New legislation from the Scottish Government has been confirmed with the aim of regulating the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics. It follows an announcement from...
The Divest Parliament campaign has been launched today by a cross-party group of MPs and 350.org, appealing for more transparency on the Parliamentary pension fund’s £589m investments and...
Jenny Bates, pollution campaigner at Friends of the Earth, has responded to the government commissioned analysis on the impact of air pollution from Heathrow expansion. Jenny Bates,...
In its final report, the disbanded Energy and Climate Change Committee encouraged the Government to focus on energy storage to ensure the UK’s future energy security....
Yesterday, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Industry and Energy, Jessie Norman MP, acknowledged that the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy would soften changes introduced to tariffs for certain biomass...
Following the government’s new air quality consultation Campaign for Better Transport have responded. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has today published a public consultation on...
Responding to the Committee on Climate Change’s reports on UK climate change commitments and energy efficiency, Dr Jenifer Baxter, Head of Energy and Environment released the following...
Friends Of The Earth and local communities in Lancashire are set against the decision by the government to allow fracking to go-ahead at Preston New Road. Secretary...
Following new research on pollution at Heathrow Airport, James Thornton, Chief Executive at environmental lawyers, ClientEarth has released the following statements. “When making the decision on...
News is coming from the Conservative Party Conference of new housebuilding measures including a new £3 billion Home Building Fund to provide loans for SME builders, custom builders,...
Following the news that the UK Government will today sign contracts with EDF Energy for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, the Stop Hinkley Campaign have responded branding...
Two thirds of employees on a zero hour contract that are over 25 have been on them for over a year. The continued widespread use of...
A strong majority would back local renewable energy projects, including wind turbines, if they were community owned, according to new Co-operative Energy research. This includes supporters of...
There have been calls for the government to take action and improve transport in rural areas by the Campaign for Better Transport. Stephen Joseph, Chief Executive,...
Campaigners have today (Monday 5 September) stated that Scottish Ministers should accept the challenge of making Scotland the EU’s first renewable electricity nation. The call by WWF...