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New set of universal circular economy goals published

28th January 2021 Jamie Hailstone

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has published a set of Universal circular economy policy goals to help speed the transition to a circular

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Energy Features Net-Zero news 

New project to help ‘Red Wall’ achieve net zero launches

5th January 20215th January 2021 Jamie Hailstone

A cross-party commission has been launched today (5 January) to understand the challenges of helping less-prosperous regions to achieve net

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Features news Transport & Highways Water 

Highways England launches microplastics drainage study

31st December 202030th December 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Highways England has launched a study into whether surface water which runs off roads affects the level of microplastics in the environment.  The organisation responsible for motorways and major A

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Features news Regeneration 

West Midland firms come together to discuss net zero

29th December 202029th December 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Some of the West Midland’s top companies have come together to discuss how to help the region achieve its target

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Features news Transport 

Waltham Forest – building a 15-minute borough

28th December 202014th December 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Environment Journal speaks to Waltham Forest Council’s deputy leader, Cllr Clyde Loakes on the work in the borough to develop

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Energy Features news 

Octopus Energy joins forces with Tokyo Gas

23rd December 2020 Jamie Hailstone

The Octopus Energy Group has announced it has agreed a major strategic partnership with Tokyo Gas, one of Japan’s leading

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Energy Features news 

MPs cast doubt on the government’s heat pump target

22nd December 202022nd December 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Government’s plans to install 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 could fail unless there are enough skilled engineers in

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Features Recycling Waste Waste and Recycling 

Are Christmas jumpers bad for the environment?

9th December 20209th December 2020 Jamie Hailstone

It’s that time of the year again – rightly or wrongly – when everyone buys a Christmas jumper. For many,

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Features news Water 

Flood defence spending in deprived areas has fallen

27th November 202027th November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

The proportion of money spent on flood defences in deprived areas has ‘reduced substantially’ in the last six years, according

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Climate Change Features Net-Zero news 

Interview: Oxford City Council’s scientific adviser Professor Nick Eyre

26th November 202026th November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

It is often said that local government might be well-placed to tackle an issue like climate change, but after years

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Energy Net-Zero news 

Food emissions could cause global temperatures to rise

10th November 20209th November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Emissions from the global food system could increase global temperatures by more than 1.5°C, according to new research. A paper

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Energy Features 

MPs launch inquiry into tidal energy

9th November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

A cross-party group of MPs has launched an inquiry, which will consider the role of tidal energy in the UK’s low-carbon energy

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Features Highways Transport Transport & Highways 

Electric taxi firm appoints new general manager

6th November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Sherbet, one of London’s largest fleet of Electric taxis, has appointed Martyn Hambley as general manager to help fuel its

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Features Recycling Waste Waste and Recycling 

UK number 2 for generating ‘e-waste’ in the world

5th November 20205th November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

The United Kingdom generates the second highest amount of electronic waste per person in the world, according to a new

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Features Housing 

Low-carbon building toolkit launches

3rd November 20203rd November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Academics from Swansea University have published a toolkit on how to build a low-carbon home. The aim is to encourage

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Energy Features 

RES signs up East Ayrshire wind farm

3rd November 20202nd November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

RES has announced it is to handle the Afton Wind Farm in East Ayrshire, taking the total capacity of its

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Features Housing 

MPs launch Green Homes Grant survey

2nd November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

A cross-party group of MPs has launched a survey for people who are seeking to access the government’s new Green

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Energy news 

Grimsby youth zone gets £1m boost from energy firm

23rd October 202023rd October 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Renewable energy provider Ørsted has announced it will invest £1m in a new youth zone for Grimsby that will support

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environment Features news 

Record number of sites receive Green Flag Awards

14th October 202014th October 2020 Jamie Hailstone

More than 2,000 parks and community spaces around the country have been given Green Flag Awards this year. A total

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Climate Change Features Regeneration 

Devolution needed to help tackle climate change, report argues

7th October 20206th October 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Whitehall urgently needs to share more power with cities, towns and rural areas to tackle the growing environmental crisis, according

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New set of universal circular economy goals published
Features Regeneration 

New set of universal circular economy goals published

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Burning wood is undermining climate goals, says EU
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Burning wood is undermining climate goals, says EU

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Continuity during Covid: Environmental Education moves online
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Continuity during Covid: Environmental Education moves online

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Trust in food manufacturers is in decline, survey reveals
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Trust in food manufacturers is in decline, survey reveals

28th January 2021 Pippa Neill 0
Forestry and Land Scotland to plant 25 million trees
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Forestry and Land Scotland to plant 25 million trees

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