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Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing 'Menace' Grey Squirrels
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
Environment
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.
Tory MP Urges People To 'Think Carefully' Before Buying Puppies
Environment
Tory MP Urges People To "Think Carefully" Before Buying Puppies
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Environment
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of 'Neo-Trumpian' Climate Politics
Environment
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of "Neo-Trumpian" Climate Politics
Environment Watchdog Has Financial Interest In Companies It Regulates
Environment
Environment Watchdog Has Financial Interest In Companies It Regulates
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
The House Live
We cannot afford to wait for a Labour government to power ahead to net-zero
Environment
By Afzal Khan MP
We cannot afford to wait for a Labour government to power ahead to net-zero
Thames Water shows privatisation has failed
Environment
By Graham Stringer MP
Thames Water shows privatisation has failed
A successful energy transition has the potential to deliver the economic growth the UK needs Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)
A successful energy transition has the potential to deliver the economic growth the UK needs
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Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 Local Elections
Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 Local Elections
Communities
Local Elections Live: Grim Results For Sunak, But Houchen Wins
Local Elections Live: Grim Results For Sunak, But Houchen Wins
Political parties
GB Energy: What role will Labour's state-owned energy company really play?
GB Energy: What role will Labour's state-owned energy company really play?
By Sienna Rodgers
Energy
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The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Environment
By Tali Fraser
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Brexit thrust farmers into the centre of political debate for the first time in generations. Minette Batters tells Tali Fraser what it’s been like to be in the eye of the ‘tornado’
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Environment
By Sienna Rodgers
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Shadow Defra secretary Steve Reed talks to Sienna Rodgers about Labour’s drive to win back rural voters, how the party plans to show respect for the countryside, and his recipe for the perfect roast potato
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Rural voters feel the Labour Party does not "get" them, shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary Steve Reed has said in an interview with The House magazine.
Environment news
We cannot afford to wait for a Labour government to power ahead to net-zero
Environment
By Afzal Khan MP
We cannot afford to wait for a Labour government to power ahead to net-zero
With the Tories’ economic and green credentials both in tatters, it is time to look forward to the way that Labour might shape our economy in government. 
Thames Water shows privatisation has failed
Environment
By Graham Stringer MP
Thames Water shows privatisation has failed
Privatising England’s water and sewage industry was always a bad idea.
A successful energy transition has the potential to deliver the economic growth the UK needs Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)
A successful energy transition has the potential to deliver the economic growth the UK needs
Reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require major changes to every industry, region, and part of our society.
Rural voters are trusting Labour again – we must not let them down
Environment
By Keir Mather MP
Rural voters are trusting Labour again – we must not let them down
It’s no secret that, over the last decade and a half, the Labour Party has struggled to connect with rural communities. Labour went from 170 rural seats in 1997 to just two in 2019 – a 90 per cent loss in a single generation.
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
Partner content
Environment
By National Federation of Builders
National Federation of Builders
Will Labour be the Party to Put an End to Planning Uncertainty?
The Labour Party has announced that they will be bringing forward ‘grey belt’ classifications on some green belt sites that are appropriate for release or not green, and instilling ‘Golden Rules’ alongside them to secure planning certainty and good placemaking.
UK's largest plastic waste survey reveals 1.7 billion pieces of plastic packaging still being thrown away by households weekly Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
UK's largest plastic waste survey reveals 1.7 billion pieces of plastic packaging still being thrown away by households weekly
UK households are throwing away on average 60 pieces of plastic packaging per household weekly, an estimated 1.7 billion pieces of plastic nationally weekly, equating to 90 billion pieces of plastic packaging being thrown away annually
Seven building blocks for a successful National Action Plan to address plastic pollution Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Seven building blocks for a successful National Action Plan to address plastic pollution
A new report from the University's Global Plastics Policy Centre and Common Seas unpacks the essential elements of successful National Plans to tackle plastic pollution
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.
Tory MP Urges People To 'Think Carefully' Before Buying Puppies
Environment
Tory MP Urges People To "Think Carefully" Before Buying Puppies
People are being urged to “ask questions” about where their puppies are coming from, as a new committee report highlights the increasing prevalence of unregulated canine fertility clinics and the widespread illegal trade and importation of pets.
Thames Water is collapsing – there’s only one way to save it
Environment
By Barry Gardiner MP
Thames Water is collapsing – there’s only one way to save it
If the Tory government won't nationalise Thames Water, then it is going to have to be radical to avert a disaster.
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Environment
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Labour remains confident about their record on environmental policy, despite recent drama over the decision to drop the £28bn price tag from its flagship Green Prosperity Plan.
Air pollution is hitting minority ethnic and low income communities hardest
Environment
By L'Myah Sherae and Lord Woolley
Air pollution is hitting minority ethnic and low income communities hardest
Londoners are being exposed to illegal levels of air pollution.
Ethical and sustainable conservation can’t be achieved with endangered animals in hunters’ cross-hairs Partner content
Environment
By Humane Society International UK
Ethical and sustainable conservation can’t be achieved with endangered animals in hunters’ cross-hairs
MPs debating a Bill to ban imports of hunting trophies should reflect on a new biodiversity law in South Africa enshrining that killing wildlife for pleasure and to acquire body parts as a status symbol has no place in the future of sustainable tourism or biodiversity policy.
Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB report reveals construction industry's reluctance to recruit people with criminal convictions
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is urging construction companies to dent the industry skills crisis by recruiting from an untapped labour market.
Lords Diary: Earl Russell
Environment
By Earl Russell
Lords Diary: Earl Russell
Reflecting on climate change after sodden walks with the dog – and escaping the pressures of an extra long parliamentary session out on the Downs with his bike
Regenerative agriculture is the future of farming
Environment
By George Eustice MP
Regenerative agriculture is the future of farming
Supporting a kinder, more nature-friendly approach to livestock farming, coupled with new technology, is what will actually deliver for our environment
Being a farmer was never an option for me growing up – but things are slowly changing
Environment
By Rebecca Pow MP
Being a farmer was never an option for me growing up – but things are slowly changing
For the first two decades of my life I was immersed in the family dairy farm where I grew up.
Securing a sustainable manufacturing future through resilient supply chains Partner content
Environment
By BASF
Securing a sustainable manufacturing future through resilient supply chains
In January 2024, the UK Government released the ‘UK critical imports and supply chains strategy’ developed with the input of a number of business stakeholders. The fact that this is the UK’s first strategy of this nature makes it even more welcome.
We must deliver more opportunities for young people in Wales
Environment
By Stephen Crabb MP
We must deliver more opportunities for young people in Wales
The population of Wales is becoming significantly older as birth rates decline, young people move away to pursue education and career opportunities elsewhere, and older people from other parts of the United Kingdom see Wales as an attractive and affordable place to live in retirement.
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.
How advertising can accelerate a sustainable economy Partner content
Environment
By Advertising Association
How advertising can accelerate a sustainable economy
Our industry, worth some £37Bn in ad spend in 2023, is well aware of the UK economy’s need to grow, and the need to increase productivity in order to support jobs, help people through the cost-of-living pressures and secure a quality of life through fair incomes and rewards.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association launches new strategic plan with a theme of People, Animals and Planet
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has unveiled its latest three-year strategic plan setting out how it will deliver on its long-term goals and support the profession. It includes three new over-arching themes – People, Animals, Planet; a One Health approach, which has never been more pressing than in this time of climate emergency.
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Environment
By Tali Fraser
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Brexit thrust farmers into the centre of political debate for the first time in generations. Minette Batters tells Tali Fraser what it’s been like to be in the eye of the ‘tornado’
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
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Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024