Environment
COP28: Agreement to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
Almost 200 nations have agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems” at the 28th United Nations (UN)...
Environment
Government
Unlimited pollution fines for companies introduced
Companies who pollute the environment can be hit with unlimited fines from the Environment Agency from today (Monday, December 11)....
Environment
Copernicus: 2023 set to be warmest year on record
2023 looks set to be the warmest year on record according to the latest data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service...
N.Ireland
Survey to assess ecological state of NI countryside – DAERA
A comprehensive field survey is assessing the ecological state of Northern Ireland’s countryside, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Environment
FAO at COP28: ‘We have to produce more with less’
Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agri-food systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food...
Beef
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef attends COP28
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) leaders are attending COP28 to discuss how sustainable beef production can contribute to mitigating...
Environment
New government climate package puts 'nature at the forefront'
The UK government has today (Wednesday, November 29) announced a new climate change package of initiatives, which puts “nature at...
Environment
West Oxfordshire Council to increase fly-tipping penalties
West Oxfordshire District Council has said it will increase fixed penalty notices to the maximum allowed by the government to...
N.Ireland
Sustainability levels within NI dairy sector increasing
Sustainability levels within Northern Ireland’s dairy sector are on the rise, according to the latest statistics. Figures, published recently by...
Environment
Study: Distinct targets needed for land-based mitigation
Researchers are urging for more detailed national climate goals, with distinct targets for land-based mitigation, separate from actions in other...
Agri-Business
Yara signs agreement to store CO2 under the Norwegian seabed
Yara has today (Monday, November 20) announced that it has signed a binding agreement to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from...
N.Ireland
Symposium: Hill farmers urged to ‘demand more money’
Hill farmers and those farming uplands have been urged to “demand more money” in order to ensure they protect nature...
Environment
Somerset cheese company fined over £23k for third pollution incident
A Somerset cheese-making company has been fined over £23,700 for a third case of causing pollution from its farm. Alvis...
Agri Politics
Vital that Steve Barclay 'hits the ground running' as new Environment Secretary
Steve Barclay has been appointed as the new Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs after Thérèse Coffey announced she...
Agri Politics
Thérèse Coffey steps down from Environment Secretary role
Thérèse Coffey has stepped down from her role as Environment Secretary today (Monday, November 13). Coffey has been a minister...
Environment
Calderdale Council to discuss flood risk and drainage solutions
Members of Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will discuss flood risk and drainage at a meeting tomorrow (November 13). The council will...
Agri-Business
DSM announces partnership to assessment carbon footprint of food
Animal nutrition and health company DSM has announced a new partnership which it said will see the full farm to...
Agri-Business
Fonterra aims for 30% on-farm emissions cut by 2030
Fonterra has today (Thursday, November 9) announced that it is targeting a 30% reduction in on-farm emissions by 2030. The...
