Liverpool shopping centre gets ‘green wall’
A living ‘green wall’ has been installed on the exterior of St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool. Spanning 65 metres
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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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Green policies helping businesses weather coronavirus crash, study suggests
Businesses with strong environmental and social credentials have been more resilient during the coronavirus stock market crash, research has found.
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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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The future of transport – building EV growth into the energy network
Climate change has raced up the list of priorities for the public during the last year or so. MORI polls
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‘Net zero’ Shropshire garden village plans announced
Bradford Estates have announced plans to build a sustainable garden village-style settlement on land to the west of the A41
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Northern Powergrid publishes community energy strategy
Electricity distribution network operator (DNO) Northern Powergrid has published its Community Energy Engagement Strategy, detailing how it will foster the
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Net-zero key to keeping clean air after lockdown, scientists say
With countries across the globe reporting significant reductions in air pollution since the coronavirus pandemic took hold, scientists in California
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A million EU citizens demand green economic stimulus
Over a million people have signed petitions calling on the European Union (EU) to restart its coronavirus-battered economy by launching
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Ministry of Defence gets lukewarm environmental evaluation
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has made ‘some headway’ in meeting its environmental sustainability objectives, but it can do more
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Destination: green airline bailouts
Aviation has been one of the sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus lockdowns. Brian O’Callaghan and Cameron Hepburn from the
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Oxford University bans investment into fossil fuels
Oxford University will ban its investment arm from spending money with the fossil fuel industry. The university says the approach
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North West moves forward with ‘UK’s first’ net-zero cluster
The North West Energy & Hydrogen Cluster has been awarded government funding to help the region become the UK’s first
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Humberside net-zero cluster moves a step closer
Eleven leading energy and industrial companies have signed a formal agreement to support a joint plan to develop a decarbonised
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Almost 50% of the UK’s carbon footprint comes from overseas emissions
Almost 50% of the UK’s carbon footprint comes from emissions released overseas to satisfy UK-based consumption, according to a new
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Wastewater-heated greenhouses could ‘change the face’ of UK sustainable food production
Wastewater-heated greenhouses under construction in East Anglia could ‘change the face’ of sustainable food production in the UK. Buoyed by
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