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Nature projects at Alladale Wildlife Reserve aim to restore healthy ecosystems (HEIF/European Nature Trust/Gethin Chamberlain/PA)
BiodiversityClimateEnvironmentNews

Nature restoration in Highlands facing long-term challenges, communities warn

Conservationists working to save vital ecosystems in the Scottish Highlands say they are facing a multitude of long-term challenges.

Banks were also rarely found to provide a breakdown of how much sustainable financing they would provide to each sector (Victoria Jones/PA)
BusinessClimateEconomyElectricityEmissionsEnvironmentFinanceFuelIndustryInfrastructureNewsPolitics

Big banks in EU urged to step up on sustainable finance in 2025

Europe's largest banks, including Barclays and HSBC, are urged to enhance sustainable finance efforts amid rising investor scrutiny.

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband during a visit to the Siemens Energy turbine factory in Hull to launch the clean power 2030 action plan (Danny Lawson/PA)
ClimateEconomyElectricityEmissionsEnvironmentIndustryInfrastructureNewsPoliticsSolarWind

UK ministers to be given powers to bypass local opposition to onshore wind farms

Ed Miliband says he will be able to bypass local opposition to onshore wind farms as Energy Secretary under plans to decarbonize the...

The firm is working alongside Morrisons, Aldi and Tesco on the project (Gerald Herbert/AP)
BusinessEmissionsEnvironmentNewsPoliticsRegulationsTrade

Lurpak owner defends methane-cutting feed supplement trial amid boycott calls

Arla defends its methane-reducing cow feed trial amid false claims and boycotts, aiming to cut emissions by 27 per cent.

A panoramic view of London's skyline, featuring tall skyscrapers in the distance.
BusinessEmissionsEnvironmentNews

Government-backed review to explore sustainability benefits for small businesses

A government-backed review has been launched to help small UK businesses boost profits through sustainability.

The Energy Secretary said the green transition was right both ‘ethically’ and ‘economically’ (Rebecca Speare-Cole/PA)
ClimateEmissionsNewsPoliticsUnited Nations

UK wants Cop29 deal that ‘accelerates clean energy transition’, says Miliband

The UK has been pushing hard for a deal that includes reference to last year’s pledge to “transition away from fossil fuels in...

Climate FinanceNewsPoliticsUnited Nations

UN climate summit set to go into overtime as talks stall over finance deal

Negotiators have been adrift in the last 24 hours, unable to soften their red lines or hammer out a landing ground.

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