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The UK's 2019 'State of Nature' report revealed that most UK species have declined since the 1970s, with 15% now facing extinction 

UK Government commits to 'nature-positive' future following landmark biodiversity review

CLOSING THIS WEEK: Take edie's net-zero carbon business survey (10 minutes)

Energy, carbon and sustainability professionals across all industries are being asked to take our 10-minute "Business Barometer" survey whic...

edie readers are being asked to complete the 10-minute survey by Friday 18 June

UK-Australia trade deal branded 'catastrophic' for environment and animal welfare

The UK and Australia have outlined the broad terms of their post-Brexit trade deal, leaving green groups, British farmers and some MPs concerned about...

Media outlets including The Guardian are reporting that Environment Minister George Eustice had wanted stricter requirements on farming and climate
Several key policy packages relating to net-zero had been delayed as Ministers prioritised the Covid-19 response

Close policy gaps now or risk missing net-zero, E.ON and CBI warn UK Ministers
In general, the smaller a business is, the less likely it is to be in a position to decarbonise in line with net-zero, the survey found

Survey: 4 in 10 UK SMEs unsure how to prepare for net-zero
The official communique covers most parts of the green agenda, but with detail lacking

G7: What was (and wasn't) agreed by world leaders to combat the climate crisis

G7 calls on climate and Colgate's circular toothbrush: The sustainability success stories of the week
Green groups have been staging protests outside the summit, calling for stronger action on the climate and nature emergencies

G7 final communique: Nations promise coal phase-out and $100bn climate finance
Lobbying demands detailed in the report include calls for jet fuel to be included in 'green' government funding and against higher environmental taxes

Airlines accused of lobbying against stronger EU climate policy
The report comes ahead of the 15th COP on biodiversity and the 26th COP on climate

'Narrow focus' leaving world off-track on climate crisis and nature loss, major UN report warns
The main G7 Summit will take place between 11-13 June in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, with business meetings on day one

Green finance tools and net-zero sector coalitions: CEOs present climate initiatives to world leaders at G7

EY, HSBC and Heathrow Airport are among the 300 businesses presenting three new solutions to help the private sector play its role in tackling the cli...
Pictured: Chancellor Rishi Sunak at the recent G7 Finance Ministers' Meeting. Image: HM Treasury, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hmtreasury/51224385548/)

UK Government launches new taskforce to tackle greenwashing in finance sector
Pictured: A stretch of shoreline in Cornwall

World Oceans Day: UK Government to ban damaging fishing in new marine protected areas