Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today (18 November 2020) an ambitious ten-point plan for a "green industrial revolution" which aims to create and support up to 250,000 British jobs, putting...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a desire to create more national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) which will ensure more of England's landscapes are given protection....
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published new draft legislation on the proposed plastic packaging tax, which was first consulted on in 2019<...
An appeal was allowed in part, in the case of Environment Agency v Ryder.
The appeal involved the owners of a waste management site appealing against confiscation orders imposed following t...
Peabody, a London housing association has begun an £8 billion competition in partnership with Lendlease, the construction company to come up with plans for a development project in south-east...
A new science and innovation strategy for the long-term future of forestry in Great Britain has been published by the Welsh Government, with support from the Scottish and UK Governments.
Th...
New analysis has shown that if projects are consented within timescales the UK could double its onshore wind power to 30GW by 2030.
With the right planning framework in place research from...
The European Commission have launched 'Renovation Wave', a new energy efficiency strategy that could lead to the renovation of 35 million buildings and the creation of up to...
Woodworking company, Peter Ramsey & Sons (Denholme) Timber Ltd, has been fined after a worker became entangled in an unguarded drive shaft and suffered serious injuries.
Leeds Magistrat...
G-Tekt Europe Manufacturing Limited, a company that manufactures pressings and sub-assembles for the automotive industry, has been fined after a worker was struck by a forklift truck and suffered a...
The UK Government are at risk of missing their target to have all UK homes powered by offshore wind farms by 2030.
According to one of the world's largest renewable energy developers,...
A construction company has been fined after an employee was struck by the placing boom of a concrete pump, causing serious injuries.
Brighton Magistrates Court heard how in March 2019 concr...
A team of biologists from the University of Exeter have conducted research that suggests that human illumination of the planet is growing by around 2% a year in range and intensity.
They be...
Following the ending of the implementation period on 1 January 2021, the UK will no longer be held accountable by European courts, which prosecuted governments when they breached laws, such as thos...
A new goal has been announced by the Scottish Government to increase the capacity of installed offshore wind to 11GW by 2030.
Scotland currently has 1GW of offshore wind capacity operationa...
