Applications to help shape COP26 open today
Applications have opened today to help shape the COP26 venue in Glasgow ahead of the world's leaders coming together for crucial climate change talks...
Coventry and Oxford set to be UK’s first all-electric bus cities
Coventry and Oxford are developing proposals to become the first parts of the UK to run all-electric bus services.
The cities are developing business cases...
Two new programmes set to tackle income inequities in cocoa farming
Mars Incorporated has announced a new effort to improve the livelihoods of smallholder cocoa farmers.
Two programs will aim to support 14,000 smallholder farmers in...
Social housing tenants need reassurance on decarbonising their homes, new research says
Although most social housing tenants recognise that action is needed, few see the need to act now to limit the carbon footprint of their...
Northern Ireland to extend modern slavery transparency requirements to public sector organisations
Two consultation documents have been launched on measures to eradicate modern slavery from Northern Ireland's supply chains, including imposing transparency requirements on the country's...
Wales commits to 2050 net zero but sets out ambitions to ‘get there sooner’
Today the Welsh Government has set out its legal commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 but has announced to be pushing to...
Councils should lead the local battle against climate change, survey says
The public expects councils to take a leading role in fight against climate change, according to a recent survey by the Association for Public Service Excellence...
European Commission decides to register ‘Good Clothes, Fair Pay’ initiative
The European Commission has decided to register a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) which calls on the Commission to propose legislation requiring companies in the...
Most people don’t want to be billionaires – and this is good for the...
A new study questions the long-held economic belief that humans are all motivated to want more and more, which could be important for sustainability...
National body highlights the role of councils in climate action
Councils have a significant role to play in supporting and advancing the UK’s net zero ambitions in partnership with government, industry and communities, according...
