The government advisory Committee on Climate Change asserts that the recovery from coronavirus must include green jobs and investment.
… Climate action central to economic recovery Emily Beament | 6th May 2020 News … deliver benefits for people and planet. Eco-friendly And the government should prioritise …
The European Commission has dropped measures to improve air quality and reduce waste from its work plan for 2015 - instead 'cutting red tape' and prioritizing 'jobs, growth, investment' at all costs.
… Commission dumps eco-initiatives in 2015 work plan Oliver … agreement" would be reached. Circular economy package - in a permanent loop? Another major caualty is the 'Circular Economy Package' which would reduce waste by …
Britain's new Environment Secretary is young (38), female, blonde, believes in climate change, and has floated imaginative policies to deal with it from a carbon tax to 'personal carbon allowances'. As for badgers ... her silence on the topic promises well.
… The evidence says 'yes'! OK, her recent record as a minister in the Department of … be on the way. On the other hand, her voting record is one of strong support for selling off … up ever more countryside: "The most ecofriendly locations would appear to be those …
Lynx could be re-introduced to sites in England and Scotland before the end of 2015, according to the Lynx UK Trust, which has just issued polling and survey results that show strong support for the idea among the UK population.
… year' Oliver Tickell | 27th April 2014 News Ecology Predators UK e lynx by erwin van … reintroduction survey in Scotland which recorded an 86% approval rating. "That led to … managed programs constructing whole new eco-friendly industries such as wildlife tourism …
After a second extra day of climate talks in Lima, an agreement has been cobbled together. Deadlines have been set for the world to come up with plans to curb emissions and adapt to climate change - but has been no progress on the key divisive issues, and the prospects of an effective mew treaty in Paris next year remain remote.
… Change climate-march-lima-cut.jpg After a second extra day of climate talks in Lima, an … on which every country was prepared to agree. Eco-NGO's caustic reaction Environmental … News Network . Oliver Tickell edits The Ecologist. Once again poorer nations have been …
The Wild Ken Hill project on the Norfolk coast is turning around 1,000 acres of marginal farmland and woodland back over to nature.
… the business to diversify into small-scale eco-tourism, he said. Mr Buscall said: "What's … pay farmers for looking after land in nature-friendly ways, which Mr Buscall said was the …
Coronavirus crisis foreshadows destabilisation of climate and nature crises says influential IPPR think tank.
… We're so unprepared for ecological shocks Emily Beament | 24th June … UK government to bring the country's entire economy to within sustainable limits. There … "We're already championing innovative and eco-friendly technologies, and our ambitious …
The 'Autumn Statement' delivered with such aplomb by the Chancellor is yet another attack on the UK's sustainable future, write David Lowry & Oliver Tickell - cutting energy efficiency funds just as tens of thousands are set to die of cold this winter, betting £250m on pointless nuclear research, and raiding the renewables budget to fund subsidies to nuclear power and fossil fuels.
… CCS. This technology is critical for the UK's economic, industrial and climate policies." … important for reducing emissions across the economy and could almost halve the cost of … and abandoning the competition was a false economy: "In choosing to save a relatively …