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Centuries Old Shellfish Traders Are Facing Collapse After EU Exports Are Banned Altogether
Centuries Old Shellfish Traders Are Facing Collapse After EU Exports Are Banned Altogether
Environment
The government faces pressure to provide "as much support as humanly possible" to UK shellfish traders who have seen their exports grind to a halt as post-Brexit rules mean their catches are now totally banned from the EU.
Pigs Heads Are Rotting In Rotterdam As Brexit Delays Hit The British Meat Industry
Environment
Pigs Heads Are Rotting In Rotterdam As Brexit Delays Hit The British Meat Industry
Kwasi Kwarteng Has Been Appointed Business Secretary, Replacing Alok Sharma
Environment
Kwasi Kwarteng Has Been Appointed Business Secretary, Replacing Alok Sharma
Rishi Sunak Has Tried To Reassure The UK Financial Sector Weeks Before The Brexit Transition Period Ends
Environment
Rishi Sunak Has Tried To Reassure The UK Financial Sector Weeks Before The Brexit Transition Period Ends
The Government Accidentally Voted For A Labour Amendment To One Of Its Flagship Bills
Environment
The Government Accidentally Voted For A Labour Amendment To One Of Its Flagship Bills
Exclusive: Dawn Butler Says She Didn't Delete Her Tweet About Extinction Rebellion On Purpose, And She Supports Them
Environment
Exclusive: Dawn Butler Says She Didn't Delete Her Tweet About Extinction Rebellion On Purpose, And She Supports Them
Plastic bag fee doubles to 10p and extended to all shops in England
Environment
Plastic bag fee doubles to 10p and extended to all shops in England
The House Live
Biden’s move to re-join the Paris climate agreement boosts our chance to tackle the climate crisis
Environment
By Lord Stern
Biden’s move to re-join the Paris climate agreement boosts our chance to tackle the climate crisis
Farmers of Tomorrow: George Eustice has radical plans for British Agriculture in 2021
Environment
By Kate Proctor
Farmers of Tomorrow: George Eustice has radical plans for British Agriculture in 2021
Broadband providers should be incentivised to overcome the barriers to rural connectivity
Environment
By Fay Jones MP
Broadband providers should be incentivised to overcome the barriers to rural connectivity
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What Quarantine Hotels Cost In Other Countries As UK Scheme Looks Likely To Get Go Ahead
What Quarantine Hotels Cost In Other Countries As UK Scheme Looks Likely To Get Go Ahead
Coronavirus
Government Challenged To Explain Its Schools Reopening Plan As 'Dismayed' MPs Warn They Cannot Stay Closed Until Easter
Government Challenged To Explain Its Schools Reopening Plan As "Dismayed" MPs Warn They Cannot Stay Closed Until Easter
Coronavirus
Almost Four Out Of Five Over-80s Have Received A Covid Vaccine But Lockdown Must Continue, Matt Hancock Says
Almost Four Out Of Five Over-80s Have Received A Covid Vaccine But Lockdown Must Continue, Matt Hancock Says
Coronavirus
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Ed Miliband: 'If the Conservatives want a climate election in the next election, I say bring it on'
Environment
By Georgina Bailey
Ed Miliband: 'If the Conservatives want a climate election in the next election, I say bring it on'
Ed Miliband is back on the Labour frontbench, and pursuing his passion of tackling the climate crisis. He talks to Georgina Bailey about why the government’s green jobs plans fall short, why COP-26 is the most important international summit yet, and whether XR is helping or hurting
Committee on Climate Change chair Lord Deben on why it would be ‘stupid’ not to use the coronavirus recovery to go for net zero
Coronavirus
By Eleanor Langford
Committee on Climate Change chair Lord Deben on why it would be ‘stupid’ not to use the coronavirus recovery to go for net zero
As lockdown is lifted, ministers are grappling with how to safeguard the British economy amid forecasts of a crippling recession. Meanwhile, the promised “defining year of action” on climate change has slipped out of focus. But could the government ease the effect the pandemic and advance its climate goals in one fell swoop?
Environment news
Adopt a real penguin this Christmas Partner content
Environment
By WWF
Adopt a real penguin this Christmas
Adopt a real Penguin with WWF as they celebrate their partnership with John Lewis over Christmas.
Gas 'not the long-term carbon solution' Partner content
Environment
By UK Energy Research Centre
Gas 'not the long-term carbon solution'
Gas has a short-term role to play in reducing carbon emissions but could become part of the problem, according to new research.
MPA awards celebrate health and safety champs Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
MPA awards celebrate health and safety champs
MPA’s Health and Safety Manager, Kevin Stevens, describes how their annual Health and Safety awards works towards their Zero Harm goal.
Ministers ‘must introduce new forestry bill’ Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Ministers ‘must introduce new forestry bill’
Legislation on the future of the public forests is still needed, according to the Woodland Trust.
Green energy ‘creates more jobs’ Partner content
Environment
By UK Energy Research Centre
Green energy ‘creates more jobs’
Renewable energy creates up to ten times more jobs than fossil fuels, according to new research.
Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
Calor Gas Signs Vision to Help Rural Households Take Control Of Their Energy Bills
Calors Managing Director, Stephen Rennie, was among the group of CEOs from influential businesses, charities and not-for-profit organisations who came together in London today to launch The Big Energy Vision a new long-term campaign to empower UK households to take control of their energy bills.
Partner content
Environment
By Crop Protection Association
It's time to put a fresh perspective on pesticides says CPA
It’s time to put a fresh perspective on the essential role pesticides play in safeguarding our food supply, protecting the environment and improving our way of life. That’s the message from the Crop Protection Association (CPA) in a new leaflet aimed at providing the public with an introduction to crop protection - explaining the benefits of pesticides and why they’re safe for consumers and the environment.
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
Dawn Howard appointed as Chief Executive Officer for the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH)
The NOAH Board is delighted to announce that Dawn Howard will be taking over from Phil Sketchley as CEO from November 11th 2014.
Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
A missed opportunity: heating up the debate around off-grid energy
As the second phase of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) launches today (10th Dec), trade body UKLPG which represents the interests of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas industry is urging the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to review the role of LP Gas in delivering a cohesive off-grid heating strategy.
The Big Energy Debate Partner content
Environment
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Big Energy Debate
A panel of energy experts, including representatives from the IET and the NIA urged a future government to ensure there was policy stability around energy so that investors felt confident, and to engage with the public to change attitudes to energy providers, at a fringe event hosted by the Guardian.
Partner content
Environment
By Confederation of Paper Industries
Government Push for Weekly Refuse Collections: A Step in the Wrong Direction
Earlier this week, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), Eric Pickles, called on local authorities to prove their residents do not want weekly refuse collections.
Partner content
Environment
By Confederation of Paper Industries
Confederation of Paper Industries’ (CPI) stance on the future of waste composition and its influence on Energy from Waste (EfW)
CPI participated in a panel discussion at the RWM 2014 exhibition yesterday (17 September) which addressed the subject of ‘the future of waste composition and its influence on EfW’. Key questions posed to the panel included whether it is possible to predict what our waste streams of the future will look like, and can the UK get the right balance of capacity and waste. Some of the key points CPI sought to put across included the following:
Partner content
Environment
By Crop Protection Association
Calls on IUCN to publish the findings of the task force on systemic pesticides
The Crop Protection Association (CPA) has called on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to publish the findings of the Task Force on Systemic Pesticides (TFSP) so that their work can be subjected to appropriate levels of independent and objective scrutiny.
Partner content
Environment
By Crop Protection Association
Industry working together to safeguard the Crop Protection toolbox
The Crop Protection Association (CPA) and Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) have highlighted how important their new joint campaign with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) will be to British farmers if they are to rise to the challenges, and opportunities, of growing global demand for food.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Bogus vet sought by police after failing to appear at court
A bogus vet who pleaded guilty to a number animal cruelty and fraud offences is being sought by Humberside Police after he failed to appear at court for sentencing.
Partner content
Environment
By Crop Protection Association
EFSA Report shows pesticide residue compliance rates above 97%
The Crop Protection Association (CPA) has welcomed the findings of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) annual report on Pesticide Residues in food, which has shown residue compliance rates above 97%.
Partner content
Environment
By Crop Protection Association
MP panel agrees - the next UK Government should work to boost agricultural productivity
The Crop Protection Association (CPA) has said that, despite a welcome consensus among UK politicians that the next UK Government should be working to boost agricultural productivity, it’s vital that more is done to persuade European politicians to adopt the same viewpoint.
VAT on green windows 'unfair' Partner content
Environment
By Glass and Glazing Federation
VAT on green windows 'unfair'
The industry body for the glazing industry has backed calls for a VAT cut from 20% to 5% on home improvement work.
A new strategy for the Veterinary regulator Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
A new strategy for the Veterinary regulator

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has published a strategy document setting out its objectives for the next three years.
Quarry biodiversity projects honoured Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Quarry biodiversity projects honoured
A Government minister has praised the contribution of the quarrying industry to biodiversity.
Government scrapping pollution monitoring Partner content
Environment
By Clean Air in London
Government scrapping pollution monitoring
Government covered-up three legally-required smog warnings in the fortnight after launching a consultation proposing the scrapping of local monitoring by others.
Chancellor, back green motoring this Budget Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
Chancellor, back green motoring this Budget
Paul Blacklock from Calor Gas calls on the government to invest more in LPG and low emission fuels in the budget to boost growth and reduce the environmental impact of vehicle emissions.
Animal hospital helps recession-hit owners Partner content
Environment
By Blue Cross
Animal hospital helps recession-hit owners
What happens to pet owners when the recession squeezes their incomes?
EventsAll
Bridging the Gap: Helping Patients Access New Medicines
2021
Free Webinar
Bridging the Gap: Helping Patients Access New Medicines
Overcoming Unconscious Bias: Fostering Conscious Inclusion at Work
2021
Online
Overcoming Unconscious Bias: Fostering Conscious Inclusion at Work
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service
2021
Online
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service
Green Recovery: The Built Environment
2021
Online Conference
Green Recovery: The Built Environment