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Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing Partner content
Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
When environmental sustainability is talked about in construction circles, the focus is invariably on carbon and energy and it’s rare that water conservation is mentioned in the same breath. This is not surprising when this is also the case in society more widely. So, this Water Saving Week (13- 17 May) the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is stepping up efforts to get the conversation flowing like the very stuff we all need to survive.
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing 'Menace' Grey Squirrels
Environment
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
Tory MP Urges People To 'Think Carefully' Before Buying Puppies
Environment
Tory MP Urges People To "Think Carefully" Before Buying Puppies
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Environment
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of 'Neo-Trumpian' Climate Politics
Environment
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of "Neo-Trumpian" Climate Politics
Environment Watchdog Has Financial Interest In Companies It Regulates
Environment
Environment Watchdog Has Financial Interest In Companies It Regulates
The House Live
Being bossy about green issues won’t get us to net-zero any faster
Environment
By John Redwood MP
Being bossy about green issues won’t get us to net-zero any faster
Skilled labour shortage is stunting our green revolution
Environment
By Alexander Stafford MP
Skilled labour shortage is stunting our green revolution
We cannot afford to wait for a Labour government to power ahead to net-zero
Environment
By Afzal Khan MP
We cannot afford to wait for a Labour government to power ahead to net-zero
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Derek Guy: What Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are getting wrong about menswear
Derek Guy: What Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are getting wrong about menswear
By Derek Guy
Culture
Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader
Home affairs
I am all too familiar with how harsh media attention can be
I am all too familiar with how harsh media attention can be
By Caroline Nokes MP
Parliament
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The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Environment
By Tali Fraser
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Brexit thrust farmers into the centre of political debate for the first time in generations. Minette Batters tells Tali Fraser what it’s been like to be in the eye of the ‘tornado’
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Environment
By Sienna Rodgers
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Shadow Defra secretary Steve Reed talks to Sienna Rodgers about Labour’s drive to win back rural voters, how the party plans to show respect for the countryside, and his recipe for the perfect roast potato
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Rural voters feel the Labour Party does not "get" them, shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary Steve Reed has said in an interview with The House magazine.
Environment news
It’s time to use our world-leading Environment Act to tackle deforestation
Environment
By Steve Brine MP
It’s time to use our world-leading Environment Act to tackle deforestation
Protecting and restoring what's left of the world's forests is crucial to meeting our climate and biodiversity goals. After years of progress, the rate of deforestation is again increasing. Between 2015 and 2020, we lost 10m hectares a year.
Search begins for BVA Young Vet of the Year 2023 Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Search begins for BVA Young Vet of the Year 2023
Tory MP Says Animal Welfare Needs “People Power” To Put It Back On Government Agenda
Environment
Tory MP Says Animal Welfare Needs “People Power” To Put It Back On Government Agenda
Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns has said “people power” is needed to bring back government animal welfare reforms, as Conservative MPs “don’t want to cause too much of a ruckus”.
'Altogether we are failing to deliver': The Lord Deben interview
Environment
By Sophie Church
"Altogether we are failing to deliver": The Lord Deben interview
Lord Deben has chaired the Climate Change Committee for 11 years. As he prepares to step down, he speaks to Sophie Church about how government is responding to the challenges facing our climate and the danger of delayed action. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
World’s first city-wide plastic survey Harnessing people power to help with plastic pollution in Portsmouth Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
World’s first city-wide plastic survey Harnessing people power to help with plastic pollution in Portsmouth
A UK city has become the first in the world to use city wide surveys to track plastic waste, in an effort to tackle plastic pollution.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Keep pets safe as temperatures set to rise to 30 degrees
Vets urge pet owners to take precautions to protect animals as heat-health alert issued.
Comprehensive Guide to a Floating Offshore Wind Farm launched to support industry learning Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Comprehensive Guide to a Floating Offshore Wind Farm launched to support industry learning
A novel interactive online guide created to aid the acceleration of commercial floating offshore wind development has today been published by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
A new approach to feeding our planet – how Government can help decarbonise our food system Partner content
Environment
By Tetra Pak
A new approach to feeding our planet – how Government can help decarbonise our food system

On Tuesday 13th June, in Parliament, Tetra Pak will bring together stakeholders for a panel event examining what more needs to be done to decarbonise the UK, and global, food system. Ahead of that event, Alex Henriksen, Managing Director of Tetra Pak UK, reflects on the need to establish a new, sustainable approach to feeding our planet


SEA LIFE TRUST and CCEP launch nationwide beach cleans on World Oceans Day Partner content
Environment
SEA LIFE TRUST and CCEP launch nationwide beach cleans on World Oceans Day
Ribena launches pilot to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from blackcurrant growing Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Ribena launches pilot to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from blackcurrant growing
Ribena's new regenerative farming project offers a win-win for our environment and rural communities.
The Climate and Ecology Bill is our best chance to tackle the climate crisis
Environment
By Caroline Lucas MP, Wera Hobhouse MP and Olivia Blake MP
The Climate and Ecology Bill is our best chance to tackle the climate crisis
The Climate and Ecology Bill (CE Bill) was reintroduced in the Commons on 10 May, supported by MPs from all parties. We’re proud to add our names to this urgent proposal for new legislation that is bold enough to get to grips with the environmental emergency.
Why green finance matters Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Why green finance matters
This World Environment Day, WSP's Adarsh Varma explains how green finance can unlock the benefits of a nature-positive world.
Ocean microplastics - All-female ocean rowing team embarks on 2,000 mile challenge around Great Britain Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Ocean microplastics - All-female ocean rowing team embarks on 2,000 mile challenge around Great Britain
A team of female ocean rowers will set off on a 2,000 mile rowing challenge around the entire coast of Great Britain on Sunday 4 June, and they’re aiming for a world record.
Milk & More launches doorstep Coca-Cola Zero Sugar refill trial Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Milk & More launches doorstep Coca-Cola Zero Sugar refill trial
Milk & More, the country’s leading online milk and grocery doorstep delivery service, has announced a UK industry first partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler. This exciting partnership will trial the delivery, return, refill and reuse of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar glass bottles direct to and from customers’ doorsteps. 
We cannot afford any further delay to ban live animal exports
Environment
By Theresa Villiers MP
We cannot afford any further delay to ban live animal exports
Like many MPs, I felt a deep sense of disappointment when I learned that the government was withdrawing the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill which would have banned the live export of animals for slaughter.
MPs ask Defra about access to peat alternatives after the HTA raise concerns Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
MPs ask Defra about access to peat alternatives after the HTA raise concerns
Last week, MPs raised their concerns in Parliament about the intended ban on the professional use of peat being brought forward by four years.
Reusable packaging revolution is close - experts say Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Reusable packaging revolution is close - experts say
Global plastics treaty talks this week should aim for mass adoption of reuse systems to cut plastic pollution.
Decision to scrap Animal Welfare Bill is deeply disappointing
Environment
By Dr Paula Boyden
Decision to scrap Animal Welfare Bill is deeply disappointing
Yesterday, the government abandoned the planned introduction of crucial measures aimed at protecting dogs and puppies from being needlessly, cruelly and illegally smuggled into the United Kingdom
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association responds to news Government is not progressing the Kept Animals Bill
The British Veterinary Association has responded to the news that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will not be progressing through Parliament.
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme
Homebuyers need accurate evidence of their property’s actual energy use Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Homebuyers need accurate evidence of their property’s actual energy use
Energy Performance Certificates in their current form are not fit for purpose. They need a revamp to capture the real measured performance of buildings.
Leading UK horticulture association showcases the original green industry at Chelsea 2023 Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Leading UK horticulture association showcases the original green industry at Chelsea 2023
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is showcasing the growth of a greener future at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Representing and supporting 1,400 UK garden businesses, including retailers, growers, manufacturers, and landscapers, the HTA will demonstrate its members’ contributions to the economy as well as the environment and wellbeing through its trade stand, member gardens, events, and communications.
New EPSRC Prosperity Partnership: Innovative Continuous Manufacturing for Industrial Chemicals (IConIC) Partner content
Environment
By BASF
New EPSRC Prosperity Partnership: Innovative Continuous Manufacturing for Industrial Chemicals (IConIC)
A major consortium led by Imperial and BASF is to help make chemical manufacturing more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. The partnership on Innovative Continuous Manufacturing of Industrial Chemicals (IConIC) will pool their expertise to advance flow chemistry, a production technique in which the required reactions take place in continuous operation rather than in batches.
Creating the property estates of the future - where will the net zero journey take public buildings Partner content
Environment
By Amey
Creating the property estates of the future - where will the net zero journey take public buildings
Decarbonising the UK’s public and private property estates will require vast investment in new technology as we transition towards new energy sources. But the real challenge, explains Craig McGilvray, Amey’s Managing Director for it’s FM business, will be to truly engage and support property users to actually make this vital change happen.
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024