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Defra

Government urged to develop 'nature-positive' policy plans for key industries

Biodiversity

Government urged to develop 'nature-positive' policy plans for key industries

WWF and Aviva are calling on the government to work with business to develop nature-positive policies that can help drive investment into projects that reverse nature loss

clock 01 October 2024 • 5 min read
'We need to make sure it goes undisturbed': Groundbreaking research maps vast UK seabed carbon stores

Biodiversity

'We need to make sure it goes undisturbed': Groundbreaking research maps vast UK seabed carbon stores

First of their kind studies warn vast amounts of CO2 stored in UK seabed habitats are at risk of being disturbed by bottom trawler fishing and offshore development

clock 19 September 2024 • 5 min read
Can Labour really afford to cut the green farming budget?

Policy

Can Labour really afford to cut the green farming budget?

Reports the budget for the Environmental Land Management Scheme could be cut has united farmers, green campaigners, and former Environment Secretaries in warning the UK's climate goals could be put at risk

clock 16 September 2024 • 7 min read
Environment Minister touts plans for revamped Circular Economy Strategy

Policy

Environment Minister touts plans for revamped Circular Economy Strategy

Mary Creagh says government has begun appointing industry, academic, and civil society groups to new Circular Economy Taskforce to help design fresh policy regime for waste, recycling, and reuse in the UK

clock 13 September 2024 • 6 min read
Floods Resilience Taskforce: New body to address flood preparedness and defence delivery

Risk

Floods Resilience Taskforce: New body to address flood preparedness and defence delivery

Environment Secretary Steve Reed hosts local government, communities, and emergency services at first meeting to improve UK resilience in face of extreme weather

clock 12 September 2024 • 4 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain: Government faces calls to close loopholes

Policy

Biodiversity Net Gain: Government faces calls to close loopholes

Group of eight NGOs and business groups warn current rules are allowing large numbers of developers to avoid paying into Biodiversity Net Gain schemes

clock 06 September 2024 • 4 min read
The Water (Special Measures) Bill is a significant step forward in fixing our broken water system

Politics

The Water (Special Measures) Bill is a significant step forward in fixing our broken water system

Environment Secretary Steve Reed sets out how Labour intends to 'fundamentally transform how our entire water system works'

clock 05 September 2024 • 15 min read
How Rory Stewart lifted the lid on Tory lobbying against environmental action

Politics

How Rory Stewart lifted the lid on Tory lobbying against environmental action

The former Minister's excoriating book provides a depressing insight into how vested interest's opposition to environmental policies stymies effective policy development

clock 04 September 2024 • 3 min read
Defra publishes 'long-awaited' first estimate for Extended Producer Responsibility fees

Legislation

Defra publishes 'long-awaited' first estimate for Extended Producer Responsibility fees

Government reveals first set of illustrative fees for upcoming packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme

clock 16 August 2024 • 6 min read
Study: Methane suppressant rollout would cost 'half a penny per pint of milk'

Supply chain

Study: Methane suppressant rollout would cost 'half a penny per pint of milk'

Feeding cows methane suppressants up to 60 times more cost effective than some government-funded green farming measures, Green Alliance analysis claims

clock 05 August 2024 • 4 min read
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