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Articles tagged with: environment
We cannot afford any further delay to ban on trophy hunting imports
Environment
By Roger Gale MP
We cannot afford any further delay to ban on trophy hunting imports
In December, the government set out its plans to ban hunting trophies of all threatened, vulnerable, and endangered species. The measure was welcomed by MPs of all parties as well as by wildlife groups.
LISTEN: Net Zero starts at home Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
LISTEN: Net Zero starts at home
In episode two of the brand new series of Engineering a Better World, from The House and The Institution of Engineering and Technology, we speak to Anthony Browne MP, Chair of the Environment APPG, Rick Hartwig and Stephanie Baxter.
The data is clear – a Deposit Return Scheme that includes glass will put two million more tonnes of CO2 into our atmosphere and collect less glass than an improved kerbside scheme Partner content
Environment
By British Glass
The data is clear – a Deposit Return Scheme that includes glass will put two million more tonnes of CO2 into our atmosphere and collect less glass than an improved kerbside scheme
Creating a circular economy for glass is crucial to achieving our environmental goals. The data points to one stand-out solution that can play a pivotal role in driving that change - improved kerbside recycling schemes.
The growing appetite for alternative proteins
Environment
By Lord Sarfraz
The growing appetite for alternative proteins
From green hydrogen to clean steel, much of the talk at the Glasgow COP was around innovation in energy, and bringing exciting new technologies into the mainstream. This progress is commendable, but it does not complete the net-zero puzzle.
Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB holds net zero event with industry experts and UK government
On Thursday 18 November 2021, CIOB held a unique event bringing together experts from Government and the construction supply chain to look at how net zero can be delivered across the Midlands.
Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
BPF Net Zero Briefing: BPF Launches Net Zero Hub & Briefing Document For The Plastics Industry
Can The UK Achieve Five Key Net Zero Targets In The Next Decade?
Environment
Can The UK Achieve Five Key Net Zero Targets In The Next Decade?
More than 40 countries agreed to five ambitious targets at COP26 that aim to make clean technologies affordable and accessible worldwide by 2030.
Partner content
Environment
By Humane Society International UK
COP26’s lack of advocacy for livestock reduction is a ludicrous failure, says Humane Society International
We can’t tackle climate crisis without cutting intensive animal farming as world’s second largest human-caused GHG emitter
Let’s make Going Green easier: Our Net Zero ‘key facts’ guide Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Let’s make Going Green easier: Our Net Zero ‘key facts’ guide
It can often feel impossible trying to keep up with the latest technologies being talked about in the fight against climate change – that’s why we’ve created a one-stop resource to make going green easier.
Conservationists Say Boris Johnson's 'Build Back Beaver' Plans Must Go Beyond Punchlines
Environment
By John Johnston
Conservationists Say Boris Johnson's 'Build Back Beaver' Plans Must Go Beyond Punchlines
Boris Johnson wants to Build Back Beaver, but conservationists say the UK’s policy must go beyond punchlines if they want to stop a climate disaster.
Great British sustainable food can help slash emissions
Environment
By Andrew Selous MP
Great British sustainable food can help slash emissions
Over the past two years, Britain’s supply chains have come under strain from multiple pressures, and we have also come to question the health and environmental credentials of our food - with the latter under the spotlight as world leaders gather at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Partnering against polystyrene waste: how we're working to make recycling easier Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
Partnering against polystyrene waste: how we're working to make recycling easier
Consumers are on board and the technology is already there. Now we just need the will and the know-how to maximise the opportunities to recycle polystyrene.
Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
World-first Good Morning Britain and University of Portsmouth investigation reveals we are breathing in 100 times more microplastics in our homes than previously estimated
As COP26 continues this week, Good Morning Britain (GMB) - in partnership with the University of Portsmouth - has embarked on a groundbreaking investigation into microplastics.
Coca-Cola bottler invests £11m in reducing emissions at its GB sites Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola bottler invests £11m in reducing emissions at its GB sites
Ed Miliband Says Ministers' 'Flirting' With New Coal Mine Project Is Undermining COP26 Progress
Environment
Ed Miliband Says Ministers' "Flirting" With New Coal Mine Project Is Undermining COP26 Progress
Ed Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, has accused the government of "double speak and double standards" after they announced a series of commitments at COP26 to reduce the use of coal despite "flirting" with a new UK-based colliery.
If Boris Johnson is serious about ending global deforestation, the UK must stop subsidising the burning of trees for energy
Environment
By Lord Randall
If Boris Johnson is serious about ending global deforestation, the UK must stop subsidising the burning of trees for energy
“Forests… are essential to our very survival”. So said the Prime Minister, announcing the pledge to tackle deforestation during the COP26 talks. I agree. The government is right to push for us to end deforestation. Its ambitious Net-Zero commitments are admirable. Unfortunately, they risk being undermined.
Banning plastic in wet wipes is urgently needed to stop damage to wildlife and the environment
Environment
By Fleur Anderson MP
Banning plastic in wet wipes is urgently needed to stop damage to wildlife and the environment
We use a staggering 11 billion wet wipes every year in the UK and 90 per cent of them contain plastic. That plastic is causing untold damage to our water systems and our marine environments, and it is long past time something is done about it.
Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
New global policy centre announced during COP26 to tackle the world’s plastic pollution problem
The University of Portsmouth will announce its Global Plastics Policy Centre (GPPC) at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow on Thursday – the 4th November 2021, to help find sustainable solutions to tackle plastic pollution around the world.
Missing international leaders and failed domestic policies could derail the Glasgow summit
Environment
By Sarah Olney MP
Missing international leaders and failed domestic policies could derail the Glasgow summit
This year, the UK is hosting what is undoubtedly the most momentous COP26 climate conference on record. It is the last COP that could put us on track for the goals set by the Paris Agreement in 2015, which saw all countries pledge to keep the rise in global temperature to well below 2C, and preferably limit the increase to 1.5C.
How to empower consumers to fight climate change from home Partner content
Environment
By Smart Energy GB
How to empower consumers to fight climate change from home
Many of us want to play our part in fighting climate change - but don't know the best course of action. Whilst regulation and infrastructure have their place, more emphasis must be placed on empowering consumer action.
What would you do if you had a seat at COP26? Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
What would you do if you had a seat at COP26?
That was the question IKEA posed to MPs and Peers as they gathered in Parliament ahead of this month’s COP26 Summit in Glasgow.
As COP26 kicks off, the UK horticultural industry provides the solutions to ‘greening our economy’ Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
As COP26 kicks off, the UK horticultural industry provides the solutions to ‘greening our economy’
Horticulture has a significant role to play to help the UK reach Net Zero and deliver a greener economy. With COP26 upon us, this potential must be fully recognised.
All eyes are on COP26 - but the real test of our Net Zero commitment is yet to come Partner content
Environment
By WSP
All eyes are on COP26 - but the real test of our Net Zero commitment is yet to come
Once the dust has settled on COP26, and commitments to fight climate change are reaffirmed, it's imperative that the public and private sectors rally together.
Let’s get the best minds in the world to create a sustainable revolution
Environment
By Michaela Strachan, Autumnwatch presenter
Let’s get the best minds in the world to create a sustainable revolution
COP26 – is it going to be, as Greta Thunberg said, “empty promises and more blah, blah, blah”? Is it going to be headline news for a few weeks and then be dismissed from the front pages?