Sep
10
2023
Targets for nature recovery could be put into law in line with those for climate change, as part of a range of proposals to protect and restore Scotland’s natural environment.
Sep
5
2023
The High Court has ordered a three day ‘rolled up’ hearing for the legal challenges brought by Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth and Good Law Project over the government’s revised net zero strategy.
Sep
5
2023
The Office of Environmental Protection has questioned plans to dilute nutrient protection protocols.
Aug
30
2023
A new Welsh Heat Strategy will guide the Welsh Government’s approach to decarbonising space heating and hot water for buildings in Wales, higher demand industrial heat, and how energy networks will be transformed to support a low carbon future.
Aug
30
2023
The Environment Agency has released guidance aimed at reducing local pollution from back up diesel generators.
Aug
30
2023
Government is to allow developers to build in nitrogen-sensitive areas. It is tearing up planning safeguards on eutrophication describing it as ‘red tape’.
Aug
14
2023
Government has released the outcome of a detailed consultation on the use of biomass. A very long and detailed report covers the responses to the call for evidence.
Aug
14
2023
A new net zero framework to help empower businesses to create tailored action plans to reduce emissions across their sector.has been developed.
Aug
10
2023
Local authorities across England can now apply for a share of £6 million of government funding to deliver projects to improve air quality.
Jul
28
2023
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched an eight-week Call for Evidence on its Future Operational Protocol to assess the impacts of air pollutants, such as ammonia, on the natural environment.