The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has set out a detailed response to the Scottish Government Consultation on Ending the Sale of Peat, representing the views from the breadth of its 1,400-strong membership – from growers to landscapers, retailers to manufacturers.

A team from BASF in collaboration with Pulpex Ltd has picked up the first SCI® Award for Innovation Enabled by Partnership. The award represents SCI’s core principle of ‘collaborating to foster innovation and to advance the commercial application of science into industry for the benefit of society’.

The Green Party has won its first ever council majority in England, ousting the Conservatives as the biggest party in Mid Suffolk District Council.

With the fifth largest marine estate in the world, the United Kingdom must help rid the world's oceans of plastic.

The data is clear - rural households need to be given a choice on how they decarbonise.

The reintroduction of beavers to the United Kingdom has been met with excitement from ecotourists and animal lovers – but some are worried it could come at a price. Chris Chafin reports. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

Homegrown technology and innovation can be vital catalysts when it comes to realising the UK’s sustainability goals. However, Government must set the conditions for these sectors to thrive.

The Government’s recent energy day policy announcements brought different strands of policymaking together: investments in renewable energy, infrastructure, and energy efficiency. Now is the moment to work in partnership with industry to effectively implement public policy for the benefit of everyone in the UK, and around the world.

On Monday, 27 March 2023, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) hosted a town hall meeting with more than 100 sector professionals to discuss last week's decision by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) regarding the ban on peat.

The publication of Mission Zero, the independent review into net zero by Chris Skidmore MP, provides a roadmap for the UK to deliver on its net zero ambition. But is it a roadmap that policymakers and others will follow? PoliticsHome sat down with academics from UKCRIC to find out why they believe the recently published Review is an opportunity the nation cannot afford to miss.

James Barnes, Chairman, HTA commented:

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has written to the Prime Minister seeking clarification and development on key aspects of the Windsor Framework. HTA is encouraged by the starting point and tone of the Windsor Framework, but in order for its members to see trade return in full, the Association is calling for further developments.

The public is rightly furious at the state of our waters. Water companies have been dumping raw sewage into our rivers and seas using storm overflows.

Ensuring farmed animals experience minimal pain and suffering at the time of death is a key principle behind our laws and regulations on animal slaughter.

£2.7m funding success for offshore wind projects to drive forward maritime decarbonisation.

Creating a Minister for Nuclear is a welcome step from the Government. To make a real impact, Great British Nuclear must follow.

Bringing our supply chain closer to home can provide an economic and environmental boost for the UK.

A study of the impact of a changing climate on world civilisation from the beginning of recorded history to the present day, Peter Frankopan debunks many long-held assumptions

With 1.7 million off-grid homes in need of decarbonisation solutions, OFTEC sets out the main insights gathered from switching kerosene heated properties to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil.

We're one of Europe's largest wasters of food in Europe, with households throwing away 4.5m tonnes of edible food each year worth £3.5bn.