National Trust

'Biggest business opportunity this century': Industry leaders urged to tackle nature crisis

Biodiversity

'Biggest business opportunity this century': Industry leaders urged to tackle nature crisis

WWF, RSPB, and National Trust launch new campaign calling on corporates to tackle climate and nature crises in tandem

clock 20 April 2023 • 4 min read
'Heritage and Carbon': How retrofitting historical buildings could deliver a £35bn economic boost

Buildings

'Heritage and Carbon': How retrofitting historical buildings could deliver a £35bn economic boost

Retrofitting the UK's historic buildings could increase economic output by £35bn a year and create over 100,000 new jobs, according to a report from leading herigate bodies and property specialists

clock 06 March 2023 • 5 min read
Peter Rabbit, precipitous polling, and the 'attack on nature'

Biodiversity

Peter Rabbit, precipitous polling, and the 'attack on nature'

Nature charities unite to launch 'the People's Plan for Nature' in a bid to push back against proposals to dilute environmental policies

clock 30 September 2022 • 7 min read
UK landowners join pact to boost nature-based climate efforts

Biodiversity

UK landowners join pact to boost nature-based climate efforts

A group of landowners managing a third of UK land have committed to using their land effectively to accelerate the country’s climate goals

clock 29 November 2021 • 3 min read

Politics

COP26: Mayors and unions pledge to deliver 'decade of action', as calls grow for bolder climate goals

City leaders from around the world commit to 'just transition', as protesters criticise pace of UK climate action

clock 23 July 2021 • 4 min read

Policy

Deregulation drive has crippled progress towards UK's environmental goals, study argues

Water quality, air quality, nature protection, and the decarbonisation of the housing sector have all been damaged by deregulation and the erosion of enforcement capacity, according to a damning new report from Unchecked UK

clock 04 December 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

Green groups demand peat burning ban in face of government inaction

Defra has reiterated its intention to ban rotational burning on peat bogs, but has still yet to offer a timetable of action

clock 28 October 2020 • 2 min read

Work

National Trust promises to go net zero by 2030

"We need to step forward and leave our own legacy" says director general Hilary McGrady on charity's 125th anniversary

clock 09 January 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

National Trust to divest £1bn portfolio from fossil fuels

Charity loses patience with fossil fuel firms and says it will shift its investments towards supporting green businesses

clock 04 July 2019 • 2 min read

Biodiversity

'Haywire' seasons lead to freak year for nature, says National Trust

Warmer weather has been good for some of the UK's flora and fauna, while others have suffered or almost disappeared completely

clock 28 December 2017 • 3 min read