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Rishi Sunak Tells COP28 Climate Politics Is 'Close To Breaking Point'
Rishi Sunak Tells COP28 Climate Politics Is "Close To Breaking Point"
Environment
Rishi Sunak has said “climate politics is close to breaking point” and that targets must be reached in a way that “doesn’t burden working people,” as he defended his decision earlier this year to relax some net zero policies.
Kwasi Kwarteng Says COP28 Should Not 'Bully' Developing Countries To Net Zero
Environment
Kwasi Kwarteng Says COP28 Should Not "Bully" Developing Countries To Net Zero
Victoria Atkins Appointed Health Secretary As Steve Barclay Becomes New Environment Secretary
Environment
Victoria Atkins Appointed Health Secretary As Steve Barclay Becomes New Environment Secretary
Labour's Green Agenda Will Offer 'Clear Dividing Line' With Tories
Environment
Labour's Green Agenda Will Offer "Clear Dividing Line" With Tories
Yorkshire Mayor Wants Net Zero Devolved Accusing Rishi Sunak Of 'Dereliction' Of Leadership
Environment
Yorkshire Mayor Wants Net Zero Devolved Accusing Rishi Sunak Of "Dereliction" Of Leadership
Rishi Sunak's Net Zero Shift Sparks 'Massive Row' In Tory Party
Environment
Rishi Sunak's Net Zero Shift Sparks "Massive Row" In Tory Party
Lords Accuse Rishi Sunak Of Dodging Scrutiny On Net Zero Delays
Environment
Lords Accuse Rishi Sunak Of Dodging Scrutiny On Net Zero Delays
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Next steps for nature: Implementing Biodiversity Net Gain Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Next steps for nature: Implementing Biodiversity Net Gain
The future of marine power: are we heading for collision or collaboration? Partner content
Environment
By Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
The future of marine power: are we heading for collision or collaboration?
COP28 – Solar’s chance to shine Partner content
Environment
By Lightsource bp
COP28 – Solar’s chance to shine
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Kwasi Kwarteng Says COP28 Should Not 'Bully' Developing Countries To Net Zero
Environment
Kwasi Kwarteng Says COP28 Should Not "Bully" Developing Countries To Net Zero
Britain and the Western world must ensure action and dialogue to tackle climate change does not become part of a “neocolonial bubble” that "bullies" developing countries towards net zero, according to former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng ahead of COP28.
Green with envy: The politics of decarbonisation
Environment
By Adam Bell
Green with envy: The politics of decarbonisation
By installing heat pumps and buying electric vehicles, the wealthy are insulating themselves from current and future energy price shocks while avoiding paying for the investment needed to help the less well-off join the party. That’s not going to help the politics of decarbonisation, says Adam Bell. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
The answer is a Green New Deal
Environment
By Nadia Whittome MP
The answer is a Green New Deal
The coming election will define our lifetime. The climate crisis is already here, and without serious concerted effort over the next few years, it risks the very future of humanity.
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Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
ORE Catapult launches first floating offshore wind supply chain development programme in Wales with Floventis Energy
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched the first Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in Wales – specifically designed to support local companies bidding for work in the floating offshore wind industry.
100 million extra meals to combat the cost of living crisis…you would think it would be a no brainer Partner content
Environment
By FareShare
100 million extra meals to combat the cost of living crisis…you would think it would be a no brainer
It’s back-to-school, but here’s a hard truth: one in four of our teachers are secretly feeding their pupils because they are starving. So, whilst teachers dig into their own pockets, we ask the government: where’s the food?
Government Goes Back To The Drawing Board On Housebuilding After Lords Defeat
Environment
Government Goes Back To The Drawing Board On Housebuilding After Lords Defeat
Government will “consider the next steps” on how to change pollution regulations which they claim have hindered housebuilding, following a defeat in the House of Lords on an amendment to scrap the EU-era law on nutrient neutrality.
Regenerative farming can save the UK from food crisis
Environment
By Julian Sturdy MP
Regenerative farming can save the UK from food crisis
With the wet weather in the United Kingdom over recent months only recently punctuated by a burst of late summer sun, you might think the prolonged heatwaves of last summer are a thing of the past.
Labour Curveball Could Force Government To Reshape Plan To Scrap Nutrient Neutrality Rule
Environment
Labour Curveball Could Force Government To Reshape Plan To Scrap Nutrient Neutrality Rule
Labour could force the government into reshaping its plan to scrap EU pollution laws in order to boost housebuilding, even if the proposals are backed in the House of Lords as the Levelling Up Bill makes its way through parliament.
1,000 days of Brexit: no food security without accountability
Environment
By Richard Griffiths
1,000 days of Brexit: no food security without accountability
When did it become too much to ask of your own Government to prioritise national food security by protecting the interests of domestic production?
Working together to support sustainable Scotch Partner content
Environment
By Chivas Brothers
Working together to support sustainable Scotch
Net zero is encouraging a traditional industry to collaborate.
Scottish Cabinet Minister Champions Horticulture Industry and Plants Tree at Local School to Promote Green Growth Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Scottish Cabinet Minister Champions Horticulture Industry and Plants Tree at Local School to Promote Green Growth
Mairi Gougeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, was given a closer look at the Environmental Horticulture sector on a visit to Ashbrook Nursery in Arbroath. This was part of the Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) outreach on its Scottish Growth Strategy, which was brought to Holyrood earlier this year so that industry and politicians could engage in improving the environment, economy and health through trees and plants.
Lords Could Kill Government's Plan To Ditch EU Nutrient Neutrality Rule
Environment
Lords Could Kill Government's Plan To Ditch EU Nutrient Neutrality Rule
The House of Lords could block the government’s plans to ditch EU era laws on water pollution to build more homes, as parliamentary procedure means MPs will not have the chance to resurrect the plans if peers reject them as they work through the Levelling Up Bill.
We must force water firms to put the environment before profits
Environment
By Tim Farron MP
We must force water firms to put the environment before profits
Without a doubt, people up and down the country are fed up with their water companies.
It’s time we end cruel animal testing in the UK for good
Environment
By Will Young
It’s time we end cruel animal testing in the UK for good
I was shocked, actually, in disbelief, when I learnt that we still test on animals in the United Kingdom.
Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
ORE Catapult responds to tidal stream energy results in Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 5
Following the publication today (Friday) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 results, Simon Cheeseman, ORE Catapult’s Sector Lead on Wave and Tidal Energy, said:
Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
ORE Catapult responds to Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 5 results
Following the publication today (Friday) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 results, Andrew Jamieson, Chief Executive at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, said:
It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege
The aviation sector unfairly benefits from enormous tax breaks. And that has huge climate change implications.
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions Partner content
Environment
By Port of Dover
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions
The Port of Dover is a gateway through which people, goods, and ideas have flowed in both directions for centuries. Now, as the UK recalibrates its trading relationship with Europe and the world, the Port is set to play an even more critical role. PoliticsHome sat down with Doug Bannister, CEO of the Port of Dover, to learn more about the Port’s past and its ambitions for the future.
RIA Scotland welcomes rail decarbonisation funding commitment and the potential private investment in Scottish infrastructure Partner content
Environment
By Railway Industry Association
RIA Scotland welcomes rail decarbonisation funding commitment and the potential private investment in Scottish infrastructure
RIA Scotland has welcomed two key announcements by the Scottish Government.
New round of successful growth programme opens for North East Scotland businesses looking to break into offshore renewables Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
New round of successful growth programme opens for North East Scotland businesses looking to break into offshore renewables
Businesses in the North East of Scotland aiming to enter the rapidly expanding offshore renewable energy sector can apply to the highly successful Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) supply chain support programme from today (Thursday).
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.
Unlock our outdated planning system and put net zero at the heart of decision making
Environment
By Lord Ravensdale
Unlock our outdated planning system and put net zero at the heart of decision making
Planning affects all our lives. It shapes the environment we live in and determines the access we have to crucial services and the health and well-being of our local communities.
Moving the UK's social housing to net zero by bringing customers onboard Partner content
Environment
By Home Group
Moving the UK's social housing to net zero by bringing customers onboard
The drive to green the UK’s social homes is littered with obstacles. Home Group is on a mission to remove one of the main ones, as Nusheen Hussain explains.
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.
Further uncertainty for critical animal welfare commitments Partner content
Environment
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Further uncertainty for critical animal welfare commitments
The Government must put animal welfare back on the legislative table.
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