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Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Environment
The Government is holding firm on changes to agricultural relief despite backlash from farmers facing inheritance tax for the first time.
Greens Urge Government To Rethink Tax On Farming
Environment
Greens Urge Government To Rethink Tax On Farming
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Environment
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A 'Burden' Is An 'Electoral Mistake'
Environment
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A "Burden" Is An "Electoral Mistake"
'Truly Shocking' Analysis Shows National Parks Disproportionately Impacted By Sewage Spills
Environment
"Truly Shocking" Analysis Shows National Parks Disproportionately Impacted By Sewage Spills
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
Environment
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
New Lib Dem MP Rejects 'Binary' NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
Environment
New Lib Dem MP Rejects "Binary" NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
The House Live
Preparing for an Unknown Future: The Net Zero Skills Challenge Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Preparing for an Unknown Future: The Net Zero Skills Challenge
‘Place’ is the key to effective climate action
Environment
By Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission
‘Place’ is the key to effective climate action
How the environmental audit committee is leading the charge to address the climate crisis
Environment
By Toby Perkins MP
How the environmental audit committee is leading the charge to address the climate crisis
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Government Prepares For Fight With Tory Lords Over Football Bill
Government Prepares For Fight With Tory Lords Over Football Bill
Culture
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
My bill will resolve the unbearable situation facing Northern Ireland
By Jim Allister MP
Foreign affairs
Sir Chris Wormald Named As Next Cabinet Secretary
Sir Chris Wormald Named As Next Cabinet Secretary
Political parties
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A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Environment
By Tali Fraser
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Is a trawler’s worth of fish getting in the way of our nuclear ambitions? Tali Fraser investigates something fishy going on around Hinkley Point C
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A 'Burden' Is An 'Electoral Mistake'
Environment
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A "Burden" Is An "Electoral Mistake"
Framing net zero as a “burden” was an “electoral mistake” for the Tories, according to the director of the Conservative Environment Network, who has urged the party to be more positive about the green agenda.
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Environment news
Built environment bodies discuss social housing priorities for the new government Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
Built environment bodies discuss social housing priorities for the new government
Social housing providers are at the heart of two political hot potatoes in the United Kingdom: the ongoing housing crisis and, with registered providers’ 4.4m homes contributing significantly to the nation’s carbon emissions, the drive to net-zero by 2050. Bringing up the quality of homes through retrofit also alleviates the burden on the NHS and social services.
How the UK can help lead the fight against global deforestation Partner content
Environment
By WSP
How the UK can help lead the fight against global deforestation
WSP’s Kristina Flexman discusses the opportunity for the UK to enhance its efforts in combating global deforestation by strengthening its regulations to protect ecosystems, support sustainable trade, and stay competitive with the EU’s stringent standards
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
Environment
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
The Government will work with the Crown Estate to deliver Great British Energy, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday at the launch of the major Labour policy.
Not just housing: planning reform for construction’s supply chain Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Not just housing: planning reform for construction’s supply chain
Planning for essential domestic minerals that go into construction materials will reach the point of no return soon. Reform is needed in this Parliament.
We can enhance biodiversity and accelerate offshore wind at the same time Partner content
Environment
By Ørsted
We can enhance biodiversity and accelerate offshore wind at the same time
Faster planning decisions don’t have to come at the expense of protecting our marine environment. We have the tools to do both, we just need to use them.
Investing in Green Energy Ports Partner content
Environment
By Forth Ports
Investing in Green Energy Ports
Paving the way for whole energy system decarbonisation and the UK’s transition to a green energy future.
Investigating the ‘criminal waste’ of plastic at crime scenes Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Investigating the ‘criminal waste’ of plastic at crime scenes
University of Portsmouth PhD Student Wins Churchill Fellowship grant to Combat Plastic Waste at Crime Scenes
New Lib Dem MP Rejects 'Binary' NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
Environment
New Lib Dem MP Rejects "Binary" NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
The new Liberal Democrat MP for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings, has said she rejects the concept of a “binary” fight between ‘YIMBYs’ and ‘NIMBYs'.
Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero Partner content
Environment
By The MCS Foundation
Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero
The race to install heat pumps is a crucial part of the United Kingdom's net-zero ambitions. David Cowdrey, Acting Chief Executive for The MCS Foundation, calls for reforming electricity pricing to ensure heat pumps are always cheaper to run than gas boilers
Prioritise progress on a deposit return scheme to start delivering on the Green Prosperity Plan Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Prioritise progress on a deposit return scheme to start delivering on the Green Prosperity Plan
Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) are one of the rarest of policy ideas. They’re simple, cost-neutral for consumers, demonstrably effective, and enjoy broad cross-party and industry support.
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition
Cadent delivers almost as much energy annually as all the electricity networks combined, providing heat and power to half of the United Kingdom’s homes and businesses. Mark Belmega, Director of Sustainability and Social Purpose at Cadent, discusses how their work impacts numerous people’s lives
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility Partner content
Environment
By Cornwall Insight
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility
Jacob Briggs, Senior Consultant at Cornwall Insight, outlines research by Cornwall Insight, commissioned by Smart Energy GB, demonstrating why charging electric vehicles (EVs) flexibly, with a smart meter, benefits consumers and the energy system as we transition to a smart, flexible and decarbonised future
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero Partner content
Environment
By Dimeta
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero
As the world transitions to sustainable energy solutions to combat climate change, Sophia Haywood, Director of Advocacy and Communications at Dimeta, calls for the government to embrace a multiple energy solution to help the United Kingdom achieve its net-zero goals
The future needs innovators Partner content
Environment
By Urban Splash
The future needs innovators
Suzy Jones, Director of the Future at regeneration company Urban Splash and recent contributor to the Davos Baukultur Alliance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) head quarters in Geneva, outlines the housing sector’s role in reducing the United Kingdom’s carbon impact
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Environment
By Sienna Rodgers
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
A group of Labour MPs led by senior back bencher Barry Gardiner have written to Ofwat chief executive David Black to express concern over the impact rising water bills will have on people struggling with the cost of living.
Harnessing the untapped potential of biomethane Partner content
Environment
By SGN
Harnessing the untapped potential of biomethane
SGN's Future of Energy Director Tony Green shares his thoughts on the currently under recognised opportunity presented by biomethane that could help realise the government’s vision to turn the UK into a clean energy superpower1.
Liberal Democrats tackling climate change
Environment
By Tim Farron MP
Liberal Democrats tackling climate change
With climate change at the top of political parties’ agendas, Tim Farron MP, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, reiterates the Liberal Democrats’ policies to help the United Kingdom towards its net-zero goals
Action plan needed to fight the war on climate change
Environment
By Baroness Young of Old Scone
Action plan needed to fight the war on climate change
Baroness Young of Old Scone, Chair of the Labour Climate and Environment Forum and former Chair of the Woodland Trust, sets out what the new government needs to focus on for the United Kingdom to reach its net-zero goals
UK energy independence is dependent on electricity
Environment
By Baroness Worthington
UK energy independence is dependent on electricity
Baroness Worthington, architect of the United Kingdom’s Climate Change Act and founder of the global energy think tank Ember, argues that the UK’s upcoming coal phase-out, driven by wind power, presents a unique opportunity for the nation to achieve full energy independence through a comprehensive strategy of electrification across all sectors
The new electric Leviathan
Environment
By Adam Bell, Director of Policy, Stonehaven
The new electric Leviathan
Adam Bell, Director of Policy at Stonehaven and former Head of Energy Strategy at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, discusses the coming debate about how we get to net-zero
How social leasing of electric vehicles can drive the UK towards net-zero
Environment
By Social Market Foundation (SMF)
How social leasing of electric vehicles can drive the UK towards net-zero
With many of the political parties supporting the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), Researchers Niamh O Regan and Gideon Salutin, at the Social Market Foundation (SMF) believe that for a cash strapped government, social leasing is great way to increase the uptake of EVs
Industry is holding the net-zero baby
Environment
By Natascha Engel
Industry is holding the net-zero baby
Former Labour MP, Natascha Engel, believes net-zero is the defining policy of our generation and it will make or break this next government
Green growth: devolution driving regional renewal
Environment
By Ben Houchen
Green growth: devolution driving regional renewal
Ben Houchen, the Metro Mayor of the Tees Valley, discusses how devolution can play a role in achieving the United Kingdom’s net-zero goals
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Unlocking Grade 7
2024
Online
Unlocking Grade 7
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
2025
Online
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
CSW Collaboration Conference
2025
London
CSW Collaboration Conference