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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….
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…
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,…
‘Risk to competitiveness’: CCC urges Government to step up green job growth
…by the Government’s Green Jobs Taskforce. The CCC notes that while the net-zero transition will reduce job demand in some sectors, Government clarity can give businesses plenty of time to…
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…
Liz Truss confirms price freeze for energy bills, dismisses windfall tax and lifts ban on fracking
…Truss confirmed a new commitment for the UK to become a net-energy importer by 2040. A new Energy Supply Taskforce has also been set up that will see suppliers negotiate…
Hydrogen and electric aircraft projects backed with fresh £113m of funding
…increase over the past two decades. The UK Government has pledged that all airport operations and domestic flights should be net-zero in operation by 2040 and that all international flights…
‘The time for polite challenge is over’: Why professionals are taking part in climate protests in London this week
…“There must be a substantial step change and increase of commitment from the Government to support a robust net-zero transition and put an end to new fossil fuel licences, which…
26 voices on COP26: What we want from the climate summit (part 1)
…as much as possible, and physically remove the rest: organisational commitment to net-zero should align with this global requirement and contain explicit quantitative commitments for reduction and removal specifically: the…
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…
Climate change at the G7 Summit: Everything you need to know
…and prior to COP26. The UK will be keen to use these platforms to get nations and businesses to make fresh commitments to climate action. Additionally, the Government is expected…
Six green policy updates you need to know about this week
…split, Starmer followed up on Reeves’ speech with a commitment for a ten-year retrofitting scheme to boost the energy efficiency of buildings, stating that Labour would put aside £6bn per…
Seven pressing green questions that Prime Minister Liz Truss needs to address
…progress toward the Government’s 25-Year Environment Plan commitment to leave nature in an improved state for the next generation. That report stated that policy and strategy have, since the Plan…
Industry reaction: What do green groups want from Liz Truss as Prime Minister?
…country. We need firm commitment from Liz Truss that she will help bring our world back to life so that people, nature and the economy can thrive.” Green spending, buildings…
Budget preview: What does the UK’s green economy want Jeremy Hunt to announce?
…made by the UK Government and devolved governments. This warning was then re-issued in 2022 with support from more than 50 other organisations. Since then, the UK Government has brought…
UK Government still not clear on green skills and jobs plan despite Net-Zero Strategy, MPs warn
…The inquiry has heard from Government bodies including the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Environment Agency, as well as trade bodies, education providers and major…
UK Government failing to support local councils on road to net-zero, MPs warn
That is according to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, which has today (29 October) released a major report as part of its ongoing inquiry into how local government…
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