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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour's Government's First King's Speech
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour's Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Environment
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
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
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Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero Partner content
Environment
By The MCS Foundation
Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero
Prioritise progress on a deposit return scheme to start delivering on the Green Prosperity Plan Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Prioritise progress on a deposit return scheme to start delivering on the Green Prosperity Plan
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition
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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
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Political parties
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
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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.
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Environment
By Environmental Services Association
Energy-from-Waste is vital infrastructure that we all rely upon; it’s time to stop demonising it - ESA
Energy-from-waste (EfW) serves a vital public sanitation function in the United Kingdom and is a complementary part of a rapidly-evolving, holistic, waste management system invested in by the recycling and waste management industry – which has long been leading the pursuit of a low-carbon circular economy.
Coronavirus adds a new urgency to calls for a ban on the sale of fur
Coronavirus
By Maria Eagle MP
Coronavirus adds a new urgency to calls for a ban on the sale of fur
The Government must end our association with fur-producing nations, not only for our moral standing, but for the protection of our health too.
MPs demand dedicated minister as food bank use soars amid coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
MPs demand dedicated minister as food bank use soars amid coronavirus pandemic
The Government is being urged to appoint a dedicated minister and consider a legal “right to food” amid warnings that the coronavirus pandemic has left charities stretched in the fight against hunger.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vets apply behavioural science to tackle bovine TB in new report
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has set out a comprehensive approach to tackling bovine tuberculosis (bTB) across the UK, drawing on behavioural science and proposing 35 wide-ranging recommendations.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
HS2’s catalogue of errors like a runaway train
HS2 Ltd. is continuing to fail the environment with a catalogue of errors growing longer all the time says the Woodland Trust.
Government leadership is needed for the water sector to decarbonise while reducing costs
Environment
By Dods Monitoring
Government leadership is needed for the water sector to decarbonise while reducing costs
The water sector has long been overlooked by the Government, but drastic action is needed now to get water to net-zero
We need policy to unleash a business-led Green Recovery in the years ahead
Environment
By Felicity Buchan MP
We need policy to unleash a business-led Green Recovery in the years ahead
Government policy should focus on driving more private-sector investment towards the vital green industries of the future, such as clean technologies and electric vehicles.
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities of our food supply chain
Coronavirus
By Neil Parish MP
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities of our food supply chain
With both hunger and food waste simultaneously soaring during the pandemic, we need to ask serious questions about our domestic food supply
Exclusive: Government’s green homes plan risks ‘throwing people into the arms of scammers’, MPs warn
Environment
Exclusive: Government’s green homes plan risks ‘throwing people into the arms of scammers’, MPs warn
MPs have warned the Government that a “rushed” energy-saving scheme could leave homeowners at risk of being exploited by scammers and rogue traders.
Local government can play a crucial role in the green recovery
Coronavirus
By Baroness Eaton
Local government can play a crucial role in the green recovery
Councils should be given greater powers and flexibility to support new green skills and jobs across the country
Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial
Environment
Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial
Boris Johnson has unveiled £350m in funding to help industry slash carbon emissions, as he launched the UK’s bid to secure the first zero-emissions long-haul passenger flight.
On-Pack Recycling Labels the clear candidate for mandatory status Partner content
Environment
By OPRL
On-Pack Recycling Labels the clear candidate for mandatory status
Recycling is central to changing attitudes to ‘Take-Make-Waste’ and should be part of a Green Recovery. The Environment Bill contains powers to introduce mandatory recycling labelling. We’ve got the answer.
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Environment
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF keep pressure on Government over Green Scheme
Following the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) recent communications to Government highlighting the poor timing of the Green Homes Grant Scheme, the industry’s leading trade body is continuing to crank up the pressure on the Government.
Failure to get the green recovery right could have long term impacts on our security
Coronavirus
By Darren Jones MP
Failure to get the green recovery right could have long term impacts on our security
A green recovery approach will work best if it is multi-faceted, multi-lateral and long lasting. The Government must show leadership at home and abroad
We all want new trade deals – but MPs must be given a say
Environment
By Neil Parish MP
We all want new trade deals – but MPs must be given a say
The UK is engaged in a raft of trade negotiations, with everything from financial services to food standards on the table. Yet MPs are given next to no say. This must change.
A Green Recovery is the only way forward for the retail sector Partner content
Coronavirus
By IKEA
A Green Recovery is the only way forward for the retail sector
Enabling people to live a healthier, more sustainable life at home is one of IKEA's key ambitions, as we strive to make a positive impact on people and the planet; working to become a fully circular and climate positive business by 2030.
The Government is still stuck in a fossil fuel age when it comes to international development
Coronavirus
By Anna McMorrin MP
The Government is still stuck in a fossil fuel age when it comes to international development
The Government is still spending billions in aid on overseas fossil fuel projects, diminishing resilience and deepening climate injustices
Caroline Lucas: 'We're not learning the lessons of Covid when it comes to the climate'
Coronavirus
By Eleanor Langford
Caroline Lucas: 'We're not learning the lessons of Covid when it comes to the climate'
For many environmentalists, the global pandemic offered an opportunity to reset our approach to the climate crisis. But despite a liberal sprinkling of greenwashing in the economic update, the country's only Green MP thinks that the chancellor has squandered the opportunity
We've made a good start, but with ambition we can do even more for our green recovery
Coronavirus
By Alexander Stafford MP
We've made a good start, but with ambition we can do even more for our green recovery
By recognising the skills in ex-industrial settlements and working in tandem with the private sector, we can go further in our green recovery from Covid-19
Government’s green heating plans out of touch with ‘ordinary’ people Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Government’s green heating plans out of touch with ‘ordinary’ people
If the Government’s current green heating plans go ahead, it’s likely that progress on heat decarbonisation will continue to stall, especially for off gas grid homes.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Mineral Products Association welcomes Flooding announcement
The Mineral Products Association has welcomed the Government’s announcement setting out details of the £5.2 billion pledged for flood defences and increasing resilience.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Woodland Trust response to today’s announcement by Sheffield City Council on the halting of healthy tree felling
Today’s announcement is a well-earned victory for democracy, and the residents of Sheffield who fought so hard and at personal cost to protect their city’s trees.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Do we really understand our animals? Study reveals gap in owner knowledge
Lockdown measures here in the UK have led many people to spend more time with their pets, at home. While the human benefits of having a companion animal have been well documented, recent research shows a gap in what we know about their needs.
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Coronavirus
By The Packaging Debate
Transcending these difficult times
The power of packaging to innovate for society’s benefit has recently seen an impressive demonstration by Transcend Packaging.
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