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Fire Safety Consultation Published

The Government is seeking views on their legislative fire safety proposals that will aim to reform building and fire safety to prevent incidents like the tragic Grenfell Tower fire from happen...

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Study reveals "E-highways" could revolutionise UK freight industry

The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (SRF) published a white paper which explores the ways to decarbonise the UK's long-haul road freight through an Electric Road System (ERS).

The plan...

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Government plan Environmental Land Management Scheme

The government is planning a new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme to replace the EU's greening requirements in the UK.

This scheme will reward farmers for the delivery of env...

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New green home grant launched

The Government has announced a £2 billion green homes grant that will offer funding of up to £10,000 to support the installation of energy efficiency measures in homes across Engla...

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Automatic planning permission plan announced

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced a significant reform of the planning system in England which will see planning permission automatically granted for certain development on designated...

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Plastic bag use continues to fall in England

Since the introduction of the 5p charge for plastic bags in supermarkets back in 2015, there has been a 95% drop in sales of single-use carrier bags reported by main supermarkets.

In this l...

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Food waste rises as lockdown restrictions ease

A report by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has found that household food waste in the UK has increased by almost a third as lockdown restrictions were eased.

In April durin...

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Business and economic recovery planned through new Act

The Government has published the Business and Planning Act 2020 which contains a range of measures aimed at helping businesses and the economy recover from the impact that t...

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Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 published

The Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 has been published, and will establish a new emissions trading scheme covering greenhouse gas emissions...

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Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 published

The Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 has been published, and will establish a new emissions trading scheme covering greenhouse gas emissions...

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PM announces 350 million pounds of funding to boost green recovery

Today (22 July) the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that £350 million is being made available to cut emissions from heavy industry and drive economic recovery from the COVID&nb...

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Consultant guilty of providing incompetent safety advice

A self-employed consultant has been fined for providing health and safety advice on technical and complex matters, while not being qualified to advise his clients.

Luton Crown Court heard h...

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Plan B launches legal challenge against UK's green recovery plan

A charity, Plan B. Earth, has launched a legal challenge against the Government's plans for green recovery, claiming that they are "clearly unlawful" and inadequate in light of the ratification of...

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Aerospace grant for green development

The UK aerospace industry is to benefit from grants of up to £200 million, which will be matched by the industry, to be used on research and development projects through the Aerospace Technol...

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HSE spot checks for COVID compliance

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is currently carrying out spot inspections on businesses in Bradford checking they are working right and are COVID-secure.

The...

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