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Hydrogen levy on British homes officially axed
…including the Conservative Party. MPs urged Shapps not to burden the general public with additional costs amid the cost-of-living crisis. Arguments were also made that, because heavy industrial sectors are…
#SustyTalk: North Sails’ chief sustainability officer on ocean advocacy
…cost of living crisis and beyond. It launched in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and has continued since then, keeping us connected to the leaders who are…
UK’s heat pump grant scheme set for overhaul to encourage uptake
…customers. Debate around good policymaking for net-zero in a cost-of-living crisis has been lively in recent weeks. The Conservative Government has fiercely criticised London’s decision to expand its Ultra-Low Emission…
Cabinet reshuffle: Grant Shapps ousted from DESNZ and appointed Defence Secretary
…invest in the changes that will cut both emissions and the cost of living. We hope Claire Coutinho will be that person.” Labour’s Attorney General Emily Thornberry has told the…
Four ways to reduce plastic packaging
…result of the cost-of-living crisis. But in the long term, CPR companies will ignore Gen Z’s concerns at their peril. 2) Look at the bigger picture Plastic reduction cannot be…
UK’s largest public EV charging hub opens in Birmingham
…funding will improve the lives of those living in the Midlands, particularly for those who do not have access to off-street parking and may struggle to charge their vehicle otherwise.”…
The next generation of sustainability leaders: edie’s 30 Under 30 Class of 2023 revealed
…emergency and intensifying cost-of-living crisis, the unveiling of our 30 Under 30 Class of 2023 couldn’t have come at a more important time for sustainable business. “The sheer volume and…
Ikea’s green steel deal and Carlsberg’s coal phase-out: The sustainability success stories of the week
…results” RESOURCES: Kent residents given free remanufactured laptops in boost for digital access Amid the current cost-of-living crisis, more and more people are choosing second-hand electronic devices, in a move…
Appeal granted in legal challenge to Sizewell C nuclear power plant
Together Against Sizewell C (TASC), a pressure group comprising those living near the project in east Suffolk, was told on Monday (18 September) that a Court of Appeal judge believes…
#SustyTalk: Razer’s Kenneth Ng on embedding the UN SDGs into business strategy
…cost of living crisis and beyond. It launched in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and has continued since then, keeping us connected to the leaders who are…
The 2023 SDG Business Blueprint: How to take action on the Global Goals
…as to whether organisations are still prioritising the SDGs in the face of the cost-of-living crisis – which itself is intrinsically linked to the Global Goals. It features a foreword…
Climate Crisis: Will we ever get to the heart of the challenge?
…emissions reduction gap; job done, we can carry on living and working, more or less, as we are at present. Yet, are we being truly honest with our businesses, our…
UK axes energy efficiency taskforce as MPs press for price crisis support before winter
…would provide homes not only with lower bills but with free energy efficiency improvements. Last winter, excess deaths attributable to living in cold, damp homes were up almost 50% year…
edie launches new report on how businesses can take action on the SDGs
…as to whether organisations are still prioritising the SDGs in the face of the cost-of-living crisis – which itself is intrinsically linked to the Global Goals. It features a foreword…
Green finance leaders urge Sunak to rethink net-zero U-turns
…Prime Minister on pushing government spending on net zero when the country faces challenges on costs of living. We fail to understand, however, how the announced delays will actually make…
The ZEV mandate: Everything you need to know
…van grant of up to £2,500 for small vans and £5,000 for large vans until at least 2025 and £350 off the cost of home place chargepoints for people living…
Activating partnerships will be vital to accelerating sustainability action
…and that work needs to be done from a financial perspective to safeguard people’s wellbeing. 2) Climate action happens in cities With more than half of the world’s population living…
More than 90 British universities urged to divest from fossil fuel funders
…“Why fire up your students with learning and at the same time condemn them to living in a world on fire?” According to the analysis, almost three-quarters (73%) of the…
Chris Packham issues legal challenge to Prime Minister over net-zero rollbacks
…to electric vehicles when it suits them, and easing the boiler phase out will save some families thousands of pounds at a time when the cost of living is high.”…
Pragmatic net-zero plans and fake meat for astronauts: Who said what at the Conservative Party Conference?
…us doing more than any other country—I concluded it simply was not right.” While the Government justified its U-turn on climate policies using the issue of cost-of-living crisis, IPPR issued…
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