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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
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition
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
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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
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
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
BPF response to United Nations Environment Assembly Treaty Announcement Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
BPF response to United Nations Environment Assembly Treaty Announcement
In response to United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) recent announcement about a global treaty for plastics, the British Plastics Federation has issued the following statement:
University supporting the development of a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
University supporting the development of a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution
University of Portsmouth research on plastic policies will help to shape a global agreement on plastic pollution.
LISTEN: How can we effectively decarbonise transport? Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
LISTEN: How can we effectively decarbonise transport?
Transport currently accounts for around a quarter of carbon emissions and is the largest emitting sector in the UK. Decarbonising the transport industry to hit the UK net-zero target by 2050 requires urgent, clear and decisive action.
The Power of Partnerships: helping individuals make a difference in their communities Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The Power of Partnerships: helping individuals make a difference in their communities
I’m always emphasising the incredible power of individuals in making a difference in their communities and the important impact that every single volunteer’s contribution can have. However, I believe we can truly shift the dial when we work together.
Renewable liquid fuels solve a fundamental problem for off-grid decarbonisation Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Renewable liquid fuels solve a fundamental problem for off-grid decarbonisation
It's time to move away from a one size fits all approach when it comes to decarbonising our homes.
BPF response to Wrap report on reducing household food waste Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
BPF response to Wrap report on reducing household food waste
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) shares the UK Plastic Pact’s overall objectives and the plastics industry only supports using plastic when it provides a benefit.
Hydrogen and concrete: a world first for net zero and green jobs Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Hydrogen and concrete: a world first for net zero and green jobs
If we are to succeed in decarbonising energy intensive industry in the UK, building hydrogen-based infrastructure will be key to creating a net zero economy.
IKEA Hammersmith opening marks the start of £1 billion investment in London to get closer to customers Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
IKEA Hammersmith opening marks the start of £1 billion investment in London to get closer to customers
Partner content
Environment
By Openreach
Repairing damage caused by the storms
Thousands of engineers are busy repairing the damage caused by Storm Eunice and most recently, Storm Franklin. Most of the work is taking place in the South West, South Wales, London and the South East, and East Anglia.
Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
World-first new UKCRIC facility will change the way we design and construct major infrastructure
High performance shaking tables and deep soil pit will cut financial and environmental costs whilst ensuring resilience of high-value infrastructure.
Minister Warns Storm Eunice Is 'Risk To Life And Limb' As People Urged To Stay At Home
Environment
Minister Warns Storm Eunice Is 'Risk To Life And Limb' As People Urged To Stay At Home
A minister has warned that Storm Eunice is "a risk to life and limb" as the UK braces itself today for what experts have said could be record-breaking wind speeds.
Starting a national conversation around food
Environment
By Victoria Prentis MP
Starting a national conversation around food
We have great opportunities before us. Our departure from the Common Agricultural Policy has allowed us to put in place a whole new system of support for farmers and growers. We were clear in our manifesto that we want people at home and abroad to be lining up to buy British.
Growing more food in Britain is good for jobs, nature, carbon and national security
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
Growing more food in Britain is good for jobs, nature, carbon and national security
Britain needs to grow, rear and catch more of its own food. In an era of globalisation, this can seem like rose-tinted, “Dig for Victory nostalgia”.  But in reality, this is a question of hard-nosed national security.
Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
Confederation of Forest Industries warns more tree planting is urgently needed to avoid UK facing crisis in wood supply
Shelf preservation society: major challenges await UK supply chains this year
Environment
By Adam Payne
Shelf preservation society: major challenges await UK supply chains this year
If Britain’s supermarkets are to remain well-stocked, the government must address the long-term challenges facing the supply chain. From labour shortages to Brexit bureaucracy, there are gaps in the system that puts food on the table, writes Adam Payne.
Meating the net-zero challenge?
Environment
By Michael Thorogood, Political Consultant
Meating the net-zero challenge?
Will ministers have the stomach to tell us to eat less meat in their overdue Food Strategy white paper? And does the public have the appetite for change?
LISTEN: Delivering the skills required to make net zero happen Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
LISTEN: Delivering the skills required to make net zero happen

To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, this episode of Engineering a Better World explores how we can lead the way in delivering the skills required to make net zero happen. 


Host Jonn Elledge talks to Siobhan Baillie MP, and Yvonne Baker and Dr Graham Herries, Co-Chairs of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's Education and Skills Policy Panel, and interviews Dr Alex Burghart MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills.
Lords Diary: Baroness Boycott
Environment
By Baroness Boycott
Lords Diary: Baroness Boycott
The heating in my office has been unreliable of late and I have done many Zooms in my trusty winter coat, sometimes with gloves.
How we can deliver a truly circular economy for glass packaging Partner content
Environment
By British Glass
How we can deliver a truly circular economy for glass packaging
New stats show clearly that the British public want to see their glass collected at their doorstep, not through a damaging and complex Deposit Return Scheme.
Rishi Sunak Urged To Drop Green Levy To Ease The Cost Of Living Crisis
Environment
Rishi Sunak Urged To Drop Green Levy To Ease The Cost Of Living Crisis
The Chancellor is facing renewed pressure from backbench MPs to scrap the green levy on energy bills in an effort to alleviate the spiralling cost of living.
Where’s the ‘fairness’ in using off-grid homes as the testing ground for heat policies? Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Where’s the ‘fairness’ in using off-grid homes as the testing ground for heat policies?
The government may be in a hurry to decarbonise Britain's homes and businesses, but in its haste, it is leaving fairness to off-grid households to fall by the wayside.
MJD In Partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Makes Total Switch to HVO Biofuel GD+ To Cut Carbon And Particulate Emissions Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
MJD In Partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Makes Total Switch to HVO Biofuel GD+ To Cut Carbon And Particulate Emissions

London – MJD, road hauliers to blue chip companies including Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), has announced a total transition to an Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) drop-in biofuel called GD+ across all its haulage operations. The fuel will be used with immediate effect in MJD’s existing diesel engine trucks, with no modifications required, and will cut carbon emissions by 17,000 metric tonnes of CO2e per year.
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
Lord Benyon and NOAH explore how the Life Sciences and Animal Health sectors can drive R&D and innovation’
A panel event hosted on Wednesday 26 January by NOAH (National Office of Animal Health) with key panellist Lord Benyon, Minister for Rural Affairs, Access to Nature and Biosecurity, revealed the value of the animal health industry and how its impact can strengthen the UK's position as a scientific superpower.
Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
How to build healthy cities
Cities are key places. Changing the way we plan and develop cities will be essential to meet our net zero targets as well as improve the health and lives of people in urban areas. In this blog, Professor James Evans, Dr Luke Munford, Professor David Topping, Professor Sheena Cruickshank and Dr Jamie Anderson explore the interlinked challenges of climate change, health and urban development, and outline policy recommendations to build healthier, climate-resilient cities.
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