your car during the colder months has a higher carbon impact per year than the population of Cardiff flying to Egypt.
It’s long past time we banned pig farrowing crates
Environment
By Lorraine Platt
It’s long past time we banned pig farrowing crates
While the United Kingdom has made great strides in advancing animal welfare – most notably through the recent Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act, the Animal Welfare (Penalty Notices) Act, Glue Traps (Offences) Act and Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill – there remain millions of animals farmed in cages each year.
Lords Diary: Baroness Jones
Environment
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Lords Diary: Baroness Jones
Despite all the recent political turbulence, the challenges of the Lords keep Baroness Jones young
The UK is offering debt deferrals for developing countries vulnerable to climate shocks
Environment
By James Cartlidge MP
The UK is offering debt deferrals for developing countries vulnerable to climate shocks
From record breaking heat in India to flooding in Sudan, some of the world’s most vulnerable people are paying the punishing price for climate change.
Loss and damage – the multibillion-dollar question at the COP27 talks
Environment
By Dr Joshua Wells, Political Consultant
Loss and damage – the multibillion-dollar question at the COP27 talks
For the first time since the United Nations started its COP climate change summits in 1995, discussion of loss and damage financing has been added to the agenda. But what is loss and damage, and why is it proving to be one of the hottest potatoes at the COP27 global warming talks in Egypt?
£2m funding for UK supply chain projects to tackle offshore wind decarbonisation and improve reliability Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
£2m funding for UK supply chain projects to tackle offshore wind decarbonisation and improve reliability
Equinor and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult announce strategic partnership Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Equinor and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult announce strategic partnership
Equinor and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have announced a collaboration agreement that will tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the offshore renewables sector.
Why we need to get the Kept Animals Bill over the line Partner content
Environment
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Why we need to get the Kept Animals Bill over the line
The Kept Animals Bill is a chance to show the UK is still a world leader in animal welfare.
COP27: How mobile connectivity can help tackle the climate challenge Partner content
Environment
By Mobile UK
COP27: How mobile connectivity can help tackle the climate challenge
The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27, kicked off last weekend until 18th November 2022 hosted this year by Egypt. As part of this event, international world leaders have gathered to build on the outcomes of COP26 and discuss future strategies to combat the climate emergency.
Lula’s victory in Brazil is a win for tackling the climate crisis
Environment
By Fabian Hamilton MP
Lula’s victory in Brazil is a win for tackling the climate crisis
Following the election victories for progressives in Colombia and Chile earlier this year, the fresh hope generated has travelled across Latin America.
'The facts speak for themselves': Wood must be part of the conversation at COP27 Partner content
Environment
By Confor
"The facts speak for themselves": Wood must be part of the conversation at COP27
COP27 provides an opportunity for global leaders to protect our forests and accelerate tree planting.
Sellafield Ltd and Japan prove the value of continued cooperation Partner content
Environment
By Sellafield Ltd
Sellafield Ltd and Japan prove the value of continued cooperation
The re-signing of a cooperation agreement between Tokyo Electric Power Company and Sellafield Ltd brings continued collaboration.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association urges cross-party collaboration on crucial animal welfare issues at Westminster event
Speaking to MPs and peers at an event in the Houses of Parliament today (Wednesday 2 November), British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Malcolm Morley urged for cross-party collaboration to put pressure on the Government to honour its commitment to deliver the long overdue Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.
Cutting our methane emissions could position the United Kingdom as an environmental leader
Environment
By Geraint Davies MP
Cutting our methane emissions could position the United Kingdom as an environmental leader
The United Kingdom will imminently hand over the reins of the COP presidency to Egypt, but the events of recent weeks have hardly reassured the international community of the government’s commitment to leadership on fighting climate change and biodiversity loss.
Partner content
Environment
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
Hydrogen could provide transport fuel alternative – but investment is needed
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new report which gives a detailed look at the key factors that will determine hydrogen’s future as a sustainable road transport fuel – a shift which could be vital to reach the Government’s Net Zero 2050 targets.
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Women in Local Government
2022
London
Women in Local Government
Women into Leadership London
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Women into Leadership Liverpool
2023
Liverpool
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Women in Education
2023
London
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