Government
England bans a range of single-use plastics
A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned in England, the Environment Secretary from the Department for Environment, Food...
Environment
Environment
Danone ‘surprised’ by accusations regarding plastics use
Global dairy company, Danone, has said that it is “surprised” by an accusation regarding its use of plastics along its...
Environment
Devon farmer sentenced for illegally grazing cattle on SSSI
A 76-year-old farmer from Devon has been ordered to pay over £70,000 after pleading guilty to two offences relating to...
N.Ireland
Record-breaking heat across Europe on New Year’s Day
2023 is off to a warm start with record-breaking heat across several European countries on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, according...
Environment
Waste disposal: Check the collection register and avoid fines
The English, Scottish and Welsh governments have records of all those registered to legally partake in waste collection/disposal and urge...
Environment
Man who earned £840k from illegal waste activities fined £368k
John Leslie Allison of Southfield Lane, Colne, Burnley, has been ordered to pay over £368,000 after earning around £840,000 for...
N.Ireland
Study: Environmental impacts of dairy beef halved
A study has revealed that a new way of calculating the environmental footprint of foodstuffs leaves the impacts of animal-based...
N.Ireland
DAERA launches draft Ammonia Strategy consultation
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a consultation on its draft Ammonia Strategy. The draft...
Environment
120 companies to showcase at the Low Carbon Agriculture show
The Low Carbon Agriculture show will return for the 15th time this year, with over 120 companies representing renewable energy,...
N.Ireland
How climate change has left millions without food in northern Kenya
The number of people suffering from acute food insecurity in the Horn of Africa – southern Ethiopia, northern Kenya and Somalia...
N.Ireland
‘Biocredits’ – global demand growing to fund biodiversity action
Global demand for biodiversity credits, or ‘biocredits’, is growing among governments, people and businesses, according to a research paper for...
Agri-Business
Why slurry could power the future thanks to AD
What do slurry, anaerobic digestion (AD) and boiling a kettle have in common? In Ireland – not a lot now...
Environment
2022 set to be the warmest year on record - Met Office
2022 will be the warmest year on record for the UK, according to provisional figures from the UK Met Office....
Environment
Environment Agency invests over £5bn in water protection
The Environment Agency has announced an investment of over £5 billion to be dispersed over five years to protect England’s...
Environment
Scotland's onshore wind capacity to double by 2030
Scotland’s onshore wind capacity is set to more than double by 2030 under plans to help cut harmful emissions and...
Environment
Environment Agency removes 700t of weeds from London river
The Environment Agency has said that over 700t of floating pennywort has been pulled out from the Duke of Northumberland...
Environment
2023 to be one of the Earth's hottest years - Met Office
The Met Office has today (Tuesday, December 20) said that the global temperature forecast for 2023 suggests that it will...
N.Ireland
Antrim brothers named Nature Friendly Farmers of the Year
At this year’s Farming Life awards, brothers James and David Bonnar from the Glenwherry area of the Antrim plateau, were...
