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Government glosses over MP’s recommendations for strengthening green jobs plans
…Government is taking a joined-up approach to the issue, working across departments and tackling skills and education at all stages of life and career seniority. The Government has this week…
UK Government promises to assess environmental impact of future post-Brexit trade deals
…the UK’s commitment to the UN’s 30 by 30 agenda, which requires supporting nations to safeguard at least 30% of marine and terrestrial habitats by the end of the decade….
G7 final communique: Nations promise coal phase-out and $100bn climate finance
…a commitment to set net-zero targets in the 2030s, first flagged last month, is formalised. Supporting these targets is a commitment to end direct government support for new thermal coal…
Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Corporate plastic recycling and reuse targets ‘unlikely to be met’
The Foundation’s report tracks the progress of the signatories of its New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The Commitment was launched in 2018 and now has more than 80 corporate signatories…
COP26 Action Tracker: UN biodiversity summit underway, G20 finance ministers set to gather
…commitments, putting pressure on the UK as COP26 host. Meeting the 2035 commitment will require a major shift in the UK’s electricity mix, in which unabated gas currently plays a…
Environment Bill: Government proposes new legally binding targets on nature, air and water
…eight-week period. They are designed to help the Government deliver on its commitment to leave nature in a better state for the next generation. Think-tanks, campaign groups and MPs have…
UK Government finally launches public energy efficiency information campaign
In a move that has been advocated by environmentalists, groups representing vulnerable demographics and even the UK Government’s own climate advisors, the UK Government has today (28 November) confirmed a…
Lord Deben and Chris Skidmore on what’s next for the Net-Zero Review
…This agency needs to be sitting across Government.” This built on a point made by Deben, who said: “It’s not just this Government – every Government is siloed. Anybody who…
UK Government unveils plan for £1.8bn of spending on building energy efficiency
…of hospitals, schools, universities, museums and leisure centres. The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme aims to support the government’s commitment to reduce emissions from public sector buildings by 75% by 2037,…
Countries, corporates and COP27: Will net-zero targets keep 1.5C alive?
…reach 1.8C, overshooting the 1.5C target of the Paris Agreement. Additionally, the ETC notes that the “ vast majority [of commitments] are yet to translate into formal country commitments, and…
Inaction on deforestation undermining corporate net-zero commitments, report finds
…corporate net-zero targets While most of the 350 corporations assessed for Forest 500 have at least one deforestation commitment, and almost one-third (29%) have commitments covering all commodities to which…
9 things you need to know from Transport Day at COP26
…today has seen a string of new international announcements from governments, cities, states, regions and businesses. The UK Government had stated, before COP26 began in Glasgow, that it intended to…
Don’t neglect climate justice in net-zero transition, Co-op urges other businesses
…climate adaptation and mitigation in developing nations results from COP26. The commitment has failed to be delivered in the past and G7 nations made a fresh commitment to get back…
Report: Cost of living crisis response can – and should – be net-zero aligned
…announced by the Government to address the cost of living crisis; and a third, ‘climate-positive scenario. This last scenario includes not only the measures already announced by the UK Government,…
Energy Security Bill ‘a further missed opportunity’ to boost energy efficiency, green groups say
…which are still lacking. “The renewed commitment and focus on delivering the 50GW target of offshore wind capacity by 2030 is also positive, as clean electricity will be vital to…
From coal mines to CfD auctions: 7 green policy stories you may have missed this week
…by the Government. But it remains to be seen how successful this campaign could possibly have been while overshadowed by a string of more than 50 resignations from Government positions,…
The technology to support a low-carbon future is here. Collaboration will be crucial.
…as our society and the environment. Lloyds Bank is committed to supporting our clients through a just energy transition as part of our commitment to help create more sustainable and…
The technology to support a low-carbon future is here. Collaboration will be crucial.
…society and the environment. Lloyds Bank is committed to supporting our clients through a just energy transition as part of our commitment to help create more sustainable and inclusive communities….
Transport Decarbonisation Plan: UK Government to ban new petrol and diesel truck sales by 2040
…Logistics UK’s director of policy Elizabeth de Jong said. The Government, the Plan states, will lead by example on road transport decarbonisation. The Plan brings forward a commitment to electrify…
Report: UK Government Budget for 2021 delivered just one-hundredth of the climate funding needed
That is according to new data released today (12 August) by WWF. The NGO calculated that measures announced in the 2021 Budget that will reduce emissions collectively received commitments for…
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