Air pollution ‘significantly reduces’ pollination by confusing butterflies and bees, research says
Common air pollutants from both urban and rural environments may be reducing the pollinating abilities of insects by preventing them from sniffing out the...
Brits bin more than £1.17 billion worth of fruit and veg each year, says...
£1.17bn worth of fruit, veg and bread is wasted every year by Brits, according to new research from Sainsbury’s.
The news comes as the retailer...
Government responds to Green Jobs Report
Key government departments are not currently represented in its Green Jobs Delivery Group, and no changes will be made to the national curriculum to...
99% of English bathing sites meet required water quality standards, statistics show
99% of bathing waters in England have passed water quality standards following testing carried out by the Environment Agency at over 400 designated sites.
The...
European Commission calls for environmental sustainability to be at the core of education and...
The European Commission has promoted learning on environmental sustainability in the European Union in a recent Council Recommendation proposal.
The aim of the proposal is...
Carbon-cutting projects across Scotland receive final round of Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition-programme funding
Eight carbon-cutting projects will share £8.7 million of Scottish Government investment, with project partners providing match funding, taking total investment to £24.4 million.
The projects,...
New study offers economic scenarios for UK climate research and policy
A 'pioneering' study has developed a set of UK-SSPs (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways) and provides products that will aid future research into the UK’s climate...
UK’s Third Climate Change Risk Assessment published
Today the Government has published the UK’s Third Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), a five-year assessment which identifies the risks that climate change poses...
Government proposals to strengthen protected landscapes announced
Plans to boost nature recovery and safeguard England’s national parks for future generations have been set out.
The proposals, which will be subject to consultation,...
Sewage, slurry and plastic polluting English rivers puts public health and nature at risk,...
Poor water quality in English rivers is a result of 'chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement', the Environmental Audit Committee...
