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Lib Dem MP Pippa Heylings: "Reform Wants People To Go Down The Mines Again"

11 Feb Environment

Liberal Democrat net-zero lead Pippa Heylings tells Noah Vickers the Tories have made a serious tactical error in resiling from action on climate change

21 Apr Environment

Ed Miliband Says He Will “Double Down, Not Back Down” On Clean Energy

23 Dec 2025 Environment

Government Announces Major U-Turn On Farmers Inheritance Tax

18 Dec 2025 Environment

Build A Christmas Hamper With The Efra Committee MPs

13 Dec 2025 Environment

Illegal Waste Dumping Is Becoming More Sophisticated. Can It Be Stopped?

05 Dec 2025 Environment

Direct Landfill Tax Revenues To Environment Agency To Help Clear Illegal Waste Dumps, Treasury Urged

05 Dec 2025 Environment

Natural England's Tony Juniper: Money Spent On Bat Tunnel 'Could Have Been Put To Better Use'

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The cost of getting it wrong: whoever leads Labour must get EU reset right

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15 Jun Environment

The cost of getting it wrong: whoever leads Labour must get EU reset right

22 May Environment

We will be judged by how we responded to climate collapse, not Westminster psychodrama

20 May Environment

A closed season to protect pregnant hares was promised – where is the legislation?

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Lord Heseltine: "We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power"

16 Jun Home affairs

Andy Burnham: The Makerfield Campaign, The Aftermath And His Prep For Government

11 Jun Political parties

Reform Council Leader George Finch: Nobody Deserves To Be In No 10 More Than Farage

13 Jun Political parties

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Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards

22 Jun Health

We must scrap the triple lock

16 Jun Economy

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Net Zero Week 2026

04 Jul Environment

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20 May 2025 Environment

Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"

With water now a top political issue in Britain, Sienna Rodgers talks to Defra minister Emma Hardy who says regulation of the industry is ‘broken’ – and warns companies, ‘there’s no room to hide’

18 May 2025 Environment

Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust

Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

08 Apr 2025 Environment

Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me

Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase

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20 Oct 2021 Environment

COP26 CEO Says Climate Negotiations Will Likely Go Down To The Wire

The CEO of COP26 has warned that climate negotiations at the upcoming conference are likely to “go to the wire”.

20 Oct 2021 Environment

Pig Culling Will Continue For Weeks With Visa Scheme Rollout Set To Take Until Next Month

The culling of pigs is set to continue for another few weeks with the majority of foreign butchers recruited under the government's new visa scheme not expected to be working in the UK until mid November, industry figures have told PoliticsHome.

20 Oct 2021 Environment

Our national response to climate change needs to be rooted in communities

As the global power elite descend on Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit next week, all eyes will be upon them to see if they can put our long-term existence on this planet ahead of short-term national concerns.

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19 Oct 2021 Environment

Commitment to retrofit vital for Heat and Buildings Strategy says CIOB

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19 Oct 2021 Environment

Rail industry responds to Net Zero Strategy

19 Oct 2021 Environment

Minister Says Heat Pump Grant Is "First Step" To Green Homes But It Could Take 15 Years To Phase Out Gas

International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has suggested the replacement of gas boilers could take as long as 15 years as she defended a scheme to subsidise heat pumps as a "fantastic first step".

Mobile UK’s landmark report highlights how 5G will be key to reaching net zero ahead of COP26

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19 Oct 2021 Environment

Mobile UK’s landmark report highlights how 5G will be key to reaching net zero ahead of COP26

5G technology must be recognised as an accelerator on the road to net zero.

Evidence Week 2021: learn from top researchers how we can best tackle the climate crisis

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19 Oct 2021 Environment

Evidence Week 2021: learn from top researchers how we can best tackle the climate crisis

To reach net zero we need policies that achieve public support. This means equipping policy makers with the insights into what their priorities are. We are on a mission to make that happen.

17 Oct 2021 Environment

Exclusive: Government Set To Announce Ambitious Carbon Emission Reduction Target For Power Sector By 2035

Sector-specific carbon emission reduction targets for the year 2035 – which will be announced by the government in its Net Zero strategy this week – are set to be far more ambitious for the power sector than others, including transport and heat and buildings.

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14 Oct 2021 Environment

RIA: The UK is electrifying its railway at less than half the rate needed to decarbonise by 2050

New data has been published from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) showing that the UK is not electrifying its railways quick enough to meet Net Zero by 2050.

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14 Oct 2021 Coronavirus

When it comes to levelling up, the UK’s fractured health outcomes should be high on the agenda

A new report reveals stark disparities in the way Covid-19 affected different areas of the country – so can policy heal the UK’s North-South health divide?

12 Oct 2021 Coronavirus

Packaging Industry Says It Is Too Late To Stop Shortages Of Cans And Cardboard

It is now too late to avert temporary shortages of cardboard and aluminium cans this autumn, a leading figure in the packaging industry has warned.

06 Oct 2021 Environment

A strong and resilient economy is crucial for net-zero Britain – and the private sector must be given the confidence to invest in green jobs

The government needs to help clear up the confusion, as it is itself yet to define what it means by a green job

IKEA continues to champion climate action by joining COP26 as a Partner

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06 Oct 2021 Environment

IKEA continues to champion climate action by joining COP26 as a Partner

05 Oct 2021 Coronavirus

The Pig Industry Thinks The Cabinet Is Split Over Visas As Mass Cull Continues

Grim evidence of the pig cull currently underway on UK farms to cope with labour shortages has been submitted to Priti Patel as Cabinet ministers appear to have been split on whether to grant more visas for abattoir workers.

Reversing biodiversity decline will require decisive action across our society

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04 Oct 2021 Environment

Reversing biodiversity decline will require decisive action across our society

Amid the urgency of action to tackle climate change, the issue of biodiversity collapse can easily get lost. In the UK and most countries across the world, biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, yet understanding of the correlation between climate change and biodiversity loss is lacking.

Six decades on, Coca-Cola’s Sidcup site is leading the way on sustainability

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01 Oct 2021 Environment

Six decades on, Coca-Cola’s Sidcup site is leading the way on sustainability

This week the first of our 500ml bottles made from 100% recycled plastic have come off the line at our Sidcup factory. This is just the start of our green journey as we strive to become Net Zero by 2040 – and Sidcup is at the heart of our sustainbility plans

01 Oct 2021 Environment

To tackle both climate change and inequality we need a Labour government

The net-zero transition must go together with a just transition protecting jobs, training workers, and helping communities

Net Zero with the Lights On: Nuclear’s Role in Our Energy Future

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30 Sep 2021 Environment

Net Zero with the Lights On: Nuclear’s Role in Our Energy Future

The UK’s energy system can only survive the transition to net zero if we invest urgently and heavily in homegrown nuclear power.

Serious about combatting climate change? - It’s time to talk about the cow in the room

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30 Sep 2021 Environment

Serious about combatting climate change? - It’s time to talk about the cow in the room

Today marks the start of the Pre-COP summit, the last chance for world leaders to discuss climate change mitigation strategies ahead of the upcoming negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November in Glasgow. If COP26 organisers are serious about meeting the Paris Agreement and “keeping 1.5 degrees alive” to limit the potentially catastrophic impact of global warming, it’s crucial that all leading drivers of climate change are acknowledged and addressed. Yet, until now, one topic has remained the cow in the room: intensive animal agriculture.