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Articles tagged with: Climate & Environment
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Go the extra mile to mark the anniversary of the First World War
The Woodland Trust, together with Olympic gold medallist Dame Mary Peters, is calling on local people and visitors to play a hands-on part in bringing a special new Centenary Wood to life.
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI welcomes Royal Academy of Engineering Report A critical time for UK energy policy
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has welcomed a report by the Royal Academy of Engineering which says time is rapidly running out to make the crucial planning decisions and secure investment to keep the UK on track to deliver a reliable, affordable and decarbonised energy system to meet future climate change targets.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Countdown to one million trees
Plans for a unique and ambitious tree-planting initiative are underway.
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Floating offshore wind has the potential to deliver cost effective, secure and safe low carbon energy for the UK from the mid 2020s according to the ETI’s latest insights report
Floating offshore wind has the potential to deliver cost effective, secure and safe low carbon energy for the UK from the mid 2020s according to the latest insights report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Cannabis, slurry and a chair lift - charity’s fly tipping on the rise
Woodland Trust continues fight against fly tipping, as costs rise by 22% in two years
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Environment
By Energy Saving Trust
Gadgets add £600 million to UK energy bill
How we help save energy in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
60th anniversary poll shows clear support for Green Belt Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
60th anniversary poll shows clear support for Green Belt
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Green Belt, the Campaign to Protect Rural England calls on the Government to be more specific about how development could now affect it and if public funding could be used to 'increase the quality of and access to' this land.
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Environment
By University of Exeter
Sea turtles face plastic pollution peril
A new global review led by the University of Exeter that set out to investigate the hazards of marine plastic pollution has warned that all seven species of marine turtles can ingest or become entangled in the discarded debris that currently litters the oceans.
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Environment
By University of Exeter
Greenland’s ice sheet plumbing system revealed
Pioneering new research sheds light on the impact of climate change on subglacial lakes found under the Greenland ice sheet.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Big improvements unveiled at Butterdean Wood in East Lothian
Sculptures of a Celtic wild boar and a billy witch are among a series of improvements made to the Woodland Trust Scotlands Butterdean Wood in East Lothian.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Picture a glorious explosion of colour, and give it your vote
An unassuming section of land in Coleraine is in the running for a vibrant transformation, thanks to the efforts of a consortium of local community groups.
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
New nuclear plants can form a major part of an affordable low carbon transition, with a role for both large nuclear and Small Modular Reactors, according to a new report from the ETI
New nuclear plants can form a major part of an affordable low carbon transition, with both large nuclear and small modular reactors (SMRs) potentially playing a role, but a strategic approach to reactor siting and effective public consultation will be important to determine the extent of their deployment , according to a new report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
Green and affordable? Tories discuss the future of UK Energy policy Partner content
Environment
By British Gas
Green and affordable? Tories discuss the future of UK Energy policy
Conservative MP James Heappey addressed concerns over spending cuts affecting the renewable energy sector at a Conservative conference fringe meeting sponsored by British Gas. 
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI appoints partners for a project to refine estimates of available UK land that could be used for growing biomass
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced that a group led by ADAS, which includes E4tech, RDI Associates, Crops for Energy and Imperial College Consultants, will work on its new project to refine current estimates of available UK land that can be used for the production of crops and forestry for bioenergy.
Organisations must work together to save Britain’s landscape, Environment Minister says Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
Organisations must work together to save Britain’s landscape, Environment Minister says
Environment Minister Rory Stewart yesterday urged leading advocates for environmental protection to work together to safeguard the future of Britain’s landscape. 
Government urged to back new energy efficiency proposals and tackle fuel poverty Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Government urged to back new energy efficiency proposals and tackle fuel poverty
A new report by influential think tank ResPublica outlining crucial energy efficiency schemes, must be taken seriously by policy makers, the Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association has said.
How the UK can manage competing demands on its landscape Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
How the UK can manage competing demands on its landscape
The Campaign to Protect Rural England, the John Muir Trust and the National Trust hosted a discussion between MPs and experts at the Lib Dem conference on UK landscape pressures.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Top trunks do battle for nations’ votes in Tree of the Year contest
A tree with links to Joseph of Arimathea, one of Game of Thrones most iconic locations and a tree said to have been visited by William Wallace are among the contenders shortlisted in the Woodland Trusts Tree of the Year contest.
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Environment
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald designing £19 million Sheffield Lower Don Valley flood defence project, UK
Mott MacDonald has begun design work on the Sheffield Lower Don Valley flood defence project, one of the largest flood protection schemes in the UK.
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Importance of innovation to help the UK meet its carbon targets highlighted in new ETI report
The UK needs innovation to help meet its carbon targets, but successful low carbon innovation should not just focus on technological breakthroughs, according to a new report by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
Full Steam Ahead? - But for the long haul
Transport
By Gordon Marsden
Full Steam Ahead? - But for the long haul
The Shadow Shipping Minister marks London International Shipping Week, especially the 145,000 people employed in the sector and the £5.6 billion it contributes to UK GDP.  
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI appoints TRL to lead integrated energy and transport project to encourage wider adoption of plug-in vehicles
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed TRL, the UKs Transport Research Laboratory, to lead its Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) project
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin hails shipping industry as driver of UK growth Partner content
Economy
By ABP
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin hails shipping industry as driver of UK growth
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill celebrated the start of the 2015 London International Shipping Week, at a major reception hosted by Associated British Ports earlier this week.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Help the Woodland Trust track autumn’s arrival across the UK
The Woodland Trust is looking for signs of autumn from people acrossthe countryas it tracks the arrival of the season on its Natures Calendar survey.