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Rules to boost heat pump uptake that prompted ‘boiler tax’ delayed for a year
Rules requiring boiler companies to boost the number of heat pumps they sell which prompted them to implement a so-called “boiler tax” have...
Number of people employed in green jobs jumps by ‘almost a fifth’ in two years
The number of people employed in green jobs in the UK jumped by almost 20% from 2020 to 2022, according to experimental figures...
The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind...
Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats
The Biden administration will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change, the Department of...
COP29 host Azerbaijan plans to upgrade climate target
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Azerbaijan, host of this year’s U.N. climate change talks, hopes to upgrade its emissions reduction target in...
Giant Sequoias, world’s largest trees, thriving in UK, report shows
LONDON – Giant sequoias, the largest trees on Earth, are thriving in Britain, growing at a rate nearly equivalent to those found in...
California needs to triple pace of emissions cuts to meet 2030 goal, report says
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) – California needs to triple its annual carbon emissions reductions to meet its 2030 target, a report...
Nature facing irreversible decline without urgent action, WWF warns
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and faces irreversible decline without urgent political action, WWF has warned....
Shell waters down part of its 2030 carbon reduction pledge
Energy giant Shell has watered down one of its climate pledges because of a change to its strategy in the electricity sector. The...
Alberta First Nations want Ottawa to class oilsands tailings component as toxin
Two Alberta First Nations have asked the federal government to examine whether a component of oilsands tailings pond water known to harm fish...
