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MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Environment
A group of Labour MPs led by senior back bencher Barry Gardiner have written to Ofwat chief executive David Black to express concern over the impact rising water bills will have on people struggling with the cost of living.
Most Likely Lib Dem Wins Are In Places Worst Affected By Sewage Spills
Environment
Most Likely Lib Dem Wins Are In Places Worst Affected By Sewage Spills
Effluent Is Turning The Affluent Green
Environment
Effluent Is Turning The Affluent Green
Protesters Disrupt David Lammy's Speech On Tackling Dirty Money
Environment
Protesters Disrupt David Lammy's Speech On Tackling Dirty Money
Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing 'Menace' Grey Squirrels
Environment
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
Tory MP Urges People To 'Think Carefully' Before Buying Puppies
Environment
Tory MP Urges People To "Think Carefully" Before Buying Puppies
The House Live
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility Partner content
Environment
By Cornwall Insight
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero Partner content
Environment
By Dimeta
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero
The future needs innovators Partner content
Environment
By Urban Splash
The future needs innovators
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
Political parties
The Professor Will See You Now
The Professor Will See You Now
By Professor Philip Cowley
Parliament
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The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Environment
By Tali Fraser
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Brexit thrust farmers into the centre of political debate for the first time in generations. Minette Batters tells Tali Fraser what it’s been like to be in the eye of the ‘tornado’
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Environment
By Sienna Rodgers
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Shadow Defra secretary Steve Reed talks to Sienna Rodgers about Labour’s drive to win back rural voters, how the party plans to show respect for the countryside, and his recipe for the perfect roast potato
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Rural voters feel the Labour Party does not "get" them, shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary Steve Reed has said in an interview with The House magazine.
Environment news
Water resilience must be gripped as a national challenge
Environment
By Anne Marie Morris MP
Water resilience must be gripped as a national challenge
“Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.“ Samuel Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a stark reminder of how important water is to human life, and the frustration of not, seemingly, being able to use such water as we have.
Coca-Cola joins with Merlin Entertainments to offer the chance to win VIP experiences at attractions in exchange for empty plastic bottles Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola joins with Merlin Entertainments to offer the chance to win VIP experiences at attractions in exchange for empty plastic bottles
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult announces first Launch Academy in East Anglia Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult announces first Launch Academy in East Anglia
Nine companies across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are embarking on an award-winning technology accelerator programme to pioneer new products and services for the UK’s offshore renewable energy sector – launching today (Tuesday) in Norwich.
How innovation is helping to drive Britain’s nuclear clean up Partner content
Environment
By Sellafield Ltd
How innovation is helping to drive Britain’s nuclear clean up
Sellafield Ltd's Chief Technology Officer, Robin Ibbotson, speaks to PoliticsHome about the role of innovation as part of Britain's nuclear clean up mission.
Plans for new digital testing environment could revolutionise offshore wind development Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Plans for new digital testing environment could revolutionise offshore wind development
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has outlined plans to develop a virtual environment for better planning and maintenance of offshore wind farms, led by its Operations and Maintenance Centre of Excellence in Grimsby.
Investigation launched into impact of plastic pollution on livestock and working animals Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Investigation launched into impact of plastic pollution on livestock and working animals
Researchers examine the amount of plastic cattle and donkeys in Kenya ingest, how this affects their health and the impact on human lives.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association responds to Government’s proposals to ban primates as pets
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the news that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a new consultation on proposals to ban the keeping of primates as pets.
Keir Starmer Launches Green Energy Plan For 'New Britain' In Scotland
Environment
Keir Starmer Launches Green Energy Plan For "New Britain" In Scotland
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has used a visit to a Leith tidal energy business to unveil plans for the launch of a Scotland-based public energy company should Labour win power at the next election.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Want to make a difference to the veterinary profession? Join a BVA committee
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is inviting its members to help shape the future of the veterinary profession by applying to join a number of its panels and committees.
UK must seize the opportunity to become a world leader in carbon capture and storage
Environment
By Simon Fell MP
UK must seize the opportunity to become a world leader in carbon capture and storage
With the threat of climate change growing ever closer, the government is making significant investments in developing solutions which have the potential to save our warming planet.
Stay away from blue-green algae and keep your dogs safe Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Stay away from blue-green algae and keep your dogs safe
Vets issue a warning to dog owners to help avoid pets being harmed by the toxic bacteria
Cultivated meat: The potential future of food risks ruin from regulation
Environment
By Tali Fraser
Cultivated meat: The potential future of food risks ruin from regulation
Cultivated meat has been making headlines as a possible way to make food production more environmentally friendly, but as Tali Fraser discovers, those working on this innovation say they are being stymied by regulation
Gene editing can help us produce crops fit for today’s challenges
Environment
By Lord Cameron of Dillington
Gene editing can help us produce crops fit for today’s challenges
In this short article I don’t want to revisit the parliamentary discussions that took place over the Precision Breeding Act, but I thought I would share my optimism about some of the possibilities for food production that gene editing techniques offer a world in which 345 million people are currently facing acute food insecurity, and where over 3,000 people a day are dying from starvation in East Africa alone.
Squaring the circularity challenge for net zero Partner content
Environment
By BASF
Squaring the circularity challenge for net zero
BASF's Head of Public Affairs, Daphne Vlastari, makes the case for a mass balance approach for more sustainable chemicals manufacturing and explains how Government support can unlock investment into the UK.
It’s time to use our world-leading Environment Act to tackle deforestation
Environment
By Steve Brine MP
It’s time to use our world-leading Environment Act to tackle deforestation
Protecting and restoring what's left of the world's forests is crucial to meeting our climate and biodiversity goals. After years of progress, the rate of deforestation is again increasing. Between 2015 and 2020, we lost 10m hectares a year.
Search begins for BVA Young Vet of the Year 2023 Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Search begins for BVA Young Vet of the Year 2023
Tory MP Says Animal Welfare Needs “People Power” To Put It Back On Government Agenda
Environment
Tory MP Says Animal Welfare Needs “People Power” To Put It Back On Government Agenda
Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns has said “people power” is needed to bring back government animal welfare reforms, as Conservative MPs “don’t want to cause too much of a ruckus”.
'Altogether we are failing to deliver': The Lord Deben interview
Environment
By Sophie Church
"Altogether we are failing to deliver": The Lord Deben interview
Lord Deben has chaired the Climate Change Committee for 11 years. As he prepares to step down, he speaks to Sophie Church about how government is responding to the challenges facing our climate and the danger of delayed action. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
World’s first city-wide plastic survey Harnessing people power to help with plastic pollution in Portsmouth Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
World’s first city-wide plastic survey Harnessing people power to help with plastic pollution in Portsmouth
A UK city has become the first in the world to use city wide surveys to track plastic waste, in an effort to tackle plastic pollution.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Keep pets safe as temperatures set to rise to 30 degrees
Vets urge pet owners to take precautions to protect animals as heat-health alert issued.
Comprehensive Guide to a Floating Offshore Wind Farm launched to support industry learning Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Comprehensive Guide to a Floating Offshore Wind Farm launched to support industry learning
A novel interactive online guide created to aid the acceleration of commercial floating offshore wind development has today been published by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
A new approach to feeding our planet – how Government can help decarbonise our food system Partner content
Environment
By Tetra Pak
A new approach to feeding our planet – how Government can help decarbonise our food system

On Tuesday 13th June, in Parliament, Tetra Pak will bring together stakeholders for a panel event examining what more needs to be done to decarbonise the UK, and global, food system. Ahead of that event, Alex Henriksen, Managing Director of Tetra Pak UK, reflects on the need to establish a new, sustainable approach to feeding our planet


SEA LIFE TRUST and CCEP launch nationwide beach cleans on World Oceans Day Partner content
Environment
SEA LIFE TRUST and CCEP launch nationwide beach cleans on World Oceans Day
Ribena launches pilot to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from blackcurrant growing Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Ribena launches pilot to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from blackcurrant growing
Ribena's new regenerative farming project offers a win-win for our environment and rural communities.
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