Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
For the good of future generations, we must retain existing laws and improve protections for nature, writes Joan Edwards, director of policy for The Wildlife Trusts. Instead, the UK Government is pursuing a dangerous agenda of deregulation that puts the very laws protecting wildlife at even greater risk. billion each year.
Business Green
JANUARY 26, 2021
Of almost 1,700 adults polled, 68 per cent said they supported setting a target date in law to remove all deforestation from UK supply chains, with just four per cent opposed to such a move, according to the survey, which was commissioned by WWF. Further details on the proposed legislation are expected to emerge in the coming months.
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Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Intended to fill the policy vacuum emerging from the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January, the Environment Bill has been eagerly anticipated, and seemingly gives government the power to set legally binding targets on all aspects of the environment in future. Soil and biodiversity. Envirotec reports.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Landmark legislation passes into law, but concerns remain over how new Environmental Land Management System will be enacted. The government said the Act would provide a boost to the farming industry after years of "inefficient and overly bureaucratic policy dictated to farmers by the EU".
Business Green
MARCH 10, 2022
The passage of the Bill into law will mean that all the devolved nations of the UK now have their own dedicated climate legislation in place, alongside the overarching target set through the UK-wide Climate Change Act. Friends of the Earth can finally welcome a climate law for Northern Ireland," the group said.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Michael Clarke, Scotland Chair, Nature Friendly Farming Network, says: “As Scotland sets forth future food, and farming policies and funding for environmental restoration, we stand on the precipice of transformational change. Nearly all (96%) want environmental standards that mitigate climate and restore nature to be enshrined in law.
Low Carbon Prosperity
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Evaluating regulations, subsidies, pricing mechanisms, and hybrid policies. The latest, most urgent call to action from the IPCC has increased attention on policies to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. Regulation: The most effective carbon reduction policy option is regulation.
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