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Britain faces £13bn missed opportunity from failure to scale EV manufacturing
…ramping up their production. However, they should not use this time to rest on their laurels, but use this time to start shoring up their production capabilities and supply chain.”…
EU environment ministers greenlight position on Nature Restoration Law
…The law sets out legally binding targets and obligations for nature restoration in specific areas, including agricultural land, forests, marine and freshwater areas, and urban ecosystems. According to the agreed…
EFRAG and CDP join forces to drive corporate uptake of EU sustainability reporting standards
…capacity among EU and non-EU businesses alike to use them as regulation comes in.” CDP’s disclosure system already covers climate change, forests and water security, with its data being used…
Ireland Introduces national Deposit Return Scheme
…to 500ml will incur a 15-cent deposit, while containers between 500ml and 3 litres will have a 25-cent deposit. Nearly five million drinks are consumed in single-use containers in Ireland…
Charities call for five-point nature plan to be added to General Election manifestos
…urged to implement a rapid delivery program for the 30×30 ambition, which aims to restore protected sites and landscapes while safeguarding 30% of land and sea for nature. The coalition…
Does the UK need a Regenerative Farming Task Force to boost biodiversity?
…can be huge contributors to the UK’s net-zero transition by transforming farmland into carbon sinks. The report suggests that around 10% of the “least productive farmland” in the UK would…
UK Government urged to rule out hydrogen heating, especially in rural communities
…LCP Delta to explore the costs of upgrading electricity and gas networks in four possible scenarios for heating across 12 different location archetypes in England, Scotland and Wales. In each…
Australia’s funding boost for cycling and free youth access to UK nature reserves: The sustainability success stories of the week
…uplift in installations in Wales in the 2020s. It overtook Scotland in deployment levels in 2021 and is also set to outperform Scotland this year, which is significant given Scotland’s…
UK National Parks launch new ‘A Natural Partnership’ campaign to help fund urgent nature restoration
…role in restoring local biodiversity, supporting national ecosystems, and contributing to climate solutions. They don’t just support nature, they sustain communities that live and work in the landscape. And what’s…
Energy, water and waste: What does the National Infrastructure Assessment recommend for the UK’s green economy?
…be reduced both by addressing leaks from existing infrastructure and getting business and households to cut back on water use. The Commission says “a lot more still needs to be…
Are we on the brink of a nature finance breakthrough?
…their strategies using science-based targets. So, how will the TNFD shape the flow of nature finance? “We use nature every day. We use its services every day and we have…
ASA calls on Anglian Water to pull ‘misleading’ ad on sustainability initiatives
…the company was investing to create wetlands and improve wildlife and also highlighted a zero-emission van used by the company. However, campaigners argued that the ad ignored the negative impacts…
Report: Clothes donated to high street recycling schemes shredded and burned
…Africa. The African market is over-saturated with used clothing and the Foundation estimates that half of imported used clothes do not get reused or recycled into new garments. A skirt…
Whitbread opens its first all-electric Premier Inn hotel
…to use energy, ensure that this is only coming from renewable sources. “The site is constructed following an innovative Passivhaus-influenced ‘fabric first’ design philosophy, optimised to minimise energy requirements for…
Textile recycling industry calls on UK Government to avert capacity crisis
…(WRAP), an estimated £140m worth of clothing is sent to UK landfill each year. Additionally, only 620,000 tonnes of used textiles are collected every year for reuse and recycling in…
Canary Wharf: Europe’s largest Passivhaus scheme comes to London
…Urbanest is targeting BREEAM Outstanding certification for the development. This is a broader scheme also covering land use and ecology, water use, health and wellbeing, pollution, transport access and material…
GrowUp Farms: SME of the Year
…can significantly reduce environmental impacts of agriculture including land use, water use, pesticide and fertiliser use. It can also enhance productivity by enabling growing indoors, year-round. British firm GrowUp Farms…
MPs reportedly planning to U-turn on new coal mine bans
…House of Commons. In April, Liberal Democrat peers in the House of Lords tabled an amendment to the Bill which decrees that, within six months of the Bill receiving Royal…
New ‘rulebook’ launched for corporate carbon credit purchases
The VCMI’s Claims Code of Practice was published on Wednesday (28 June) in an attempt to clarify the ever-shifting and continuously complex landscape of the voluntary carbon markets. The Code…
Morrisons launches pilot for in-store coffee pod recycling
Customers will have the option to gather Podback recycling bags, fill them with their used pods, and then recycle the pods in a designated bin positioned at the store’s entrance….
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