Green recovery plan for the West Midlands announced
A green recovery plan to help the West Midlands recover from the economic impact of COVID-19 has been given the
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Energy
Scottish seabed up for lease for offshore wind investment
Crown Estate Scotland, manager of Scotland’s seabed, has announced the launch of the first round of offshore wind leasing in
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Industry is ‘off track’ to meet climate, energy and air pollution goals
The majority of sectors and technologies are failing to keep up with their long-term climate, energy and air pollution goals,
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Restore natural habitats to reduce carbon emissions, says new study
Restoring the UK’s natural habitats could help lock away 14 tonnes of CO2 per year, according to a new study
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Climate Emergency – Hydrogen is part of the solution
Darren Walsh, energy sector partner at DWF law writes for Environment Journal about the importance of hydrogen fuel to help
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Bristol City Council to put Bristol Energy up for sale
Bristol City Council has announced it is to put Bristol Energy up for sale. The cabinet met yesterday (2 June)
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Cut VAT to reduce emissions from construction, says report
The government must cut VAT and focus on digital technology to reduce emissions from the construction industry, says think tank.
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BT has pledged a ‘green recovery’ from pandemic
Broadband and mobile giant BT Group has announced plans to achieve a ‘green recovery’ from the Covid-19 pandemic. The company
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Environmental regulations likely to be first casualties in post-pandemic recovery
Environmental protection measures, including for air quality, could be severely weakened when the coronavirus pandemic ends, warn Alan James Bond,
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University of Manchester to decarbonise its investment portfolio
The University of Manchester has announced that it will end investments in fossil fuel reserve and extraction companies by 2022,
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Sustainable Recovery: how much greener will the UK emerge from COVID-19?
Our economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic ends must be anchored around sustainability, writes James MacGregor, environmental economist at Ramboll
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UK must ‘raise its ambition’ on net-zero
The UK must ‘raise its ambition’ and seize the opportunities of a net-zero economy, a cross-party commission has said. The
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Owner of Virgin Media to leverage network for EV charging points
The owner of Virgin Media has launched a new company to roll out on-street residential electric vehicle (EV) charging points in
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Dangerous levels of toxic metal found at Devon beauty spot
Dangerously high levels of the heavy metal arsenic are posing a health risk to people using the site of a
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Coronavirus is a ‘sliding doors’ moment. What we do now could change Earth’s trajectory
Coronavirus has been the most environmentally disruptive event of our lifetimes. Writing in for The Conversation, an international team of
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New technology could ‘revolutionise’ EV energy use
New technology has been unveiled which has the potential to ‘revolutionise’ energy use in electric vehicles (EVs) and reduce renewable-based
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Coronavirus lockdowns cut carbon emissions by 17%
The coronavirus global lockdown has had a drastic effect on daily carbon emissions, falling by 17% across the globe, according
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Warrington Council eyes community bond scheme
Warrington Borough Council has revealed plans to give the public the opportunity to invest with the local authority to develop
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‘World’s first’ green hydrogen housing project mooted for Scotland
A ‘world-first’ programme using green hydrogen to heat homes could be built in Scotland by SGN if proposals are approved
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Delivering a green recovery in our city regions
City regions are in a unique position to shape the sustainability agenda when we eventually rebuild our economy post-coronavirus, writes
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