Stop sidestepping the issue – we must adapt to climate change now
Climate change is real and the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 evidence report provides the solid evidence needed to refute
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Abolition of DECC ‘raises urgent questions’
The chair of the energy and climate change select committee has said he is ‘astonished’ at prime minister Theresa May’s
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What does the future hold for energy ‘prosumers’?
Individuals, communities and small businesses across Europe are entering the energy market as prosumers – often for environmental as well
Read moreClimate change solutions stifled by silo policymaking, report finds
‘Silo thinking’ among public sector bodies has been blamed by international experts as one of the key obstacles to tackling
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County council faces challenge to approval of fracking plans
A county council is facing a judicial review challenge in the High Court over its decision to allow fracking. The
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Review: Eden 2.0 – Climate Change & the Search for a 21st Century Myth
On the back of #Brexit (anything trending has a hashtag, right?) and the spurious claims, counter-claims, slogans, straplines and mistruths,
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Food waste inquiry launched
MPs have launched in inquiry in a bid to reduce the environmental, social and economic impact of England’s ‘staggeringly high’ levels of
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Sustainable development and heritage assets
A Planning Court judge has given guidance on the interaction between the presumption in favour of sustainable development and the
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Interview: Mark Woodward, Green Directions/Community Works
Mark Woodward – environmentalist, businessman, teacher, Ofsted inspector, musician – has never been slave to a masterplan. Safe speeds, reassuringly
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Turning buildings into energy hubs will speed up decarbonisation
While buildings are a major contributor to carbon output, this means they can also play a key role in reducing
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Cambridge’s water recycling centre looks to the future
The recent £21m upgrade to Anglian Water’s water recycling centre in Cambridge not only future-proofed the site to serve residents
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How Blackpool turned the tide on cleaner water
Blackpool won its first Blue Flag in May and is now vying to secure the same status for the rest
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Brexit is the ultimate test of government’s environmental commitment
The outcome of the EU referendum has divided opinion, but within the sustainability sector there appears to be real concern
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Smart buildings hold key to decarbonisation, says report
Highly efficient smart buildings could become ‘micro energy hubs’ that help to drive low carbon development in other sectors, according
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Bolton Market: cutting waste, saving money
The Love Energy Savings Awards return for a second time after a successful inaugural year in 2015. And once again, the
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Sweden pilots first electric highway
The world’s first public electric highway will be officially launched today. A 2km stretch of the E16 between Gävle and Sandviken
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Feeding the biofuel revolution
The question of whether farmers should use land for crops or energy has re-emerged after scientists in the US claimed
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The Fifth Carbon Budget is a chance to change our approach to transport
The government has a big problem with carbon from transport. Just as other sectors of the economy are beginning to
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Creating a new generation of young green leaders
The benefits that high quality, accessible green infrastructure brings to local communities have been well proven. Green spaces provide neighbourhoods
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Councils call for devolved flood funding following MPs’ report
Town hall leaders have called for flood funding to be made more transparent and devolved to local level, following a
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