Fragile ecosystems to recieve £100 million government fund. Six of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots – spanning 18 countries – to share funding from the Government’s £100 million Biodiverse Landscapes Fund Projects will tackle biodiversity loss, combat climate change and help deliver our goal to protect 30% of the world’s land and sea by 2030
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UK considers joining existing US-Mexico-Canada trade deal
UK considers joining existing US-Mexico-Canada trade deal as hopes of standalone post-Brexit agreement fade. A senior government figure suggests an alternative route to boosting trans-Atlantic trade could be the UK joining the existing free trade agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada, known as USMCA.
Protect plants from harmful pests and diseases
Consultation to protect plants from harmful pests and diseases. Keen gardeners, nursery owners, farmers, landowners and environmental groups are all being encouraged to help shape the country’s future plant biosecurity strategy, as a 10-week consultation is launched today (Tuesday 21 September) to protect the country from the threat of plant pests and diseases.
Fossil fuel firms sue governments across the world
Fossil fuel firms sue governments across the world for £13bn as climate policies threaten profits. Fossil fuel companies are suing governments across the world for more than $18bn (£13bn) after action against climate change has threatened their profits, according to research conducted by campaign group Global Justice Now.
Sports industry to kick plastics out of sport
The Environment Agency is releasing new guidance encouraging the sports industry to kick plastics out of sport. Olympic gold medallist Hannah Mills today joined the Environment Agency in calling on sport organisations across the country to ramp up efforts to tackle plastic waste.
Preservation of the Ozone Layer
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The ozone layer, a fragile shield of gas, protects the Earth from the harmful portion of the rays of the sun, thus helping preserve life on the planet.
An annual gas safety check can keep us all safe
If we can take one positive from the incredibly challenging past 18 months or so, it must be the acts of kindness and neighbourliness that we have all witnessed, especially during the difficult months of lockdown. From those who worked to keep essential services running to getting the weekly shop for our vulnerable neighbours orContinue reading “An annual gas safety check can keep us all safe”
New timetable for introducing border controls
Government sets out pragmatic new timetable for introducing border controls. The government has set out a pragmatic new timetable for introducing full import controls for goods being imported from the EU to the UK.
What is the biggest threat to human health?
What is the biggest threat to human health. It’s not the pandemic. It’s tempting to think that if the pandemic is ever over, we’ll be safe once more. That, however, would be to ignore the biggest threat to both human health and the planet itself: Climate change.
Carbon-sucking machine is switched on in Iceland
The world’s biggest carbon-sucking machine is switching on in Iceland. We have to start removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to have any chance of averting the worst impacts of global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said last month.