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Green policy

Pictured: London and Durham

London, Tees Valley and County Durham residents call for better support for green jobs

Will next week's Budget help the UK deliver a green recovery?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his second Budget next week. But, faced with the challenge of supporting the economy as the UK completes its lockd...

Green groups have said this Budget will be "crucial" for setting the UK on a net-zero recovery pathway. Image: Parliament Live TV

Just two weeks left to register for edie's online energy efficiency masterclass

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's (BEIS) head of industry and carbon capture and storage has been confirmed as a speaker f...

The masterclass will be available to watch on-demand for those who have registered. Image: Carbon Trust
The multi-billion-pound plan outlined short-term support for a range of low-carbon sectors

Survey: Two-thirds of Brits support UK's green industrial revolution plans
Image: Fairtrade Foundation

Stop offshoring emissions to poorer countries, Fairtrade Foundation urges Government
The paper warns that the existing skills gap for the sector could widen rather than close in the near-term future, without targeted policy action

Green skills gap 'could derail net-zero', major UK construction firms tell Government
The first phase of research will last until early 2022

Heathrow secures Government funding to develop net-zero aviation roadmap
Companies in the apparel sector were asked to disclose, along with big names in agriculture, extractives, ICT and automotive 

Big businesses failing to protect human rights amid Covid-19, study reveals
The report outlines policy recommendations spanning from nature restoration to using hydrogen in heavy industry 

Green recovery: MPs call for VAT breaks for energy efficiency, electric vehicles and circular economy

#SustyTalk​: National Grid's Duncan Burt on COP26 preparations
Pictured: An artist's CGI rendering of the proposed Gigafactory, aerial view. Image: Coventry City Council 

Coventry unveils plans to host battery Gigafactory by 2025

Coventry City Council has partnered with a local airport to develop plans for a major battery Gigafactory that would help to scale up the local electr...
The Champions will focus on areas highlighted by the CCC

Boris Johnson faces pressure from his own Tory MPs to close net-zero 'policy gaps'
Funding for fossil fuels has been, globally, greater than for low-carbon sectors - and much funding has been provided without environmental conditions

Green recovery report: Just 12% of global Covid-19 stimulus will benefit climate and nature