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Defra faces court action over river pollution

5th March 2021 Pippa Neill

The Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) faces fresh legal action over its failure to tackle pollution in

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Features food news 

17% of all food available at a consumer level is wasted

5th March 2021 Pippa Neill

An estimated 931 million tonnes of food is wasted every single year, equalling the weight of 23 million fully-loaded 40-tonne

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Government must spell out how they will measure climate success, says BEIS

5th March 20215th March 2021 Pippa Neill

The government should spell out how it will measure success at COP26, says the Business Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS)

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Energy Features Net-Zero news 

High blend renewable fuels could help to decarbonise the HGV industry

4th March 2021 Pippa Neill

The widespread adoption of high blend renewable fuels (HBRF) could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from truck operations by an

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Climate Change Features news 

Methane emissions events in Russia increased by 40% in 2020

4th March 20214th March 2021 Pippa Neill

Methane emission events in Russia increased by 40% in 2020, despite the impacts of Covid-19 on energy demand, according to

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Energy Features Net-Zero news 

Energy switching decisions could widen inequalities

4th March 2021 Pippa Neill

Energy switching decisions could widen social inequalities, according to researchers at the University of Leeds.  The researchers spoke to over

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Environment Journal launches new podcast series

4th March 2021 Jamie Hailstone

The publishers of Environment Journal and Air Quality News are proud to announce the launch of the new podcast series.

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2021 Budget: Fuel tax and carbon pricing remain frozen

3rd March 20213rd March 2021 Pippa Neill

In today’s budget announcement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has put emphasis on the importance of green jobs and also announced plans

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Energy Features Housing Net-Zero news 

£100m to improve energy efficiency of Leeds council houses

3rd March 20214th March 2021 Pippa Neill

Leeds City Council to invest £100m to improve the energy efficiency of council housing over the next five years.  Thanks

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European companies on track for 2.7 °C of warming

3rd March 2021 Pippa Neill

Just 1 in 10 European companies have emission targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a new

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Features food news 

1/4 Brits opting to eat sustainably

2nd March 20212nd March 2021 Pippa Neill

A quarter of Brits are opting for sustainable diets in order to reduce their environmental impact, according to a new

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Climate Change Features news 

250,000 green apprenticeships needed to fix unemployment and climate crisis

2nd March 20214th March 2021 Pippa Neill

A quarter of a million green apprenticeships would help to address the unemployment and climate crisis, according to a report

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New online portal will help businesses to ‘build back better’

2nd March 20212nd March 2021 Pippa Neill

Construction and development company Wates Group has launched a new online portal to help boost sustainability and enable businesses to

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Forests’ ability to store carbon is dropping

1st March 20212nd March 2021 Pippa Neill

The long-term capacity of forests to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires, according to a new

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environment Features news 

Government must boost environmental health apprentice schemes, says CIEH

1st March 20212nd March 2021 Pippa Neill

The government must introduce more funding for environmental health apprentice schemes, says the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) in

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Climate Change Features Housing news 

Flood risk is the next major housing ‘scandal’, MPs warn

26th February 202126th February 2021 Jamie Hailstone

An influential group of MPs has warned that the government is ‘simply not doing enough’ to protect homes from floods

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Energy Features Housing Net-Zero news 

Southampton recieives funding to decarbonise public sector buildings

26th February 20212nd March 2021 Pippa Neill

Southampton City Council has successfully secured £1.68m from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS).  The PSDS scheme was launched

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Energy Features Housing Net-Zero news 

Living bricks can generate energy in the house

25th February 2021 Pippa Neill

The Active Living Infrastructure Controlled Environment (ALICE) consortium have created a new type of brick that could revolutionise heating and

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Features food news 

Shoppers lack confidence when trying to shop sustainably

25th February 2021 Pippa Neill

Shoppers don’t trust the sustainability credentials provided by the food industry, according to the EIT Food-funded TrustTracker survey. The survey,

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Climate Change Features news Water 

UK is heading for ‘worst-case scenario’ climate emergency

25th February 202125th February 2021 Pippa Neill

Sir James Bevan, chief executive of the Environment Agency warned that the UK is seeing the impacts of the climate

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Defra faces court action over river pollution
Features news Pollution Water 

Defra faces court action over river pollution

5th March 2021 Pippa Neill 0
17% of all food available at a consumer level is wasted
Features food news 

17% of all food available at a consumer level is wasted

5th March 2021 Pippa Neill 0
Government must spell out how they will measure climate success, says BEIS
Climate Change Features Net-Zero news 

Government must spell out how they will measure climate success, says BEIS

5th March 2021 Pippa Neill 0
High blend renewable fuels could help to decarbonise the HGV industry
Energy Features Net-Zero news 

High blend renewable fuels could help to decarbonise the HGV industry

4th March 2021 Pippa Neill 0
Methane emissions events in Russia increased by 40% in 2020
Climate Change Features news 

Methane emissions events in Russia increased by 40% in 2020

4th March 2021 Pippa Neill 0

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