Rebecca Speare-Cole
New landscape data to have ‘significant impact’ on monitoring biodiversity in UK
The changes mean they will now be able to better measure biodiversity net gain or losses as well as provide evidence for carbon...
UK Government should draw up proposals for frequent flyer tax, MPs urge
UK Ministers should develop proposals like a frequent flyer tax to reduce demand for air travel, if other measures aimed at cutting aviation...
UK butterfly species drop to lowest recorded numbers amid ‘human impact’
Conservationists have recorded their lowest ever count of some UK butterfly varieties amid concerns about human impacts on the environment. Last year saw...
UK records ‘highest ever share of electricity generation by renewables’
The British Energy Department (DESNZ), which released new energy trend data on Thursday, says this came as fossil fuel electricity generation saw its...
UK emissions fall to new low as high energy cost see households budget
The drop in UK emissions is due to "reduced gas use in electricity generation", as utility prices for British households reached record highs.
Climate-resilient hops trialled amid sustainability concerns for British beer
Farmers, brewers and merchants have been trying out new varieties of organic hops that are resilient to climate change amid concerns over the...
British environment secretary suggests further delay to flagship recycling scheme
Launching the Government’s flagship recycling scheme in 2025 is not realistic, Steve Barclay has said. The Environment Secretary told MPs on Tuesday that...
Whistleblowing portal launched for UK water industry workers
The UK’s Environment Agency has launched a whistleblowing portal for workers in a bid to crack down on issues like sewage pollution. Those...
UK ‘risks sending mixed signals’ with approach to global deforestation rules
The UK Government risks sending “mixed signals” with its current approach to developing new rules aimed at preventing global forest loss, its MPs...
Climate change ‘putting future of Colombian coffee in danger’
A multitude of challenges including climate change is putting coffee production “in danger”, according to farmers in Colombia. Coffee farmers in the South...
