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Food security in Britain is in long-term decline, with the country producing 60% of what it needs to feed itself, compared with 74% 30 years ago,

UK would run out of food a year from now with no-deal Brexit, NFU warns

How to win a Sustainability Leaders Award: A guide to entering

The deadline to enter the 2019 Sustainability Leaders Awards is now just one month away. With that in mind, edie has created a free online guide outli...

The free entry guide offers advice on submitting an entry worthy of winning a coveted 2019 Sustainability Leaders Award

Allow nuclear waste disposal under national parks, say MPs

Highly radioactive nuclear waste could be permanently buried under national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs), under government pl...

Fifty years of nuclear power in the UK has generated 750,000 cubic metres of waste but the nation has still not developed a permanent disposal solution
The likes of Green Party's Caroline Lucas, Lib Dem leader Vince Cable, Ed Davey and the Environmental Audit Committee’s chair Mary Creagh have backed the letter

More than 100 MPs back calls for net-zero emissions target
The EAC report pointed towards a change in green policy as an underlying cause of the sharp fall in clean investment

Government 'coasting on climate change' after fall in clean energy investment
MPs insist new a body such have the power take the Government and other public bodies to court where standards are breached

MPs insist new post-Brexit green watchdog must have legal powers
Collectively, the offshore wind sector plans to double its generation output by 2030 to 30GW

UK Government plots course for additional offshore wind capacity

The consultation paper states Government intervention may still be required to support solar and wind projects

No replacement for Feed-in Tariff 'major blow' for renewables
The PM said that a new Environment Bill would help deliver “opportunities we think will be available to us in this area when we leave the EU”. Image: Raul Mee

Theresa May confirms UK will publish an Environment Bill
A carbon divided would “lock in” political and public support for climate change action, the report states

Economy-wide carbon tax would create 'level playing field' for UK businesses
£68m has been set aside to support small and medium-sized companies with research and development opportunities

UK to champion green aviation through £343m Sector Deal

Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark has vowed that the UK will "lead the world" on an electric and hybrid aircraft revolution, after an...
Renewables were a “golden opportunity” to make the UK greener and make energy affordable, the NIC said

Cool down nuclear plan because renewables are better bet, says NIC

On the Mission Possible sofa with the ECIU's Richard Black and RSPB's Melanie Coath

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