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Dogger Bank among four areas of English seas protected from damaging fishing

Dogger Bank is one of four areas of English seas that will be protected from damaging fishing, the Government has announced in a move welcomed by campaigners. Byelaws banning bottom trawling fishing gear will be brought in for Dogger Bank in the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 20:55

Scotland

Researchers to examine health of seabed in circumnavigation of Scotland

Greenpeace activists and researchers from a marine charity are set to circumnavigate Scotland’s coastline to survey the health of its seabed. Dubbed Operation Ocean Witness, the joint project between Open Seas and Greenpeace UK will see hi-tech ...

25 May 2022 at 16:39

Sunak ‘hasn’t a clue’ on climate, says scientist

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not understand climate breakdown and should revoke all new oil and gas exploration licences, an expert has said. Professor Bill McGuire, of University College London, said he was not surprised that Mr Sunak did ...

05 Jan 2023 at 15:03

Single-use plastic plates, trays and cutlery set to be banned from October

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and a host of other items are set to be banned in England from October, the Government has said. The Department for the Environment said that a new ban will also cover single-use plastic bowls, trays as ...

14 Jan 2023 at 01:07

£220 million of Russian oil has flowed to the UK since war started

The UK has imported around £220 million worth of Russian oil since the Kremlin sent troops and tanks across the border into Ukraine in February. Figures released on Wednesday show 1.9 million barrels of oil, or 257,000 tonnes, have been ...

27 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Chancellor urged to invest billions in heat pumps and insulation

A cross-sector coalition of energy, fuel poverty and environmental groups is calling on the Chancellor to invest billions in upgrading homes with insulation and heat pumps. In a letter signed by National Energy Action, Age UK, ...

09 Mar 2023 at 10:15

Campaigners criticise plans to boost housebuilding by relaxing environment rules

Environmental campaigners have hit out at the Government after it confirmed that EU-era restrictions that force housebuilders to mitigate the impact new developments have on river health are set to be scrapped under plans to ...

29 Aug 2023 at 14:13

Planning permission for onshore wind farms to be relaxed, says Government

Planning permission for onshore wind farms is to be relaxed, the Government has announced, giving more options for communities who want developments in their area. The new measures mean communities can apply to their local ...

05 Sept 2023 at 15:54

City

BP appoints Murray Auchincloss as its permanent boss

BP has appointed Murray Auchincloss as its new chief executive, after the surprise resignation of former boss Bernard Looney last year. Mr Auchincloss has been acting as interim chief executive of the energy giant since ...

17 Jan 2024 at 11:29

Academics urge Sunak to end approvals for new oil and gas projects

Hundreds of academics have sent a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urging him to end approvals for all new oil and gas developments. Signed by 700 experts from universities and research bodies across the UK, the ...

29 Mar 2023 at 07:32

Scrap gas networks’ right to forcibly enter homes, campaigners tell peers

Environment and fuel poverty campaigners are urging peers to scrap a proposed law that would allow gas distribution networks (GDNs) to switch people’s boilers to hydrogen without their consent. The Energy Bill, ...

14 Apr 2023 at 17:29

Sunak seeks to burnish green credentials ahead of Cop28 summit

The search for a new national park for England and protection for urban wildlife havens and trees have been announced in a plan for nature set out by Rishi Sunak. The environmental package designed to boost ...

29 Nov 2023 at 11:19

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