Today’s Environment Bill aims to protect our natural environment for future generations. The return of the Bill to Parliament following December’s General Election highlights the government’s commitment to tackling climate change. The Bill places the ambition of the 25 Year Environment Plan on a statutory footing and creates powers to […]
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110 ordinary people from across the UK will take part in the first ever citizens climate assembly this weekend. Starting on Saturday, deliberations will begin to come up with a plan to tackle climate issues and meet the government’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050. Selected to be a representative […]
York has announced plans to ban private car journeys from the city centre in an effort to cut carbon emissions within the next three years. Following the lead of Bristol – due to become the first UK city to ban diesel cars by 2021 – councillors have spelled out the […]
There has been a rise in planning applications for battery storage projects across the UK, according to research by RenewableUK. This welcome news follows recent predictions that the UK’s energy storage needs to drastically increase to meet carbon emissions targets. ‘Project Intelligence,’ a recent report by RenewableUK, shows that the total […]
A thorough study of the planet’s coastlines has found that offshore windfarms could provide more electricity than the world needs alone – even if they are only built in shallower waters near the shore and in windy regions. The overlap between the UK’s declining gas and oil industry and the […]