Articles tagged with: Climate & Environment

31 Aug 2020 Environment

Plastic bag fee doubles to 10p and extended to all shops in England

The fee to use a plastic carrier bag will double to 10p and be extended to all shops in England, the Government has announced.

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19 Aug 2020 Environment

HMRC must “stay the course” on plastics tax plans

The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has today urged Government to “stay the course” on its plans to implement a tax on the use of virgin and single-use plastics, as the extended public consultation period draws to a close tomorrow (20 August 2020).

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19 Aug 2020 Environment

Wood that inspired Roald Dahl will be destroyed by HS2 this autumn

Nearly half of the wood said to have inspired Roald Dahl to write Fantastic Mr Fox will be destroyed for HS2 this autumn.

14 Aug 2020 Environment

Investment in our coastlines is needed to reach net-zero by 2050 and unlock green jobs

Protecting and restoring our coastal habitats is vital to tackle climate change, reverse the loss of wildlife and bring much needed tourism and green jobs to our seaside communities.

Increased tree planting will benefit the environment and the economy

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10 Aug 2020 Environment

Increased tree planting will benefit the environment and the economy

Enhanced tree planting and greater wood use can help deliver the UK Government’s short-term imperative (a Green Recovery from Covid-19), medium-term goal (Build Back Better) and long-term aim (Net-Zero by 2050).

07 Aug 2020 Communities

Planning reform must protect green spaces, not give a blank cheque to developers

If Robert Jenrick gets his way with planning system reform, land designated for growth, renewal or protection will be swept away and replaced with urban sprawl.

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06 Aug 2020 Economy

MPA welcomes Government publication of the first register of businesses and sites registered for the Aggregates Levy

Following a request from the Mineral Products Association (MPA), MPA Northern Ireland and MPA Scotland during the recent Aggregates Levy review, HMRC and HM Treasury have published the first register of businesses and sites registered for Aggregates Levy.

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31 Jul 2020 Environment

Energy-from-Waste is vital infrastructure that we all rely upon; it’s time to stop demonising it - ESA

Energy-from-waste (EfW) serves a vital public sanitation function in the United Kingdom and is a complementary part of a rapidly-evolving, holistic, waste management system invested in by the recycling and waste management industry – which has long been leading the pursuit of a low-carbon circular economy.

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27 Jul 2020 Environment

HS2’s catalogue of errors like a runaway train

HS2 Ltd. is continuing to fail the environment with a catalogue of errors growing longer all the time says the Woodland Trust.

23 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities of our food supply chain

With both hunger and food waste simultaneously soaring during the pandemic, we need to ask serious questions about our domestic food supply

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15 Jul 2020 Environment

Woodland Trust response to today’s announcement by Sheffield City Council on the halting of healthy tree felling

Today’s announcement is a well-earned victory for democracy, and the residents of Sheffield who fought so hard and at personal cost to protect their city’s trees.

07 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak promises ‘eco-friendly economic recovery’ with £3bn injection for green jobs

Rishi Sunak is set to announce £3 billion of new investment in green projects as part of a pledge to “kickstart eco-friendly economic recovery” and create jobs in low carbon industries.

30 Jun 2020 Environment

New campaign manager tackles climate emergency

The timber industry is taking on the climate emergency with a new campaign manager and a new focus.

25 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

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?

24 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus pandemic shows UK not ready for climate crisis, stark report claims

Britain is “acutely vulnerable” to the impacts of climate change and a potential environmental crisis, a leading think tank has warned.

23 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Ministers urged to use coronavirus economic recovery plan to slash carbon emissions

Six select committee chairs have written to the Prime Minister urging him to use the coronavirus economic recovery plan as a chance to also slash carbon emissions.

22 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

CIOB responds to retrofitting housing stock article

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) have responded to Lord Teverson’s calls for the government to scale up the retrofit agenda in the UK.

22 Jun 2020 Environment

One of the most energy inefficient in Europe, the UK's housing stock needs retrofitting to meet Net Zero

The two twin challenges, climate change and bio-diversity loss, can provide a credible route to economic renaissance. Upgrading the energy efficiency of our housing stock should be at the core of that new beginning.

The Scottish Government is wrong to include glass bottles in its proposed Deposit Return Scheme. Here's why

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18 Jun 2020 Environment

The Scottish Government is wrong to include glass bottles in its proposed Deposit Return Scheme. Here's why

The decision by the Scottish Government will be to the future detriment of our environment, not to mention the future of glass packaging, impact on consumers, and the viability of local authority recycling collections.

16 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

The Environment Bill is a unique opportunity to adopt world-leading rules to tackle deforestation

We must step up our efforts to protect natural habitats around the world.

Oxford to Cambridge Arc: a chance for housebuilding to support a green recovery by protecting and restoring nature

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15 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Oxford to Cambridge Arc: a chance for housebuilding to support a green recovery by protecting and restoring nature

Some of the UK’s leading nature conservation charities have produced a blueprint for how plans for up to a million new homes can include nature to create happier and healthier communities for people and wildlife.

12 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

What might a green recovery from Covid-19 look like?

The term ‘green recovery’ has gained increasing traction as the economic fallout from Covid-19 has become apparent. As the economy entered a slump, there were increasing pressures from campaigners, think tanks, Whitehall and now even royalty (Prince Charles) for the Government to prioritise low carbon solutions in the UK’s economic recovery.

12 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Green recovery is impossible without tackling Britain’s leaky homes and buildings, coalition of leading business groups warns

Tackling the UK’s leaky housing and building stock must be a central part of the UK’s stimulus to recover from Covid-19, says the collaboration of leading cross-industry organisations and businesses, The Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group.

05 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

We must take climate justice seriously, time is running out

The great injustice is that they are the ones that suffer the most and yet are the least responsible. We are in a race against time and unless we take climate justice seriously, we will be doing the world a great disservice.