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How the UK can help lead the fight against global deforestation Partner content
Environment
By WSP
How the UK can help lead the fight against global deforestation
WSP’s Kristina Flexman discusses the opportunity for the UK to enhance its efforts in combating global deforestation by strengthening its regulations to protect ecosystems, support sustainable trade, and stay competitive with the EU’s stringent standards
New Lib Dem MP Rejects 'Binary' NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
Environment
New Lib Dem MP Rejects "Binary" NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
The new Liberal Democrat MP for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings, has said she rejects the concept of a “binary” fight between ‘YIMBYs’ and ‘NIMBYs'.
UK energy independence is dependent on electricity
Environment
By Baroness Worthington
UK energy independence is dependent on electricity
Baroness Worthington, architect of the United Kingdom’s Climate Change Act and founder of the global energy think tank Ember, argues that the UK’s upcoming coal phase-out, driven by wind power, presents a unique opportunity for the nation to achieve full energy independence through a comprehensive strategy of electrification across all sectors
The new electric Leviathan
Environment
By Adam Bell, Director of Policy, Stonehaven
The new electric Leviathan
Adam Bell, Director of Policy at Stonehaven and former Head of Energy Strategy at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, discusses the coming debate about how we get to net-zero
The new government should turbocharge the green revolution
Environment
By Alasdair Johnstone, Head of Parliamentary Engagement, Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit
The new government should turbocharge the green revolution
Alasdair Johnstone, of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit and former Senior Strategy Advisor for the Cabinet Office’s COP26 Unit, argues that the United Kingdom’s 'net-zero economy' is booming despite the policy challenges it faces
Most Likely Lib Dem Wins Are In Places Worst Affected By Sewage Spills
Environment
Most Likely Lib Dem Wins Are In Places Worst Affected By Sewage Spills
The vast majority of seats the Liberal Democrats are expected to win on Thursday are among the constituencies worst affected by the ongoing sewage spill crisis.
Global Plastics Treaty - the 4th round of negotiations and how we ‘Bridge to Busan’ Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Global Plastics Treaty - the 4th round of negotiations and how we ‘Bridge to Busan’
Professor Steve Fletcher, Director of the Revolution Plastics Institute reflects on the Plastic Treaty negotiations.
Effluent Is Turning The Affluent Green
Environment
Effluent Is Turning The Affluent Green
The Greens hope a wave of outrage over the polluted River Waveney will help deliver a seismic victory where the Tories have "always" won.
NFB Manifesto: “Supporting Construction to Power Growth” Partner content
Home affairs
By National Federation of Builders
NFB Manifesto: “Supporting Construction to Power Growth”
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has released its 2024 Election Manifesto, titled: ‘Supporting Construction to Power Growth’.
HTA highlights horticultural excellence at Scone Palace Garden Fair Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
HTA highlights horticultural excellence at Scone Palace Garden Fair
Opportunities for future proofing the construction industry – CIOB launches manifesto ahead of general election Partner content
Home affairs
By Chartered Institute of Building
Opportunities for future proofing the construction industry – CIOB launches manifesto ahead of general election
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched its manifesto ahead of the next UK General Election on 4 July, outlining how a future government can support the built environment sector.
University of Portsmouth to investigate presence and impact of microplastics in Arctic and Antarctica Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
University of Portsmouth to investigate presence and impact of microplastics in Arctic and Antarctica
The University's Revolution Plastics Institute has been named the scientific lead for the ground-breaking Clean Planet Peninsula Project
What happened during the fourth session of the Global Plastics Treaty? Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
What happened during the fourth session of the Global Plastics Treaty?
This one-off special episode looks at INC-4 with University of Portsmouth experts who attended the fourth round of the Global Plastics Treaty
How much harm is plastic waste doing to macaques? Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
How much harm is plastic waste doing to macaques?
New study aims to understand the effects of plastic waste on endangered monkeys
Plastic experts urge world leaders to prioritise 'Reuse' Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Plastic experts urge world leaders to prioritise 'Reuse'
Negotiators trying to bring an end to plastic pollution around the world have been told to prioritise reuse systems, by experts from the University of Portsmouth
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing 'Menace' Grey Squirrels
Environment
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
A group of Tory MPs are calling on the government to increase the grants provided to landowners to trap and cull grey squirrels, and further support other methods of squirrel population control to protect the "precious" native red squirrel.
UNEP Executive Director meets Plastic Monster Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
UNEP Executive Director meets Plastic Monster
Inger Anderson, Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, has come face to face with a ‘monster’ made of plastic collected by waste pickers from the informal settlement Mukuru in Nairobi.
The government simply isn’t doing enough for farmers
Environment
By Kaleb Cooper
The government simply isn’t doing enough for farmers
As a farmer, there’s nothing I’d like more than to grow lovely, high-standard food for Britain, which is so important at a time when our food security is at risk.
University of Portsmouth partners with Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic for the UK’s Largest Household Plastic Waste Survey Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
University of Portsmouth partners with Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic for the UK’s Largest Household Plastic Waste Survey
The Big Plastic Count represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the public to influence the UN Global Plastics Treaty.
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of 'Neo-Trumpian' Climate Politics
Environment
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of "Neo-Trumpian" Climate Politics
A former Tory donor and supermarket boss who recently switched his support to Labour has accused Rishi Sunak of a "neo-Trumpian" approach to climate politics, but defended Keir Starmer's decision to scrap the £28bn figure from the green investment pledge as "entirely sensible".
Labour's green plan makes total sense
Environment
By Richard Walker
Labour's green plan makes total sense
Labour's decision to ditch the £28bn price tag was entirely sensible. As a businessman, I know the move will reassure the markets — unlike the Tories who catastrophically spooked them.
Lib Dems Are On Labour's Case To Make Water Companies Not-For-Profit Community Projects
Environment
Lib Dems Are On Labour's Case To Make Water Companies Not-For-Profit Community Projects
Former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has urged Labour to “borrow” Lib Dem ideas on reforming water utility companies if Keir Starmer's party gets into government, including turning some businesses into not-for-profit, community run schemes.

Climate Protest MP Tells Voters To Use Locals To Shift Net Zero Plans
Environment
Climate Protest MP Tells Voters To Use Locals To Shift Net Zero Plans
Former Conservative MP Chris Skidmore, who resigned over the government's plans to offer new oil and gas drilling licences, believes voters should "go local" to encourage policy to achieve net zero by 2050.
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
Political perspectives at NOAH Conference ‘Animal health and securing our future – a vital connection’ — book now!
Conference on 1 February in London is open to everyone interested in the contribution animal health makes to one health and sustainability