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What the data is already telling us about biodiversity net gain planning policy

This post is by Sophus zu Ermgassen of the Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent. Although the government has acknowledged the need for ambitious
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Infrastructure should be at the heart of the UK’s climate adaptation strategy

This post is by James Heath, chief executive of the National Infrastructure Commission. I write this from a modern flat in the centre of a big city on the hottest
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Is the government’s response to the Dasgupta Review a watershed moment?

This post is by Paul Morling, principal economist at the RSPB, and James Fotherby of Green Alliance. It is difficult not to see the government’s response to the Dasgupta Review,
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Protecting landscapes must be a collaboration of culture, heritage and nature interests

This post is by Alison Barnes FRSA FLI, CEO New Forest National Park Authority. As we think about and shape the future of protected landscapes, the role they play in
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Clean Air Day: nitrogen pollution from agriculture has been overlooked for far too long

This post is by Jenny Hawley, policy manager at Plantlife International. Across the UK today, thousands of people will be raising awareness about the need to reduce air pollution. Most
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The Climate Change Committee brings home the reality of global warming for the UK

The government has just received the clearest, and most alarming, picture yet of what the changing climate could mean for the future of the UK. Whilst the devastating global impacts of climate change are well documented, the details in the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC’s) Independent
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Green Alliance’s new strategy 2021–24: turning ambition into action

This post is by Belinda Gordon, strategy director at Green Alliance. Three years may not seem a long time but, given what we’ve been through, 2018 seems like a whole
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We need a fair heat deal to overcome all the hot air about green homes

This post was originally published by Business Green. The government is right. The way we heat our homes needs to change if we are to reach net zero. Over 85
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Without Treasury backing the UK could fall behind on net zero

This post was originally published by City A.M. Some truisms are worth repeating: the Treasury is powerful. Unlike its counterparts overseas, the Treasury in Britain is able to set policy
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How can the UK be a credible trading nation without a trade policy?

This post is by Anna Sands, trade policy specialist at WWF-UK. In the past few weeks, a “ferocious” battle has taken place in the cabinet around whether a ‘zero tariff
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